Eanán Patterson Scores with 'Milo'
	28 Jul 2010 | Irish composer Eanán Patterson will travel to Los Angeles later this year to create and record the score for TCS Productions’ new feature film, ‘Milo’. The film will start shooting in late autumn in L.A. when Patterson will travel over. The composer is currently scoring an untitled feature doc about T.K. Whitaker for TG4.
	‘Free your Film’ With Darklight
	28 Jul 2010 | Sony Ericsson has collaborated with the Darklight Festival to find three aspiring film makers in Ireland, and help them make a short film each. The competition finalists will receive a €3,000 budget, a Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD video/camera phone and production support to make their short film. The finished shorts will be premiered on the opening night of the Darklight Festival, 28 October 2010.
	£22m Return in NIS Financial Report
	28 Jul 2010 | Northern Ireland Screen‘s annual report for the year 2009 - 2010 has been published and shows a return of £22 million to the local economy through the group’s main production investment fund. One of the biggest success stories for the group was ‘Your Highness’ which brought in £11.78 million of this.
	UK Film Council to be Abolished?
	27 Jul 2010 | John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council has today announced that the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has informed him of its intention to abolish the UK Film Council. The decision comes in the wake of Britain’s Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt proposing the closure of the group.
	Rebecca O’Brien Talks Co-Production
	26 Jul 2010 | As part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh Media Antenna’s Irish contingent, fronted by Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile, hosted a co-producers’ dinner. Rebecca O’Brien (who has produced twelve of Ken Loach’s films since ‘Hidden Agenda’ in 1990) was invited to make a key note speech after dinner; her key points are reproduced below:
	Expert Air Awarded FACT Security Accreditation
	26 Jul 2010 | Expert Air has announced that it has been awarded the FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) Certificate of Accreditation. The transport solutions company is now the only Irish-owned company to have received this accreditation which will enhance the level of service the company can provide to the film and media industry, helping them address customers’ security concerns against anti-piracy.
	Green Inc to Co-Produce 'The One Show' Shorts
	23 Jul 2010 | Belfast-based Green Inc and London indie CTVC have announced their first joint commission, namely nine short films for BBC1’s ‘The One Show’. The films will mark the first fruit of the indies’ formal joint venture, established last autumn. The companies will co-produce the films out of Northern Ireland but they will be filmed across the UK. Green Inc’s other new project ‘Glorious Gardens’ will start broadcasting next Monday.
	Tile Films Reach 'The End of Ageing'
	22 Jul 2010 | Tile Films are currently in production with ‘The End of Ageing’, a 52 minute Science HD Documentary for RTÉ which looks into recent scientific moves that may make it viable to stop signs of ageing and, ultimately, cheat death.
	More Irish Acting Talent for 'Game of Thrones'
	20 Jul 2010 | Three further Irish actors have been announced to play key roles in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’. Conleth Hill (Perrier’s Bounty), Ian McElhinney (Triage) and Derek Halligan (Fifty Dead Men Walking) will all star in the mammoth production which starts shooting in Belfast on Monday, July 26th.
	Ripple World Pictures Give ‘Istanbul’ Irish Twist
	19 Jul 2010 | Shooting is currently underway on Ripple World Pictures’ latest co-production, a film by Hungarian director Ferenc Török (Moszkva tér [Moscow Square]) called ‘Istanbul’. The feature began filming in Istanbul on Monday, July 12th for a 13 day shoot and production will then move to Budapest on August 2nd for 17 days. The cast includes Irish actor Padraic Delaney (The Wind that Shakes the Barley) and Dutch actress Johanna ter Steege (The Vanishing).
	Windmill Lane Opens 'Lock Out', 36 VFX Jobs Created
	16 Jul 2010 | Irish post house, Windmill Lane Pictures is currently creating a new film visual effects production facility in Sandyford in order to carry out post production work on 'Lock Out’ [working title], a new sci-fi feature film that is to start shooting in Belgrade towards the end of the year. Windmill Lane will produce all the visual effects its new Dublin facility.
	Aidan Gillen joins ‘Game of Thrones’ Cast
	16 Jul 2010 | IFTA winning actor Aidan Gillen (The Wire) has been added to the cast of the epic Northern Irish production of ‘Game of Thrones’. The Irish star will appear in the series in the role of Littlefinger, advisor to Mark Addy’s King Robert.
	Still Films Building 'Something Modern'
	15 Jul 2010 | Still Films will go into production with ‘Build Something Modern’, a feature documentary examining the peculiar history of the exportation of designs by Irish architects. Cameras will roll in and around Dublin for approximately one week starting on Friday, July 16th.
	Domhnall Gleeson & Ian Hart Star in 'When Harvey Met Bob'
	15 Jul 2010 | Filming is ongoing on the set of a new RTÉ/BBC co-production, ‘When Harvey Met Bob’. The feature length drama chronicles the lead-up to Live Aid, an event which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary and stars Domhnall Gleeson (Sensation) as Bob Geldof, Ian Hart (Five Daughters) as Harvey Goldsmith and Antonia Cambell Hughes (The Other Side of Sleep) as Marsha Hunt.
	Filming Wraps on 'Corp & Anam'
	15 Jul 2010 | Principal photography on the new Irish language drama ‘Corp is Anam’ will wrap this Friday, July 16th, in Galway after an eight week shoot. The four x one hour TG4 series, starring Diarmuid de Faoite (Padraic) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (The Tudors), tells the story of TV crime correspondent Cathal Mac Iarnáin, who determines to pursue the truth behind every story, regardless of its calamitous consequences.
	Lelia Doolan Talks a Lifetime of Irish TV & Film
	14 Jul 2010 | As a driving force to be reckoned with in the Irish film and television sector, Lelia Doolan has, it would appear, tried her hand at all aspects of the Irish arts and made a lasting positive mark on every single one. She is without doubt someone we all need to thank for her enormous role in whipping Irish cinema and television into shape. Said debt of gratitude was this year officially recognised by her Galway Film Fleadh co-founders and the Irish Film and Television Academy who joined forces to celebrate Lelia with an ‘In Conversation with…’ event and the presentation to her of the prestigious Galway Hooker award at the festival’s closing ceremony.
	IFB Wants Filmmakers' Signatures
	14 Jul 2010 | The deadline for the Irish Film Board's flagship short film scheme, Signatures, has been announced as Friday, September 3rd. The scheme looks to aid the making of live-action, fiction films that act as a proving-ground for Irish creative talents.
	Simon Perry Leaving Irish Film Board
	13 Jul 2010 | The Board of the Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced that it will be seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive to commence at the start of January 2011. This date coincides with the ending of the five year term of appointment of the existing Chief Executive, Simon Perry who took up office in January 2006.
	Titian Red Looks at 'Reconstruction of Warriors'
	13 Jul 2010 | ‘Song for a Raggy Boy’ co-writer and co-producer, Kevin Byron Murphy is currently working on two upcoming projects. Through his production company, Titian Red Pictures, the filmmaker is to shoot two films next year, ‘Reconstruction of Warriors’ with Oscar nominee, Lajos Koltai (Malèna) and Northern Irish drama, ‘Paperboy’. IFTN spoke to him about the upcoming films, the use of beer for holistic purposes and giving Northern Irish drama a positive spin.
	RTÉ Seeks 'Super Crew'
	12 Jul 2010 | Production has commenced on new RTÉ 2 production ‘Super Crew’. The new series will look to out together a hip hop dance crew of youngsters aged between 13 and 17. The chosen crew members will then perform nightly in this year’s Olympia pantomime alongside Jedward.

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