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Screen Ireland has chosen Steven Davenport, who has headed up its Inward Production department since 2016, to lead its new U.S. office.
Davenport, who has extensive experience in Ireland as a line producer and location manager, will relocate to Los Angeles for the endeavor, which was previously announced in 2019 as part of former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s “Global Ireland” strategy.
In his new role as Head of US Production & Partnerships, Davenport will work to support the Irish creative
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Arthur Ashe DocCNN Films and HBO Max have partnered with Dogwoof on a documentary – Citizen Ashe – that will explore the impact Arthur Ashe had on tennis and HIV activism. During his momentous tennis career, Ashe won three Grand Slam singles titles and became the first-ever Black player to join the United States Davis Cup team.
Patrick Dempsey has been causing quite a stir since he landed in Ireland to film Disenchanted. Dr McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy has been out and about visiting Powerscourt, talking to donkeys and charming the locals, of course. He’s now been joined by his co-star Amy Adams.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Telefilm Canada and Screen Ireland have boarded “Cry From the Sea,” a co-production between Canada’s Sepia Films and Ireland’s ShinAwil, which has been greenlit to shoot in the Fall.To be directed by Vic Sarin (“Partition,” “A Shine of Rainbows”), the romantic drama centers on Edith, an enigmatic American widow who visits an Irish island to be near the spot where her childhood boyfriend drowned during World War I.
Patrick Dempsey has been causing quite a stir since he landed in Ireland to film Disenchanted. Dr McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy has been out and about visiting Powerscourt, talking to donkeys and charming the locals, of course. He’s now been joined by his co-star Amy Adams.
Olivia Rodrigo sits in the driving seat at Number 1 on Ireland’s Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2021 so far.
There’s no sour taste in Olivia Rodrigo’s mouth as the 18-year-old rising star claims Ireland’s biggest album of 2021 so far.
DMA’s have been forced to once again reschedule a host of their upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates.The Australian band had initially hoped to tour on these shores in 2020, before the dates were moved to April this year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ireland AM gang hit the town with vengeance this week and it’s safe to say that they relished every minute of it but there were a few regrets this morning.
Hollywood A-listers have been flocking to our shores as numerous productions have been filming across the country but none have garnered as much interest as Disney’s Disenchanted.
Rejjie Snow has announced that he’ll be heading out on a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year.The Irish rapper’s ‘By Myself’ tour will kick off in Brighton on September 25 and end with a hometown show at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on October 11.
Manori Ravindran International EditorIrish producer Paul Thompstone and Sorin Baluta have launched a new sales agency out of Ireland. The company, Studio Atlantic, launches in Cannes with a World War II feature set to shoot in Belgium this fall.Having specialized in production finance, Thompstone has a large network of funders, including private equity, for high-concept feature films and television.
Bright Eyes have rescheduled their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour to 2022.The band were due to hit the road this August with shows in London, Manchester, Dublin, Birmingham and Glasgow.But due to the COVID pandemic they have now been forced to move the dates to August 2022 with their opening show at London Eventim Apollo kicking off on August 30.
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorCurzon has acquired the U.K. and Ireland rights to “Between Two Worlds,” which is the opening film of the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in Cannes.
Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes have announced their new album ‘Sticky’, as well as details of a UK, Irish and European tour.The band’s first new album since 2019’s ‘End of Suffering’ is set for release on October 15 and has already been previewed with ‘My Town’, their recent collaboration with IDLES frontman Joe Talbot.‘Sticky’ has been further previewed today (July 5) with the release of the album’s title track, which Carter describes as being “about that moment where you’re drunk at a bus