The 19th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival presented by Pacific Sales will screen the West Coast’s largest celebration of Irish Cinema from April 26 - May 3, 2018 in Southern California.
North American distributor IFC Films has released the first trailer for Haifaa Al-Mansour's Mary Shelley, a biopic of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, co-produced by Parallel Films. The film stars Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Maisie Williams, Bel Powley, Joanne Froggatt, Tom Sturridge, and Stephen Dillane.
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has clarified the nature of their €200m investment promised to the Irish Film Board today as part of their Investing in Our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018 – 2027 programme. The investment will bring total IFB capital grants to €200m for the 10 year period.
Alan Duggan has been announced as the new Manager of Galway Film Centre, the non-profit, members based organisation dedicated to the development of film as an artistic medium in the West of Ireland.
Top Industry Names Heading to Llanelli for 3 Day Celebration of Film, Television, Radio and Digital Media. The Celtic Media Festival has revealed the details of this year’s programme, due to take place in Llanelli, Cymru over 2 – 4 of May.
Element Pictures has announced that shooting will wrap this week on Rosie, a new feature directed by Paddy Breathnach, written by award-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle, and starring Sarah Greene and Moe Dunford.
#Industry: Government pledges €200 million to Ireland’s media production and audio visual industries
Minister Josepha Madigan TD today announced plans to invest €1.2 billion in Irish culture, heritage and language infrastructure as part of Project Ireland 2040. The plans include €200m for the Irish media production and audio visual industries.
The Irish Film Institute presents TRUST NO ONE, a season of classic international political thrillers, and FAKE VIEWS, a short selection of films in association with Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
Irish acting legend Liam Neeson and Phantom Thread's Lesley Manville are set to star in Normal People, directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations), based on the script by celebrated Irish playwright Owen McCafferty.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today announced details of the latest funding awards under the Sound & Vision 3 Broadcasting Funding Scheme.