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Film Competition Screenings LIT Millennium Theatre
Thursday 26th April 5-8pm and Friday 27th April 3-8pm
Over 90 films were entered into competition at the LIT Film Festival this year, a whopping 50% increase on last year, and screenings were spread out over two days. The standard of films on offer this year was very high; [...]

24th Galway Film Fleadh
10th – 15th July 2012
www.galwayfilmfleadh.com
Pitching Award Application Form
Deadline for Submissions: 8th June 2012
Application Procedure:
Applicants must submit four copies of a one page (500 word) story idea for screen (any applications longer than specified will not be accepted). All copies must be submitted blind ie. your name must not appear on story pages.
Entries [...]

MEDIA EVENTS - BURLINGTON HOTEL - MONDAY 14TH MAY

The Coca-Cola Cinemagic Film & Television Festival has a number of places available in the media events below taking place in the Burlington Hotel, Monday 14th May. Leading industry professionals will be on hand throughout the day to offer advice to students interested in a career in [...]

RTÉ ANNOUNCE WINNER OF TV50 ‘DOC ON THE BOX’ 2012
Winner will make original video documentary for RTÉ television
RTÉ and Filmbase are delighted to announce the winner of the 2012 TV50 Doc on the Box initiative to find and nurture a new talent in documentary direction.
Glenn Gannon, from Rosses Point in Sligo, is the [...]

CINE CAFÉ are calling for Irish short films for Bealtaine, the nationwide festival held annually in May and co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity, who work to promote greater participation by older people in society.
The short films should fit in with the express theme of Bealtaine: ‘celebrating creativity as we age’. Last year all of [...]

IPSG’s ZeBBie Awards, 10th May in the Sugar Club
Dublin, Ireland – May 1, 2012 - The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild’s annual ZeBBie Awards are coming soon. The awards will recognise excellence in writing for the stage, screen, and radio.
The nominees are:

Best Television Script
• Ronan Bennett for Hidden, Episode 1
• Stuart Carolan for Love/Hate, Episode 6
• Damien Owens [...]

The 52nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival and Eurodata TV Worldwide have joined forces in order to reward programs who deliver the highest ratings worldwide.
The 7th International TV Audience Awards will reward the programs that gathered the highest number of viewers worldwide in 2011 across five continents in three categories: “Drama TV Series”, “Comedy TV Series”, and [...]

Trailer for the RTÉ/Filmbase funded short Small Time, a time travel comedy starring Alan Stanford, Gavin Fullam and Charlie Murphy.
Written and Directed by Ged Murray and Produced by Ian Hunt Duffy and Fail Safe Films the film will receive its Irish premiere at the Corona Fastnet Film Festival in Cork this May!

http://www.failsafefilms.ie/

RTÉ and Filmbase are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2012 Doc on the Box New Director Initiative. To celebrate TV50, Doc on the Box is a new and forward-looking initiative designed to encourage a fresh, emerging voice in video documentary making. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed at the end of [...]

IPSG Announces ZeBBie Awards Short-list
Dublin, Ireland - April 13, 2012 - The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild (IPSG) is delighted to announce the short-list of nominees for the 2012 ZeBBie Awards to recognise excellence in writing for the stage, screen, and radio.
The nominees are:
Best Television Script
• Ronan Bennett for Hidden, Episode 1
• Stuart Carolan for Love/Hate, Episode [...]