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CBC, Bipoc TV & Film and CFC reveal Showrunner Catalyst Program participants 20 MAR 2025

Production

CBC, Bipoc TV & Film and CFC reveal Showrunner Catalyst Program participants

Lakna Edirisinghe, Carina Samuels and Eva Thomas will be part of the only accelerator program in Canada that is focused on elevating senior writers who identify as Indigenous, Black or People of Colour.
Serious Kids secures distribution rights to live action family thriller "The Unreal" 27 FEB 2025

Kids & Animation

Serious Kids secures distribution rights to live action family thriller "The Unreal"

The title was commissioned by RTÉ and received support funding from Coimisiún na Meán and the Irish Government’s S481 tax credit. The second season has been commissioned and is finalizing funding applications, with delivery expected in Q4 2025.
Iris Knobloch was reappointed as President of the Cannes Film Festival 15 JAN 2025

Awards

Iris Knobloch was reappointed as President of the Cannes Film Festival

This new mandate will cover the 2026, 2027 and 2028 editions.
RTÉ and BBC to adapt Marian Keyes' "Walsh Sisters" as a drama series 3 DEC 2024

Production

RTÉ and BBC to adapt Marian Keyes' "Walsh Sisters" as a drama series

"The Walsh Sisters" will be directed by Ian FitzGibbon ("Hullraisers", "Moone Boy") and produced by award-winning indies Cuba Pictures, based in London, and Irish based Metropolitan Films International, in association with the BBC and Screen Ireland. Cineflix Rights is the exclusive worldwide distribution partner on the six-part series which has been acquired by the BBC.
Monster Entertainment: Clever strategies to diversify the catalog and remain relevant 25 NOV 2024

Content

Monster Entertainment: Clever strategies to diversify the catalog and remain relevant

The Irish company has acquired titles from other distributors to sell them to airline companies and has improved its catalog with more titles that reach a wide age target group. Ben Murphy, sales executive at the company, analyzes these crucial steps for the company.