Irish Industry News

Morahan Joins Ballydung Duo 'Podge and Rodge'

TV presenter Caroline Morahan has been revealed as the new host of The Podge and Rodge Show to begin presenting from next Monday night 9th February until the end of the show's run in April. more

Magma Film's Niko Tops Finnish Film Awards

Niko and the Way To The Stars, the animated feature film co-produced by Magma Films in Galway and Anima Vitae in Finland, has won the Best Film and Best Script Jussi awards at the Finnish Film Awards in Helsinki.more

Canada's Strategic Partners Spotlight Ireland

The 29th Atlantic Film Festival and Canadas co production outfit Strategic Partners will host a special spotlight on co producing with Ireland and Germany during the festival, which runs from 18 to 20 September 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia more

Evening Standard Awards for Shortt, McDonagh and McQueen

Pat Shortt has jointly won the Best Actor Award with Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon) at the Evening Standard British Film Awards last night for his performance in Lenny Abrahamson's Garage. Hunger and Martin McDonagh also picked up gongs awarded by the London newspaper. more

IFC Obtains US Rights to 'The Escapist'

Parallel Film's co-produced feature The Escapist, directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Brian Cox and Liam Cunningham, has been picked up by IFC Films for US distribution.more

Irish and International Guests Visiting JDIFF

Irish actors Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Brendan Gleeson along with a host of international talent have been confirmed to attend the 2009 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 12 to 22 February 2009. more

Culture Ireland Awards Grants to Promote Irish film

From an almost 700,000 euro in grant funding to over 80 projects, Culture Ireland has allocated a subtotal of 52,000 euro to the Irish film sector. more

Shooting Begins On The Fading Light

Principal photography has begun on the low budget feature film, The Fading Light, directed by Ivan Kavanagh Tin Can Man and produced by AnneMarie Naughton of Park Films.more

Two Nominations for Feature Doc Fight or Flight

IFTA nominated feature documentary Fight or Flight, directed by Peter J McCarthy and Shan Sutton, has been nominated for Best Foreign Documentary at the Long Island Film Festival and is also one of the finalists for Best Documentary at the Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin running from 19th to 22nd February 2009. more