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Jonathan Wolf To Exit AFM After 24 Years At Helm Of Indie Film Market
Jonathan Wolf, managing director of the American Film Market who has led AFM for 24 years, will step down when his current term ends in June. He'll continue on as an advisor through the 2022 AFM, which is set to make its in-person return to Santa Monica for the 43rd edition, November 1-6, said the Independent Film & Te…
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IFTAs: ‘An Cailín Ciúin’ & ‘Kin’ Big Winners At Irish Film & TV Awards
Colm Bairéad's Irish-language drama An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) was the big film winner at last night’s vritual Irish Film and Television Academy awards with eight wins. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
Director Colm Bairéad’s debut won best film, best director and lead actress for Catherine Clinch in…
Netflix Unveils 3 APAC Series; IFTA Rising Star Nominees; BBC Studios Sells Doc Pair – Global Briefs
Netflix APAC Commissions
Netlfix has unveiled a trio of new series from the APAC region. Boy Swallows Universe, from Australia, is an adaptation of the book of the same name and will be turned into an eight x 1-hour show. John Collee (Master and Commander) is penning the adaptation, which comes from Brouhaha…
‘Belfast’ & ‘An Cailín Ciúin’ Lead Irish Film & TV Awards Nominations
Nominations have been announced for this year's Irish Film And TV Academy Awards (IFTAs). Scroll down for the full list.
Leading the way with ten apiece are Kenneth Branagh's much-fancied awards contender Beflast and Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin, which recently won the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus…
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Film Mode’s Clay Epstein Elected New Chair Of Independent Film & Television Alliance
Clay Epstein, the president of Film Mode Entertainment, has been elected chair of the Independent Film & Television Alliance for the 2021-2023 term, IFTA said Monday. He’s been a board member since 2008 and served regularly on its executive committee.
Seven others were elected to the organization's 15-person board…
Ireland Selects ‘Foscadh’ (‘Shelter’) As International Oscar Entry
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has picked Irish-Language feature Foscadh (Shelter) as this year's entry for the International Oscar race.
Written and directed by Seán Breathnach, the pic stars Dónall Ó Héalai (Arracht), Fionnuala Flaherty (An Klondike), and Cillian O'Gairbhí (Blood) in a story based on…
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Coalition Of Hollywood Producers, Guilds Asks Senate For Targeted Pandemic Insurance Relief, And Fast
A broad entertainment industry coalition Friday begged Senate leadership to push ahead with Federal aid for pandemic insurance since it's near impossible to get back to work without it, especially for independent film.
Short of something really big — like the public-private Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA)…
Pandemic Insurance Takes Step Ahead With Capitol Hill Hearing; NY Rep. Maloney Hopes For Passage In Biden’s First 100 Days
New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Thursday that the nation desperately needs pandemic insurance, a "public private partnership that has a mechanism in place that you can depend on," and hopes some version of it will pass early in the Biden administration.
"There are a number of proposals out there. People who are…
Film & TV Producers, Hollywood Unions, NASCAR, NFL Beg Lawmakers For Pandemic Insurance Ahead Of Key Hearing Thursday
Film, TV, guilds and sports industry groups from NASCAR to the NFL on Wednesday sent a plea for action to lawmakers ahead of a key Capitol Hill committee meeting on pandemic insurance.
The hearing set for Thursday morning, called “Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers,”…
Bond Bind: Indie Film Ecosystem At Risk With No COVID Insurance, And Solutions Far Off
A restart for film and television is bearing down but looming uncertainty around COVID-19 insurance has the business on edge.
Pandemic insurance disappeared in March. Three months later there's still no viable alternative to put many independent producers back on a path to completion bond backed financing. It's…
IFTA Elects 8 To Board Of Directors; ‘Deep Murder’ Horror Comedy Cuts To Screen Media – AFM Briefs
The Independent Film & Television Alliance‘s annual elections has resulted in eight new members voted to the alliance’s board of directors, the organization said Monday at the American Film Market. They join the 20-member board at the indie film and TV trade association chaired by Michael Ryan of GFM Films. The newly…
‘Three Billboards’, ‘Maudie’, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Lead Irish Film And Drama Awards; ‘Michael Inside’ Best Picture
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Maudie led the Irish Film And Television Academy’s 2018 Film And Drama awards Thursday night in Ireland with three wins apiece.
Michael Inside, a local production from director Frank Berry, triumphed with the Best Film prize. On the TV side, HBO’s Game of Thrones took Best…
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