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«Один дома» — навсегда: как роль изменила жизнь Маколея Калкина и других актеров
За прошедшие 35 лет жизни артистов сильно изменились Фото: Кадр из фильма «Один дома», реж. Крис Коламбус, 1990 Сообщения о смерти актрисы, сыгравшей мать Кевина Маккаллистера, вновь напомнили миллионам зрителей про фильм «Один дома». Комедия Криса Коламбуса, вышедшая в 1990 году, давно стала частью массовой культуры и символом Рождества и Нового года.
Screen Ireland announce 2024 Puttnam Scholars
A cross-border initiative, the Atticus Education ‘Puttnam Scholars’ programme is a series of interactive online seminars for early-to-mid career filmmakers with Oscar-winning producer David Puttnam (Local Hero, Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields), run in conjunction with Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen. The programme is supported by Accenture Song, the world's largest tech-powered creative group.
Why Irish film is in rude health in 2024
Irish film is in rude health in 2024, with international festival success and a slew of eye-catching films poised to hit the market. Kneecap, the origins story of the bawdily subversive Irish-language hip-hop group of the same name, written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, wowed Sundance Film Festival and won an audience award, heralding the arrival of Irish films, talent and language in 2024.
Ireland’s Inis Mór lands the EUFCN Location Award 2023
Inis Mór, the largest of Ireland’s Aran Islands, is the winner of the seventh edition of the EUFCN Location Award, the award for best European location in the film and TV industry organised by EUFCN – The European Film Commissions Network. The award was accepted by Michael Byrne, an inward production and sustainability executive from Screen Ireland on Sunday (February 18) at a ceremony in Berlin.
Independent film and TV firms ‘gravely concerned’ about RTE governance
Chief executive Susan Kirby said SPI members were based all over Ireland and worked across diverse genres including factual, entertainment, children’s programmes, documentary, animation and drama. She said these companies provided valuable employment within the sector. “Our members are dismayed at the revelations about governance and transparency of financial reporting and accountability standards at RTE,” she said.
Safe to Create Launches New Active Bystander in the Workplace Course for the Arts & Creative Sectors
Safe to Create Launches New Active Bystander in the Workplace Course for the Arts & Creative Sectors Posted: 15th December 2022 Safe to Create in collaboration with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland have launched a new certified self-led online course addressing Dignity at Work for professionals working in the arts and creative sectors. The new active bystander course is designed to empower individuals to challenge unacceptable behaviour that may have become normalised in the workplace.
Industry Events 2022
Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) will host a programme of industry events on 17th and 18th November 2022, comprising First Take, Doc Day Live and Doc Day Online. CIFF will host panel discussions with special guests from the international film industry, who will share their invaluable insight into current trends in the sector. CIFF Industry Days are presented in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, and supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
Winners of Virgin Media Discovers & Screen Ireland Short Film Competition revealed
Each of the three finalists: ‘Good Chips’, ‘Unhinged’ and ‘Calf ’will receive €30,000 to bring their film to life The winners of the 2022 Virgin Media Discovers & Screen Ireland Short Film Competition have been announced today as Nell Hensey and Brigid Leahy ‘Good Chips’, Mary Kirwan and Zoë Brennan-Whitmore ‘Unhinged’ and Jamie O’Rourke ‘Calf’.
€200,000 Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition announces shortlist of 10 emerging talents, in association with Screen Ireland
1st June 2022: Ten new submissions have been shortlisted to take part in the 2022 Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, benefiting from total prize fund of €200,000. Selected from hundreds of entries this year, each shortlisted project will receive an investment of €6,000 to develop their script with a mentor and the three finalists will be chosen and awarded €30,000 to bring their script to life on screen with the production of a 10-minute short film.
Why launching A+E Networks’ History Play streaming service in Eastern Europe is a serious business
Sabres, battle re-enactments and Attila the Hun are poised to bring audiences to History Play in Hungary, a fresh streaming service from A+E Networks EMEA, available via RTL Most+. The launch marks the premiere of the History Play brand in the Central-Eastern European (CEE) region. It is also available in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands through various of partnerships including Amazon Prime and Apple TV+.
First look images and clip: EFM-bound UK sci-fi ‘Blank’
London-based sales agency Film Seekers has unveiled a first look at UK science fiction thriller title Blank. It is the first feature from award winning director Natalie Kennedy and stars Heida Reid, best known for Poldark and recently FBI International. The cast also includes Rachel Shelley and Wayne Brady.
Meet the new generation of Irish female writing and directing talent
A new generation of female Irish writing and directing talent is garnering attention for the smart, vivid stories they are telling for film and television audiences around the world They include Nathalie Biancheri, whose second feature Wolf premiered at Toronto 2021, Kathryn Ferguson, who is going to Sundance 2022 with her Sinead O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares, and Kate Dolan’s upcoming genre title You Are Not My Mother, a hot prospect on the sales slate of Bankside Films.
Meet the new generation of Irish female writing and directing talent
A new generation of female Irish writing and directing talent is garnering attention for the smart, vivid stories they are telling for film and television audiences around the world They include Nathalie Biancheri, whose second feature Wolf premiered at Toronto 2021, Kathryn Ferguson, who is going to Sundance 2022 with her Sinead O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares, and Kate Dolan’s upcoming genre title You Are Not My Mother, a hot prospect on the sales slate of Bankside Films.
Meet the new generation of Irish female writing and directing talent
A new generation of female Irish writing and directing talent is garnering attention for the smart, vivid stories they are telling for film and television audiences around the world They include Nathalie Biancheri, whose second feature Wolf premiered at Toronto 2021, Kathryn Ferguson, who is going to Sundance 2022 with her Sinead O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares, and Kate Dolan’s upcoming genre title You Are Not My Mother, a hot prospect on the sales slate of Bankside Films.
The lowdown on Park Royal Broadcast Studios
Conveniently placed between Heathrow and Central London allowing for a drive not more than 20 minutes to either destination, the Park Royal Broadcast Studios are ideal for all production companies and TV stations. The studios include the latest augmented reality facilities, video walls, and presenting sets and editing suites. Whether it is pre-recorded content or live broadcasting, the Park Royal studios are fully equipped with the latest technology to provide a comprehensive package.
Giving Swedish rom-com universal appeal with HDR and Dolby Vision
Swedish drama has a unique international reputation – beautiful, bleak, slow and spiced with dark Nordic introspection. A modern Swedish romantic comedy would seem a hard sell, and yet Netflix’s Love and Anarchy has been a hit. The series charts the adventures of Sofie, a married-with-kids consultant who goes into an old Stockholm publishing company only to get involved with twentysomething Max, in the process pulling away from a life of polite respectability into spiralling excitement and danger.
Payroll for the Covid era
Sargent-Disc’s End-to-End Digital Payroll Workflow is the first completely digital production payroll service available to the entertainment industries of the UK and Ireland. Before Covid-19, efficiency and sustainability were the predominant reasons for productions to go paperless. As expected, the pandemic has accelerated the need for systems that are both reliable and contactless. This has led to a marked increase in uptake of Sargent-Disc’s Digital Production Office tools.
Forging a golden era for Irish drama
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland to support panel discussion on international TV drama at this year’s the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Are you working in TV drama? Wondering what’s next? Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to support the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival in its online programme this year. As part of its industry event line-up, Screen Ireland is supporting a panel discussion on international TV drama - and what comes next.
Framestore uses SDN-based cloud connectivity to render Hollywood hits
The BAFTA and Oscar award-winning creative studio has transformed its rendering process with Megaport’s Network as a Service (NaaS) When you watch the epic superhero fight scenes in Avengers: Endgame you don’t think about the IT team on call in the middle of the night, making sure there’s enough compute power for the creative work of visual effects artists to be rendered properly.
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