All articles by Ted Sheehy – Page 9
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Dublin fest to expand for second edition
The Dublin International Film Festival has announced a significant expansion of its programme for its second edition which takes place from 12-22 February next year.Supplementing principal sponsorship from local distiller Jameson are home entertainment chain XtraVision, ice-cream manufacturer HB and media partner The Irish Times. The Arts Council, which provided ...
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Speers wraps Adam & Paul Dublin shoot
After a snappy four-week shoot on location around Dublin, local commercials production house Speers Films will today (Nov 28) wrap Adam & Paul, the company's first foray into feature production.Produced by Jonny Speers under the company sobriquet Porridge Pictures, Adam & Paul is a low budget (Euros 841,000 including deferrals) ...
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UGC reopens Dublin multiplex
The Irish production, distribution and exhibition trades turned out in force on Nov 25 for the re-opening of UGC's Euros 13m upgrade of their Dublin site. The site is already one of the company's top locations in the Ireland/UK territory, UGC Commercial Director Mike Thomson told ScreenDaily.com at the launch."With ...
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Raggy Boy producer leaps into Wide Blue Yonder
Formal pre-production will start in a week's time on Titian Red Pictures' Wide Blue Yonder according to producer Kevin Byron Murphy. The company's second film after Song for a Raggy Boy, Wide Blue Yonder is written by UK playwright Hugh Janes and will be directed by Robert W. Young. Filming ...
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Ireland's Section 481 film tax-relief still in question
Ireland's joint parliamentary committee on finance has issued a report strongly in favour of the continuation of government support for the film industry. "The Joint Committee believes that for strong economic and cultural reasons the government should continue to promote and foster film as a high value, high knowledge, highly ...
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...as Irish Film Board gets 9% budget increase for 2004
John O'Donoghue, Irish minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, announced a 9% increase in funding for the Irish Film Board in 2004 at a briefing yesterday (Nov 13). The increase will bring the Film Board's budget up to Euros 11.845m for next year, of which Euros 10m is for capital ...
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Irish tax authorities to chase Euros 17m
The Irish tax collection service, the Revenue Commissioners, has told a parliamentary committee that 6.4% of Section 481 tax relief over ten years had gone into non-compliant productions.The Irish Joint Parliamentary Committee on Finance spent nine hours yesterday (Nov 6) hearing presentations on the future of Section 481 tax relief ...
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Sheridan's In America scores in Ireland
Jim Sheridan's In America's launched in Ireland over the weekend, helping to boost a phenomenal year for home-grown films at the local box office. Its UK gross, however, was disappointing - suggesting that the film will have to work hard to generate significant international returns.In America opened for 20th Century ...
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Irish talent throws weight behind Section 481 campaign
Irish directors and screenwriters have weighed in behind Screen Producers Ireland's (SPI) campaign for the retention of Ireland's Section 481 tax break beyond its December 2004 termination date. Expressing their concern about the expiration of the tax incentive at a Dublin press briefing on Oct 22 were director Neil Jordan, ...
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Cork names short film prize winners
The Cork Film Festival saw the The Jameson Award for best Irish short film go to director Simon Fitzmaurice for Full Circle. The debut director's film was cited by the jury for 'its ability to tell a story with tenderness and humour, managing to create an entire world through very ...
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Jonjo Mickybo cranks up in Northern Ireland
Filming began in Northern Ireland yesterday (Oct 15) on Jonjo Mickybo, designer Terry Loane's feature film debut as writer and director.Loane previously worked as a designer in theatre and on many short films, including the Oscar-nominated short Dance Lexie Dance, before turning to film writing and direction with the short ...
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Irish UIP Awards announced
Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) has announced the winners of the UIP Irish Directors Awards which will be presented at the Cork Film Festival this coming weekend. Inaugurated in 2000 by SPI in conjunction with UIP and the Irish Film Board and open only to Irish directors they remain, with a ...
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Intermission dominates Irish Film&TV Awards
Intermission, which passed the Euos 2m mark at the Irish box office last week, has been shortlisted in 11 award categories in the Irish Film & Television Awards which will be announced in Dublin on November 1. Debut director John Crowley, and writer Mark O'Rowe have both been nominated for ...
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Cork kicks off with Irish features, Hurt tribute
British actor and long time Irish resident John Hurt will be the recipient of Cork Film Festival's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. The festival will host a public interview with the actor and screen a retrospective selection of Hurt's film and television work, including Ridley Scott's recut Alien.Now in its 48th ...
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Valenti bangs anti-piracy drum in Ireland
Jack Valenti, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), spoke to over 150 Irish business leaders on Monday (Oct 13) at an Institute of Directors (IOD) lunch in Dublin. In Ireland as a guest of Screen Producers Ireland (SPI), Valenti emphasised the need for legislation, education, ...
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Intermission joins landmark year at Irish box office
Intermission hit the Euros 2m milestone for BVI at Irish cinemas on Wednesdaynight, adding to the lustre of 2003 as a landmark year at the local box officefor films made in Ireland. With several strong titles yet to be released in the final quarterIrish-made films have already reached a combined ...
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Garai boards O'Donnell's Inside I'm Dancing
Hot young UK actress Romola Garai has joined the cast of Damien O'Donnell's Inside I'm Dancing which will film in Ireland for eight weeks from October 20. Garai (I Capture the Castle) has just finished shooting Vanity Fair with Mira Nair and will be seen early next year in the ...
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PriceWaterhouse delivers verdict on Irish tax incentive
The Irish ministers of Arts and Finance have taken delivery of the PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) report commissioned by the Department of Arts and the Irish Film Board to analyse the workings and effectiveness of the Section 481 tax incentive for the Irish film industry.Because of issues relating to taxation policy ...
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Irish producers step up campaign to save Section 481
Industry body Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) has warned that many of the country's film graduates face unemployment or will have to emigrate to find work should the Irish government proceed with the abolition of the Section 481 tax incentive in December 2004.As part of its campaign to sway Government thinking ...
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Strong Irish opening for Intermission
Colin Farrell, universally good reviews, and a campaign that included radio play for Farrell's soundtrack cover of The Clash's I Fought The Law combined to generate a strong opening weekend in Ireland for BVI's Intermission.The Company of Wolves' production, from debut director John Crowley, has taken over Euros 215,000 from ...