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05 Sep 2008 Shark Awards Announce Shortlist
The nominated titles for this year’s Kinsale Shark Advertising Festival now in its 46th year have been announced. The festival, which will be held on 11 – 13 September 2008 will see over 700 leading creative people from all over the globe attend. more

27 Aug 2008 Deadline For IFTA Membership Renewals & Applications
The deadline for new membership applications and renewals to the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) is this Friday 29th August 2008. more

17 Jul 2008 Irish Composer Scores Olympic Gold
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

17 Jul 2008 Ad Free DCTV Launches in Dublin
New Irish TV station Dublin Community Television (DCTV) launched this week in Dublin, and is set to air a range of home grown drama and documentaries to 200,000 households across Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford. more

09 Jul 2008 Former Arts Minister Seamus Brennan TD Has Died
Former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Seamus Brennan TD passed away in the early hours of this morning at his home in Churchtown, Dublin. He was 60 years old. more

22 May 2008 Irish Film Channel Gets Go Ahead
Ireland's new digital free-to-air film channel, proposed by the Irish Film Board, has been greenlit amid questions by the sector on the channel’s funding, programming and scheduling along with the impact this will have on new projects being funded by the Board. more

28 Apr 2008 IFB Propose New Irish Film and TV Channel
The Irish Film Board has proposed a new Irish TV Channel dedicated to broadcasting the best of Irish, European and World Cinema, to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for inclusion in the new Broadcasting Bill, to be launched by Minister Eamon Ryan next month. more

25 Apr 2008 IFTA Early Bird Deadline Approaches
The deadline for the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) annual membership Early Bird discount is fast approaching - Irish film and TV professionals wishing to join the Academy membership can get a 10% discount if they apply before May 9th, 2008. more

16 Apr 2008 TG4 Scoop Gold Marketing Awards
TG4 has scooped two Gold Awards at the Promax/BDA Europe 2008 Branding and Marketing Awards which took place in Barcelona on April 9th 2008. more

07 Apr 2008 IFTA Invites Applications for New Membership
The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) has opened its annual membership for industry professionals wishing to become new Academy members. Irish professionals working in the film and TV industries are eligible to join - and the newly introduced Student Membership offers students a head start in the industry. more

27 Mar 2008 IFB Launches Landmark AV Industry Census
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) is calling for professionals working within the Audio Visual Industry in Ireland to “Stand up and be Counted” and participate in a census, designed to help establish a new strategic plan for industry. more

12 Mar 2008 New Year Makeover for The Element
Dublin-based post-production house The Element has celebrated its tenth year of business with a major company overhaul, including the installation of new technology, a makeover of its premises and a brand new company logo. more

05 Mar 2008 Young Commercial Director Award Call for Entries
The Commercial Film Producers of Europe (CFP-E) and London-based creativity in advertising magazine ‘Shots’ are seeking entries for the 10th Annual Young Director Award. more

18 Feb 2008 IFTA Winners Announced
The 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards took place at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre on Sunday 17th February 2008. In front of an audience of 850, host Ryan Tubridy guided proceedings to honour the finest Irish talent in film and television – with 'The Tudors', 'Kings' and 'Garage' taking home the most IFTA gold. more

08 Feb 2008 IFTA To Honour Film Icon Mel Gibson
The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced producer/director/actor Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Apocalypto, Lethal Weapon) will be the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Award at the 5th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, taking place in Dublin on the 17th of February 2008. more

14 Jan 2008 UK Group Buys MediaMarket
British firm Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Irish media intelligence firm MediaMarket. The Irish company provides media monitoring, measurement and analysis services for leading business and organisations. more

09 Jan 2008 IFTA Nominees Announced
The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced the shortlist of nominees in 33 strongly contested categories for the 5th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, taking place on Sunday 17th February at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre. more

21 Nov 2007 Irish Film & TV Expenditure Increase by 13%
IBEC's 2007 review, released this week, show that there has been an overall increase of 13% in Irish expenditure in Film and TV production for 2007. Figures have increased for the second year running, from €96.9 million in 2005, €161.2 million in 2006 to an estimated €182 million in 2007. more

02 Nov 2007 Irish Film Institute Seeks New Director
The Irish Film Institute, the national body for the promotion and preservation of film culture in Ireland, is seeking applications from prospective candidates for the position of Director. After nearly seven years as Director, Mark Mulqueen is moving to the Oireachtas as Head of Communications. more

18 Oct 2007 Figures Show 9.6% Growth in Irish Adspend
Latest figures published by IAPI BASE show an increase of 9.6% in Republic of Ireland adspend with an estimated €1,138.1m spent on mainstream advertising for the first eight months of 2007. more

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