04 Dec 2008 Grammy Nomination For Sheridan’s ‘August Rush’

Kristen Sherdian’s ‘August Rush’ has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. more

04 Dec 2008 'Glas Vegas' Looking for Studio Audience

Adare Productions, producers of the TG4 talent show ‘Glas Vegas - Series 3’, is looking for people to take part in their studio audience for the show to be recorded this over three dates this Christmas in the RTÉ studios. more

04 Dec 2008 Tributes Paid to Actor John Hewitt

Tributes have been paid following the death of the Northern Irish actor, John Hewitt well known for his theatre work and who starred in many television titles including ‘Killinaskully’ and ‘Murphy’s Law.’ more

03 Dec 2008 BBC’s ‘Best’ Begins Filming in Northern Ireland

‘Best’, a 90-minute factual drama for BBC Two, has begun production on location in Northern Ireland. The frank account of how alcoholism destroyed the career of one of the UK's most celebrated footballers, George Best, and how the same illness afflicted his mother stars Tom Payne (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and Michelle Fairley (The Others, The Street). more

03 Dec 2008 Independent Spirit Nomination for ‘Hunger’

The Irish-UK feature film ‘Hunger’ has been nominated for the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards in the category of Best Foreign Film. more

03 Dec 2008 O’Halloran Selected to Present at EFA Ceremony

Irish actor/writer Mark O’Halloran has been selected to present an award at the prestigious European Film Awards Ceremony in Copenhagen on the 6th of December. O’Halloran was chosen among eight previous Shooting Star laureates from across Europe. more

01 Dec 2008 Irish Winners At BFI Awards

‘Hunger’, ‘In Bruges’ and ‘The Escapist’ were all winners at Sunday night’s British Independent Film Awards at the Old Billingsgate Market in London. more

27 Nov 2008 Irish Digital Lab Develops Production Software

The Digital Media Cube is currently a developing a web based tool specifically for the production industry code named 'ProductionApp' which will help ease management of production information for television and film. more

27 Nov 2008 Ardmore Sounds Out ‘Niko & Way to the Stars’

Magma Films’ new animated feature 'Niko & the Way to the Stars' will open nationwide on Friday 28th November. IFTN talks to Patrick Drummond from Ardmore Sound about creating sound design for the hotly anticipated feature animation. more

27 Nov 2008 McDonagh & O’Halloran Take Home ZeBBies

Martin McDonagh, director and writer of ‘In Bruges’, has scooped the Best Film Script Award at the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild’s ZeBBies - while Mark O’Halloran picked up the Best Script gong for ‘Prosperity’. more

26 Nov 2008 IFB Report Recommends Section 481 Changes

Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) has published a report recommending improvements to the current tax incentive for film, Section 481 which runs until 2012. more

25 Nov 2008 Graham Linehan Scoops Emmy Award

Irish comedy writer and director Graham Linehan (Father Ted) has picked up an International Emmy Award for Best Comedy for the Channel 4 show 'The IT Crowd', which he created. more

25 Nov 2008 TVI Actors Workshop Returns To Dublin

Alan Nusbaum, former talent agent and CEO of TVI Actors Studio, will be giving tips on building an acting career in America at the upcoming event ‘Acting in America – An International Actors Guide to Auditioning & Working in New York and Los Angeles,’ to be held at Filmbase on Wednesday, 10th of December. more

25 Nov 2008 Fáilte Towers Raises €169,000 for Irish Charities

Adare Productions’ ‘Fáilte Towers’, the reality show that challenged thirteen celebrities to run Ireland’s only 12-star hotel over a 16-day period in August 2008 on RTÉ, has raised a total of €169,762 for twelve Irish charities. more

20 Nov 2008 Lance Daly Talks 'Kisses'

Lance Daly’s third feature film ‘Kisses’ goes on nationwide release from Friday 21st November. Having charmed audiences at international film festivals, IFTN talks to the director on the challenges of directing kids and the influence of 'musical god' Bob Dylan in the film. more

20 Nov 2008 Michael Flatley Hosting Dance Olympics Series For NBC

‘Lord of the Dance’ star Michael Flatley is set to host a new US reality programme for NBC. ‘American Idol’ producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller are behind the Olympic-style dance competition. more

20 Nov 2008 TV Training Workshop at The Bil Keating Centre

The Bil Keating Centre is inviting applications to its workshop in Television Production, Direction and Presentation, taking place from December 6th. more

20 Nov 2008 Shortlist Announced For ZeBBies

The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild have announced the nominees for their Zebbies, which will take place on the 25th of November, at the Sugar Club, in Dublin. more

20 Nov 2008 Contestants Wanted For ‘Glas Vegas’

Adare Productions are currently looking for contestants to participate in TG4’s talent search show ‘Glas Vegas’ for series three to air in January 2009. more

17 Nov 2008 Cameras Roll on 'Wide Open Spaces'

Principal photography is a week in on the feature ‘Wide Open Spaces’ penned by Arthur Mathews (Father Ted), directed by Tom Hall (Bachelors Walk) and starring Ewen Bremner (Fool’s Gold), Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted) and Owen Roe (Alarm). more

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