Following a success of series one of Vikings another 10 episodes of the series will be shortly going into production at Ashford studios, Wicklow. Last year hundreds of people turned up for auditions for the series in Wicklow and Temple… Read More ›
Film and TV
Ardmore Studios boss, questions Northern Ireland state-aid for Dracula.
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival last week, Ardmore boss Siún Ní Raghallaigh raised issues over whether the loss of UIP’s €55m budget blockbuster Dracula to Northern Ireland may have been as a result of “unfair state aid”. Quoted in the… Read More ›
Miss Julie – the complex nature of film finance
Miss Julie written in 1888, Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s theatrical masterpiece has already been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, the earliest film version in 1912. Set on Midsummer’s Eve in a large country house, Miss Julie details a… Read More ›
Ken Loach to film Jimmy Hall in Sligo/Leitrim area this summer
In 1933 Jim Gralton became the only Irishman to be ever to be deported by an Irish Government for his alleged communist activities. Jimmy Gralton was politically active during the War of Independence and, in the 1920s, erected a meeting… Read More ›
Irish Film needs a new marketing strategy
In this week’s Sunday Times, Eithne Shortall wrote an interesting article on the troubles facing domestic Irish film. 2013 has seen the release of some worthy domestic films yet the regular cinema didn’t even consider them why? I fully agree… Read More ›
Star Wars: Episode VII a huge coup for the UK’s film industry.
A deal has been struck with Chancellor George Osborne and representatives from Lucasfilm which will bring the seventh film in the blockbuster series Star Wars to the UK for production in 2014. Director by J.J. Abrams will oversee production of… Read More ›
Beat Girl – hitting a bum note
The story of Heather (Louise Dylan) whose dream it is of getting into The Juilliard School in New York to study piano. Following her Mothers sudden death (a talented pianist) she is forced to move in with her estranged father… Read More ›
Pinewood Shepperton to bring British film expertise to Asia
British film studio Pinewood Shepperton has agreed a joint venture with Chinese media group Seven Stars.The deal is part of Pinewood Shepperton international expansion strategy. The makers of the James Bond movies, already has studios in Canada, Germany and the… Read More ›
Brussels approval of UK high end TV tax breaks – spells trouble for the Irish Film Industry
The proposed tax credit system for high-end TV, animation and video games has been given approval by Brussels and now has the green light for an April start date. The scheme, which was detailed in Chancellor of the Exchequer George… Read More ›
The 4th season Game of Thrones confirmed and will be filmed in Northern Ireland
HBO has confirmed this week that The fourth season of the hit TV fantasy Game of Thrones will be filmed at the Paint Hall Studios, Belfast. The North’s First Minister Peter Robinson said: ‘Securing the filming of series four is… Read More ›