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66 articles available in total starting from 27/03/2003. Last article published on 05/07/2018.

Bord snips Irish Film Board

The Irish film industry was thrown into turmoil with the publication of the Department of Finance’s An Bord Snip Nua Group’s recommendations of drastic cuts in the film sector. In effect, the...  

17/07/2009 | Industry | Ireland

Wardrop wins Directors Finders Series

Ken Wardrop has won the annual Directors Finders Series 2009 for his feature documentary His and Hers. The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI), in association with the Directors Guild of...  

28/05/2009 | Industry | Ireland

Section 481 amended

After a long period of deliberation, it’s now official. Irish Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has signed a Commencement Order approving changes in Section 481 that governs film taxation. Under...  

25/03/2009 | Industry | Ireland

Algar joins High Point

Veteran Producer and the first ever Chief Executive of the Irish Film Board (IFB), Michael Algar, has been appointed as the head of the High Point Media Group, Ireland. During his term at the IFB...  

20/03/2009 | Industry | Ireland

Pathé, Warner Bros announce alliance

Pathé and Warner Bros. Entertainment UK (WBEUK) have announced a strategic alliance in the UK, effective from 13th April, that will see WBEUK distribute Pathé’s films in the UK and Ireland. The...  

13/03/2009 | Industry | UK/Ireland

Advance Party II rules announced

After an intensive week-long directing workshop at the Berlin Film Festival, the chosen directors for the Advance Party II scheme (see news) have come up with the new rules for the initiative....  

02/03/2009 | Industry | UK/Ireland/Denmark

Advance Party II, developing UK and Irish talent

Scotland’s Sigma Films, Denmark’s Zentropa and Ireland’s Subotica Entertainment have formed an alliance under the banner Advance Party II (APII) in order to develop eight new films from emerging...  

27/02/2009 | Industry | UK/Ireland/Denmark

Significant improvements in Section 481

Acting on an Irish Film Board (IFB) recommendation, Minister for Arts Martin Cullen has proposed amendments to Section 481, to increase investment in the Irish film industry. The individual...  

10/12/2008 | Industry | Ireland

Tucker to direct Leap Year and Five Minutes Of Heaven to screen in Sundance

British director Anand Tucker (And When Did You Last See Your Father?) will direct romantic comedy Leap Year for Spyglass Entertainment. The film is written by Harry Elfont and Deb Kaplan and will...  

05/12/2008 | Industry | UK/Ireland

IFB report recommends higher tax incentive

A new report published by the Irish Film Board (IFB) has recommended a major change to the current tax incentive for film – Section 481 – that runs till 2012. The report proposes that the tax...  

26/11/2008 | Industry | Ireland

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