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 Athena Media Complete New Youth Series

Athena Media have completed production on a new 10 part series for and about young people called ‘Is It Just Me?’ for RTÉ 2 – scheduled to air early 2009. 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 Latest ILBF Deadlines Announced

The deadlines for the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund (ILBF) 2009 have been announced. 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 Over Half A Million Tune In For ‘Bertie’

An average of 558,000* people watched the entire ‘Bertie’ series which was broadcast over the last four weeks on Monday nights on RTÉ One and produced by Mint Productions. 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 The Investigators - ‘Climate Change’ Airs On RTÉ

‘Climate Change’ - programme three of the series ‘The Investigators’ will air tonight on 20 November on RTE One at 11.05pm. more

20 Nov 2008 Mind the Gap Oversee Upcoming Broadcasts

Mind the Gap Films have just completed filming ‘It’s My Show Series Two’, ‘Hands on Ireland’, ‘Beethoven Bootcamp’ all to air on RTÉ, and have been awarded funding from the BCI for two television programmes: ‘Music Changes Lives’ (RTÉ), and ‘Life in a Day’ (TV3). 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 Screen Scene Busy In Post Production

Screen Scene has been busy this month completing post production on a number of projects including: documentary ‘Alone It Stands’, the new series of ‘The Panel’ and RTE series ‘Bertie’, as well as welcoming the recent development of Digital Vision software that now supports footage captured on the RED one camera. 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

19 Nov 2008 Tile Film’s ‘Death or Canada’ To Air On RTÉ 1

‘Death or Canada’, a new 2 x 52 min HD docudrama produced by Tile Films and complete with lavish reconstructions and CGI technology, will see its first installment air on Tuesday 25 November on RTÉ 1 at 10.15pm with the second part airing on Tuesday 2nd December. more

17 Nov 2008 Monster Distributes Launch Inspire Division

Monster Distributes has launched its new division ‘Inspire’ for its Inspirational Programming. The brand, which will be known as ‘Inspire’ will feature inspirational programs for children. more

14 Nov 2008 IFTA Submissions Deadline Approaches

The deadline for the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards is fast approaching. Submissions must be received at the IFTA office or via the online submissions form by 5.30pm Monday 17th November 2008. more

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