{"id":631551,"date":"2026-09-21T16:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/631551\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:16:47","slug":"news-in-brief-the-irish-film-television-network-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/631551\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS IN BRIEF | The Irish Film & Television Network"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Director Damian McCann discusses \u2018Aontas\u2019, Ireland\u2019s Oscar\u00ae entry<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | IFTN sat down with Aontas director Damian McCann to discuss its selection as Ireland\u2019s Oscar\u00ae entry, developing the film\u2019s narrative with co-writer & partner Sarah Gordon, working with its female-led ensemble and the rise of Irish-language cinema.\u00a0
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\n Red Shoe Productions’ \u2018In Search of the Celtic Sound\u2019 enters production<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | Waterford-based Red Shoe Productions and Canadian company Ballinran Entertainment have commenced production on feature documentary ‘In Search of the Celtic Sound.’\u00a0
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\n Ciaran Hinds joins daughter Aoife Hinds in BBC Drama ‘Ministry of Time’<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | Ciar\u00e1n Hinds has joined the cast of the BBC and A24 drama Ministry of Time, appearing alongside his daughter, actor Aoife Hinds.\u00a0
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\n \u2018Ancestors\u2019 wins FIPRESCI Prize at Toronto International Film Festival<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | David Turpin\u2019s debut feature received the International Critics\u2019 Prize following its world premiere in TIFF\u2019s Discovery programme.\u00a0
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\n Seamus McGarvey and Mark Cousins to feature in \u2018Cunk on Cinema\u2019<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | Irish cinematographer Seamus McGarvey and filmmaker Mark Cousins are among the film figures set to appear in Cunk on Cinema, the latest outing for Diane Morgan\u2019s fictional presenter Philomena Cunk.\u00a0
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\n The TODAY show returns for its 15th season weekday afternoons on RT\u00c9<\/a>
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\n 21 Sep 2026 | Maura Derrane, D\u00e1ith\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 and Sin\u00e9ad Kennedy return to present the weekday afternoon programme on RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player.\u00a0
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\n IFTA to Host TV Showrunner Masterclass with Ronan Bennett<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | The BAFTA-winning writer behind Top Boy, The Day of the Jackal and MobLand will discuss developing and leading major television series in Dublin on 8 October.\u00a0
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\n Liam Neeson, Caitr\u00edona Balfe and Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney join Late Late Show tonight<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | The Late Late Show returns to RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player this Friday, 18 September, with Liam Neeson, Caitr\u00edona Balfe and Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney among the opening-night guests.\u00a0
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\n Irish films join Newport Beach Film Festival line-up<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | Several Irish films have been selected for the 27th Newport Beach Film Festival, taking place in Southern California from 15\u201322 October including Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’, ‘The Body Is Water’ and more.\u00a0
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\n Chris O\u2019Dowd and Joanne McNally join Bill Murray\u2019s Irish golf series<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | The six-part A Course Called Ireland, produced by Belfast-based Stellify Media with support from Northern Ireland Screen, will launch on the BBC in October.\u00a0
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\n RT\u00c9 confirms Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2027<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | Irish national broadcaster RT\u00c9 has confirmed that Ireland will not participate in or broadcast the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, citing the continuing loss of life and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.\u00a0
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\n Irish screen industry renew call for streaming content levy<\/a>
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\n 18 Sep 2026 | Screen Producers Ireland and Animation Ireland have joined international industry bodies in urging governments to require major streaming platforms to support domestic production.\u00a0
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\n \u2018Skintown\u2019 and \u2018I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning\u2019 join Dinard competition<\/a>
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\n 17 Sep 2026 | Kieron J. Walsh\u2019s Skintown and Clio Barnard\u2019s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning have been selected for the main competition at the 2026 Dinard British and Irish Film Festival.\u00a0
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\n New ‘Blue Lights’ series 4 artwork released ahead of return on Tuesday 29 September<\/a>
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\n 17 Sep 2026 | The BBC has released new artwork for the fourth series of the multi-award-winning Blue Lights, which returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday 29 September at 9pm on BBC One with all episodes available to watch from 6am on BBC iPlayer.\u00a0
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\n Guy Pearce to lead Andrew Baird\u2019s Irish thriller \u2018Bottle\u2019<\/a>
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\n 17 Sep 2026 | Guy Pearce is set to reunite with Irish filmmaker Andrew Baird for Bottle, marking the pair\u2019s fourth feature collaboration.\u00a0
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\n Stuart Carolan, Aidan Gillen, and Casey Walsh talk \u2018Tall Tales & Murder\u2019 at Irish Premiere<\/a>
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\n 17 Sep 2026 | Stuart Carolan, Chris Addison, Aidan Gillen, Casey Walsh and Phillipa Dunne discussed adapting Caimh McDonnell\u2019s books and bringing RT\u00c9 and BBC Northern Ireland\u2019s new crime comedy to the screen at the IFI\u00a0
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\n Four regional short films awarded \u20ac14,000 each as D\u00e9asc\u00e9al Scheme enters production phase<\/a>
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\n 16 Sep 2026 | Four short film projects from Cork City, Cork County, Kerry and Waterford have each been awarded \u20ac14,000 in production funding through the inaugural D\u00e9asc\u00e9al film scheme.\u00a0
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\n Stanley Townsend joins Andrew Garfield in ‘The Uprising’ trailer<\/a>
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\n 16 Sep 2026 | Irish actor Stanley Townsend appears in the newly released trailer for The Uprising, the forthcoming historical drama from director Paul Greengrass.\u00a0
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\n Andrew Scott to reprise \u2018Sea Wall\u2019 role for new feature film<\/a>
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\n 16 Sep 2026 | Irish actor Andrew Scott is set to lead a new feature film based on Simon Stephens\u2019 stage play Sea Wall, returning to a role he first performed at London\u2019s Bush Theatre in 2008.\u00a0
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\n First look at Daryl McCormack as Mr Bingley in Netflix\u2019s ‘Pride and Prejudice’<\/a>
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\n 16 Sep 2026 | Netflix has unveiled the first images of Irish actor Daryl McCormack as Mr Bingley in its forthcoming adaptation of Jane Austen\u2019s Pride and Prejudice.\u00a0
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