December 2009

IN THIS ISSUE

• Irish Film Board 2010 Budget Allocation
• Three Irish Films Selected to Screen at the Sundance Film Festival
• New Irish Feature 'My Brothers' Begins Production in Cork
• Irish Film and TV Tax Incentive Retained until 2012
• Irish Film 'Colony' wins Prize at Major International Documentary Festival
• Two Irish Short Films Shortlisted for an Academy Award® Nomination
• Irish Actor Robbie Sheehan Selected for Prestigious ‘Shooting Star’ Award

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Irish Film Board 2010 Budget Allocation

The 2009 budget for Bord Scannán na hEireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) has been announced as €19.3 million for 2010 which represents an endorcement for the economic and cultural value of the audio-visual industry.... more
 

Three Irish Films Selected to Screen at the Sundance Film Festival

The Irish documentary feature film HIS & HERS directed by Ken Wardrop and two Irish animation short films OLD FANGS and PLEASE SAY SOMETHING have all been selected to screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.. more

New Irish Feature 'My Brothers' Begins Production in Cork

The new Irish film MY BROTHERS, produced with funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann, directed by Paul Fraser and written by William Collins is currently filming on location in Cork.... more

Irish Film and TV Tax Incentive Retained until 2012

The Irish Commission on Taxation Report which was recently published by the Department of Finance has ensured that Section 481, the Irish tax incentive for film and television  will be retained until the end of 2012. New improvements to the incentive mean that... More

Irish Film 'Colony' wins Prize at Major International Documentary Festival

COLONY, the debut feature Irish documentary directed by Ross McDonnell and Carter Gunn has been named winner of the First Appearance Award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam... more
 

Two Irish Short Films Shortlisted for an Academy Award® Nomination

The Irish short films THE DOOR and GRANNY O'GRIMMS SLEEPING BEAUTY have both been shortlisted for an Academy Award® nomination and are now on shortlists of tens films moving one step closer in the race for an Academy Award® nomination... more

Irish Actor Robbie Sheehan Selected for Prestigious ‘Shooting Star’ Award

Irish actor Robert Sheehan (Cherrybomb, Summer of the Flying Saucer) has been selected for the competitive SHOOTING STAR initiative and will be honoured with an award along with nine others at the Berlin International Film Festival in February...More 

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