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Five Mins with… Joe Mullins, Actor in ‘Pilgrim Hill’ |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Theatre veteran Joe Mullins, lead actor in ‘Pilgrim Hill’, has attracted worldwide attention over the past year as Gerard Barrett’s directorial feature debut garners critical acclaim. |
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Q&A with Conor MacNeill, Star of ‘A Whole Lotta Sole’ |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Antrim actor Conor MacNeill - currently performing opposite ‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe in Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ on the West End – has also seen his film career take off in recent years and appeared in Terry George’s ‘A Whole Lotta Sole’ which was released in US cinemas this February. |
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‘The Sea’, Starring Ciaran Hinds, to Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on 23rd June |
| 06 Jun 2013 | ‘The Sea’, adapted by John Banville from his 2005 Booker prize winning novel, will receive its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival on 23rd June and be competition for the Michael Powell Award. |
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Stephen Rea and Liam Cunningham headline Ford Actors Discussion this Sun 9th June in the Shelbourne Hotel |
| 06 Jun 2013 | Actors Stephen Rea and Liam Cunningham, Eileen Walsh, Martin McCann and Charlie Murphy will participate on an Irish actors’ panel discussion this Sunday at 2pm in the Shelbourne hotel, as part of the John Ford Ireland Symposium, chaired by director Neasa Hardiman. |
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Appears in First Trailer for 'Dracula' TV Series |
| 14 May 2013 | IFTA and Golden Globe winning ‘Tudors’ star Jonathan Rhys Meyers will be back on our TV screens as ‘Dracula’ this autumn on Sky Living, and a trailer has just been released containing our first glimpse of NBC’s version of the iconic character. |
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Q&A with Roisin Murphy, Actress and Star of ‘What Richard Did’ |
| 14 May 2013 | Roisin Murphy’s star-making performance in Lenny Abrahamson’s tragic masterpiece ‘What Richard Did’ earned her an IFTA nomination this year for Best Actress, marking a highpoint in a blossoming career very much on the ascendant. |
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‘The Street’, Starring Steve Collins, to Start Shooting in Galway this September |
| 01 May 2013 | Former ‘Celtic Warrior’ and Irish boxing champion Steve Collins will return to the public eye to star in new low-budget crime thriller ‘The Street’, which starts filming in Galway this September. |
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Oireachtas Irish language Media Awards to take place in Galway on 17 May |
| 30 Apr 2013 | The Oireachtas Media Awards – an annual celebration of Irish language achievement in acting, journalism, presenting and programming – will take place in the Galway Bay Hotel on 17th May, at an event presented by RTE newsreader Aengus Mac Grianna. |
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Five Minutes with… Kieron J. Walsh, Director of ‘Jump’ |
23 Apr 2013 | ‘Jump’ – a thrilling New Year’s Eve saga packed with multiple overlapping storylines and big themes of hope and redemption - arrives this week as a shot of adrenaline in the arm of the Irish cinematic landscape.
Deliberately eschewing the stereotypical image of a Northern Ireland-based film being preoccupied with religion and politics, Kieron J. Walsh’s film about the mixed fortunes of a group of twenty somethings is darkly humorous, tragic and inspiring. |
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Making the Cut...Career Advice from Actor Barry Keoghan |
| 04 Apr 2013 | The period from the initial rush of committing to acting into breaking through for auditions and vying for parts can be an eternal struggle for most and one that can put off even the most talented, battle-hardened youngsters. However, for one local boy who’s been on a sharp rise it took just responding to an ad by director Mark O’Connor in his local area to catch his break and he hasn’t looked back since. |
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Short Film Round-Up: The Latest News on Irish Shorts |
| 15 Mar 2013 | IFTN rounds up the latest news on Irish short films ‘Prodigal Son’, ‘Threshold’, ‘The Girl’, and ‘Origin’. |
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Irish Actors Hope For Pick-Up Success During US Pilot Season |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Several Irish actors have booked roles for the new TV pilot season of 2013-14 in the United States on major networks. |
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Five Minutes With... Irish Comedian Neil Delamere, as He Prepares to Debunk St. Patrick this Thursday on RTÉ One at 10:15pm |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Following his success two years ago with ‘The Only Viking in the Village, in which he delved into his Viking past and was dubbed Thor of the Midlands , the irrepressible Neil Delamere is back to add a humorous spin to another historical subject - this time taking on the patron saint of Irishness himself, St Patrick. |
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Daily Bite: Andrea Riseborough, Cannes, and New trailer for ‘After Earth’ |
| 08 Mar 2013 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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Filming begins for Irish language drama ‘An Bronntanas’ |
| 07 Mar 2013 | Filming is underway in Connemara on ‘An Bronntanas’, a five-part thriller produced by ROSG & De facto films. |
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Daily Bite: Liam Neeson, MIP TV, and Colin Farrell |
| 07 Mar 2013 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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Gaiety Acting School launches new website |
| 06 Mar 2013 | Budding actors will now find it easier than ever to access course information and resources with a new-look website for the Gaiety Acting School, which has now gone live. |
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Irish Co-Production, ‘Kelly + Victor’, to be screened at the SXSW Film Festival |
| 06 Mar 2013 | The transgressive love story, ‘Kelly + Victor’, will be screened at the SXSW Film Festival. |
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Daily Bite: Screwball comedy season begins at the Lighthouse Cinema. |
| 05 Mar 2013 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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8.3m Viewers For Vikings, Achieving No 1 Cable Debut Of The Year |
| 05 Mar 2013 | Debut episode of the new nine-part series achieves the top cable debut of the year in the US |
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