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18 Sep 2008 Larry Bass Unwraps Ireland’s ‘The Apprentice’
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The Irish version of the entertainment programme ‘The Apprentice’ will hit Irish screens on TV3 September 22nd at 9pm for a twelve week run. Producer Larry Bass of Screentime ShinAwiL (You’re a Star), the production company that has brought the show to Irish shores, reveals to IFTN the filming process and why the Irish candidates are a real match for their UK and US counterparts. more
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18 Sep 2008 Q&A With Steadicam Oscar Winner Garrett Browne
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Garrett Brown the Oscar-winning inventor of the Steadicam™ recently attended and gave a workshop at the Dingle Film Festival. He has worked on nearly 100 films including the ‘Rocky’ series, ‘The Shining’ and ‘Return of the Jedi’. IFTN caught up with this revolutionary of filming to discuss his move from folk singer to Oscar winner, his most challenging scene to film and what camera he would love to invent. more
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05 Sep 2008 Shark Awards Announce Shortlist
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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
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28 Aug 2008 Sue Land Creates CGI For Cromwell
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CGI specialist Sue Land of UK visual effects company Red Vision speaks to IFTN on the recreation of 17th century war torn Ireland on Tile Films’ docudrama ‘Cromwell in Ireland’ to be broadcast on 9th and 16th September on RTE One at 10.15pm. more
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27 Aug 2008 Deadline For IFTA Membership Renewals & Applications
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The deadline for new membership applications and renewals to the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) is this Friday 29th August 2008. more
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13 Aug 2008 Screen Scene Launch New Website
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Screen Scene have launched their dynamic new website with plans to provide daily news and updates covering events and productions at the Dublin post production house. more
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28 Jul 2008 The Farm Complete RTÉ Olympics Promo
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Dublin-based post production company The Farm has completed the new RTÉ promo for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 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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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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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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17 Jul 2008 Ad Free DCTV Launches in Dublin
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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
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16 Jul 2008 Stellarsound Records ‘Cromwell in Ireland’ Soundtrack
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Steve Lynch, composer and producer from Stellarsound, has joined forces with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra to record the soundtrack to upcoming RTÉ documentary ‘Cromwell in Ireland’, produced by Tile Films. more
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11 Jul 2008 Keg Cartoonz Completes ‘Galactik Football’ Voice Record
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Dublin based animation house Keg Kartoonz has completed voice recording in Dublin for a second series of ‘Galactik Football’, the 26x30min animated series for French production company Alphanim. more
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10 Jul 2008 Productions Take To The Casting Couch
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City centre studio space The Casting Couch has had a busy start to 2008, with projects including Midas Productions ‘Sex and Sensibility’, Animo’s ‘Anonymous’, Independent Pictures’ ‘The Ultimate Guide to Everything’ and Mint Productions’ ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ all shooting scenes at the city centre venue. more
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09 Jul 2008 Former Arts Minister Seamus Brennan TD Has Died
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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
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02 Jul 2008 Mulcahy’s ‘Next!’ Begins Post Production
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Faster Productions Dublin-shot feature film ‘Next!’ (working title), directed by Lisa Mulcahy (The Clinic, On Home Ground), has begun post-production at Screen Scene. more
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27 Jun 2008 Egoboo Invest in Solid state Logic X Rack
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Dublin-based audio post production house Egoboo has installed a new Solid State Logic X-Rack in their Herbert Lane studios. more
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23 Jun 2008 Waddell Media Opens New York Office
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Northern Irish production outfit Waddell Media has opened a New York office, overseen by creative director Jon Barrie Waddell. The first project produced from the new US base will be ‘Engineering Thrills’ for Discovery Channel US. more
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18 Jun 2008 ‘Crystal Skull’ Docu-drama Completes Post
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Irish director / writer Gabriel Murray docu-drama ‘The Lost World of the Crystal Skull’, which tells the true story of English explorer Mitchell Hedges’ search for Atlantis in 1924, has completed post-production. more
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12 Jun 2008 Crews Film at Cork's Blarney Castle
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Historic Blarney Castle, situated in Co. Cork, has been a hub of activity in recent months with several international film and TV projects shooting on the castle’s scenic grounds. IFTN caught up with John Fogarty from Blarney Castle to find out what has been going on behind the castle’s walls. more
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