All articles by Ted Sheehy – Page 12
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Irish government's new film policy considered out of place
Ireland is struggling to retain its attraction as a location for film producers thanks to increasing labour and service costs, growing competition from cheaper foreign locations and now, a new government arts department that seems oddly unenthusiastic about film.Although the country's 2002 production tally looks healthy enough - seven feature ...
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O'Donoghue replaces De Valera at Ireland's Arts ministry
John O'Donoghue, a former minister for justice, has become Ireland's Minister for Arts and Heritage following a cabinet reshuffle in which Sile de Valera lost her cabinet seat.O'Donoghue will have responsibility for the arts, including film, together (for the first time) with sport and tourism, but not for broadcasting ...
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Ireland's Film Fleadh shows international flair
Ireland's 14th Galway Film Fleadh from July 9 to 14 will host an actors' masterclass and public interview with Irish American actor Aidan Quinn. Quinn, who is in Ireland for two films - TV project Dark Eagle (previously titled Benedict Arnold), and Song For A Raggy Boy, scheduled for a ...
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Goldfish Memory wraps first digital production
Goldfish Memory, the first of four feature films to begin shooting in Dublin in March, has wrapped after a 24 day shoot, notching up 23 set ups a day according to producer Breda Walsh of Goldfish Films.Financed by a combination of Irish Film Board finance and deferrals, the Euros1.3m contemporary ...
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Give Up Yer Aul Sins gets two Cork shorts awards
Cathal Gaffney' s Give Up Yer Aul Sins (pictured) from Brown Bag Films, took two of the major awards for short films at the close of the 46th Cork Film Festival last night (14 Oct).The animated short won both the award for Best International Short Film, and the Jameson ...
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Irish producers and unions failing to reach accord
A report on labour relations in the Irish film industry prepared for the Irish Film Board by Frank McGettigan and released Sept 19 concludes "there is little likelihood, in the short term at least, of the negotiation of agreements which satisfy both parties." For more than a year producers' organisation ...
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Thirty film censors gather in Dublin
The Conference of European Classifiers takes place in Dublin 6-8 September after an opening reception hosted by Minister for Justice John O'Donoghue, under whose Government Department film censorship is dealt with in Ireland. Thirty film classifiers - generally known as film censors - are expected to attend from as far ...
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Chan to return to Ireland for Shanghai Knights
Jackie Chan had only just arrived in Dublin to begin shooting on The Highbinders when he revealed that he is already planning a return visit to film the sequel to Shanghai Noon.His presence in Ireland was a curious story to begin with; he is making the biggest Hong Kong movie ...
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Irish films to suffer from low TV licence increase
In a move which will bitterly disappoint state broadcaster RTE, the Irish government has approved an increase of just $15.50 (IR£14.50) in the annual television license fee, bringing the standard charge from $75 (IR£70) up to $99 (IR£84.50). RTE had lobbied for a $54 increase in the license fee for ...
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Ireland drops 'Censor' and changes certificates
Coinciding with the release today of Pearl Harbor, Irish Film Censor Sheamus Smith has issued two new audience classifications for films released in Ireland - PG12 and PG15. Pearl Harbor is the first film to be certified PG12, suitable for an audience of twelve years and older, and for those ...
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Ireland enjoys unexpected production boom
Feature production in Ireland is heading for an unexpected upturn. It comes after a hesitant start to the year prompted by the threatened Hollywood strikes and exacerbated by industry anxiety that the UK's foot and mouth disease outbreak might spread to Ireland.Spyglass Entertainment's epic fantasy Reign Of Fire with ...
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Dublin fest gets Wild About Harry
This month's Dublin Film Festival (April 20-29) kicks off with Wild About Harry, the debut feature from Declan Lowney, the Irish director better known for his work on UK TV series such as Cold Feet and Father Ted. Written by Ireland's most prolific screenwriter, Colin Bateman, the Northern Ireland-set comedy ...
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Roddy Doyle adds Film Board to commitments
WriterRoddy Doyle has been appointed to a revamped Irish Film Board by Irish Arts andHeritage minister Sile de Valera. The new board was announced after amonth-long vacuum, which arose when the remit of the last board members ran outon January 15. Doyle has awriting and producing credit on the ...
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Beckett on Film project rolls out in Dublin
Top directors including Anthony Minghella, Atom Egoyan and David Mamet are expected to attend the ambitious "Beckett on Film" project, a week-long series of screenings of filmed versions of Samuel Beckett's 19 plays, which kicks off at the Irish Film Centre in Dublin today.Some of the films have already been ...
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Irish cinema admissions up 18% in 2000
Cinema admissions in the Republic of Ireland leapt by 18% to 14.89 million in 2000, compared to 12.45 million in 1999 - the largest year-on-year increase on record - according to figures from Carlton Screen Advertising.The month of February, 2000 showed a massive 68% increase over the previous year to ...
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Ireland reports static production spend
Ireland's film and TV drama production spend grew by 12% to $129m (IR£114m) in 1999, according to industry figures just released, although figures for the audiovisual sector as a whole remained static at $165m (IR£145m).Speaking at the publication of the figures, John Cummins, chairman of the Audiovisual Federation of the ...
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Angela's Ashes, Saltwater triumph at Irish awards
Alan Parker's Angela's Ashes and Conor McPherson's Saltwater between them took four of the six film prizes given out by the Irish Film and Television Academy at its second annual awards ceremony on Sunday night.The Academy was set up three years ago to foster recognition of Irish talent and expertise ...
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Ardmore lands Spyglass' Reign Of Fire
Dublin's Ardmore Studios is to host the biggest ever production to shoot in Ireland - Spyglass Entertainment's $80m sci-fi actioner Reign Of Fire - which is set to star Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale.Rob Bowman, whose credits include The X Files movie, is lined up to direct the film, about ...
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Sheridan Group closes Dublin IMAX
Dublin's 370-seat IMAX cinema, operated by the Belfast-based Sheridan Group, was closed down at short notice on Sunday (October 8).The large-format cinema in Dublin's city centre opened June 4, 1998 with what was then claimed to be the biggest cinema screen in Europe. It forms part of a linear on-street ...
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Dir: Steve Barron. 2000. Ire-UK. 90mins.Prod cos: Ruby Films/Henson with Samson Films. Int'l sales: Universal Pictures International, tel: (44) 207 307 1300. Prods: Alison Owen, Steve Barron. Exec prod David Collins. Scr: Wesley Burrowes. DoP: Brendan Galvin. Prod des: Mark Geraghty. Ed: David Yardley. Mus: Bob Geldof. Main cast: Imelda ...