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24 Jul 2008 Peter O'Toole Talks 'The Tudors'
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Veteran Irish actor Peter O’Toole stars in Series Two of Showtime series ‘The Tudors’, kicking off on TV3 at 10pm on Tuesday 29th July. IFTN caught up with the multi-award winning acting icon at the Galway Film Fleadh to chat about his role as Pope Paul III and why he thinks his prolific career is all down to luck. more
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24 Jul 2008 Cunningham, Montgomery, McSorley to go on a ‘Food Adventure’
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‘Anner House’ co stars Liam Cunningham and Flora Montgomery are reuniting for Edge Films celebrity foodie series 'The Fabulous Food Adventure' for UTV. The episode is being shot in Grange House in County Down and will see the pair gathering local produce and creating a signature three course meal for the county. more
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24 Jul 2008 ‘Flying Saucer’ Lands in Cinemas Nationwide
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Martin Duffy’s fantasy feature ‘Summer of the Flying Saucer’, starring Hugh O’Conor (Speed Dating, Chocolat), Lorcan Cranitch (The Bill, Rome) and Robert Sheehan (Rock Rivals) is set to land in Irish cinemas on August 8th 2008. more
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24 Jul 2008 ILBF Seeks Irish Speaking Trainee Producers
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The ILBF is seeking fluent Irish speakers with at least one year’s experience in television production for its Trainee Producer Scheme. more
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24 Jul 2008 Day-Lewis Joins Marshall’s ‘Nine’
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Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood, Gangs of New York) is set to star in Rob Marshall’s musical ‘Nine’, alongside Penelope Cruz (Sahara, Vanilla Sky), Kate Hudson (The Skeleton Key), Nicole Kidman (The Golden Compass), Sophia Loren (Between Strangers, Soleil) and Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal, Iris). more
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24 Jul 2008 New Additions to Production Depot Stock
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Bray-based equipment and services providers The Production Depot have added a new range of camera and grip equipment to their stock, including the full range of COOKE S4, ARRI ULTRA16 and ARRI ULTRA Prime lenses. more
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23 Jul 2008 NI produced ‘Sesame Tree’ Airs on BBC
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‘Sesame Tree’, the Northern Ireland produced version of the international children’s series ‘Sesame Street’, is set to air on BBC Two and CBeebies Channel this summer. more
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23 Jul 2008 Irish Film Censor’s Office Renamed
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The Irish Film Censor's office is to be renamed the Irish Film Classification Office, announced by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern in the IFCO offices, Harcourt Terrace yesterday. more
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23 Jul 2008 Monster Distributes Sells Planet Rock Profiles to Germany
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Dublin based company Monster Distributes has sold its TV series ‘Planet Rock Profiles’, which features profiles of some of the music world’s top artists, to the Biography Channel, Germany, while the tenth series airs on ITV1 on 8th September. more
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22 Jul 2008 Marian Quinn’s '32A' First Look for IFTA Members
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The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will present an Exclusive Preview Screening of the coming of age drama 32A in Dublin’s IFI on Thursday 24th of July. The debut film for writer/director Marian Quinn features her brother, actor Aidan Quinn, alongside leading Irish actress Orla Brady. more
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22 Jul 2008 Organo and TVC Holdings Buy Stakes in UTV
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Two Irish companies have bought shares in UTV in the last week, with The Racing Post and TVC Holdings both taking stakes in the company. more
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22 Jul 2008 BCI Awards Boxer DTT Multiplex Contracts
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Boxer DTT Limited has been awarded the three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplex contracts by The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. more
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22 Jul 2008 Rave Reviews For MacIntyre’s ‘British Gangster’ Stateside
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Irish investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre’s documentary ‘A Very British Gangster’ has opened in cinemas in LA and New York to rave reviews. more
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21 Jul 2008 Dingle Film Fest Launch Gregory Peck Award
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The second Dingle Film Festival, which takes place from 11th – 14th September 2008, is set to present a new accolade at this year’s fest, the Gregory Peck Award for Excellence in the Art of Film. more
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21 Jul 2008 Lance Daly’s ‘Kisses’ in Locarno Line Up
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Lance Daly’s award-winning feature ‘Kisses’ and Nicky Larkin’s short ‘Pripyat’ are set to screen at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, taking place from 6th – 16th August 2008 in Switzerland. more
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21 Jul 2008 Top Irish Presenters Enlisted As Media Now Tutors
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A host of leading Irish television presenters including Ryan Tubridy, Grainne Seoige, Craig Doyle and Dave Fanning are lined up to tutor the first batch of students at the newly formed broadcasting school, Media Now. The school is enrolling for its first two courses Introduction to Television Broadcasting and Introduction to Radio Broadcasting. more
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17 Jul 2008 ‘Fáilte Towers’ Opens its Doors to RTÉ
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Adare Productions’ new reality series ‘Fáilte Towers’, which sees 12 celebrities take over the running of a hotel for 16 days, kicks off at 9.30pm, Saturday August 2nd on RTÉ One. IFTN caught up with series producer, Ciaran Gallagher, to find out what he has in store for the novice hoteliers. more
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17 Jul 2008 Ronan and Brosnan Team For ‘True Confessions’
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Oscar nominated Irish actress Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, City of Ember) and Golden Globe nominated Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia) are set to star opposite Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby, The Bucket List) in ‘The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle’, helmed by actor/ director Danny DeVito (Matilda, The War of the Roses). more
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17 Jul 2008 Emmy Nominations For Byrne, Bergin & Moiselle’s
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Irish actor Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects), Costume Designer Joan Bergin (The Tudors, The Prestige) and Casting Directors Nuala and Frank Moiselle have been shortlisted among the nominees for the US Emmy Awards. more
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17 Jul 2008 Irish Composer Scores Olympic Gold
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Dublin-based composer John Walsh has scored the music to a new ad campaign promoting this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, set to roll out in 26 countries worldwide in the run up to the games in August. more
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