The Irish Film Board has broken its silence around the upcoming Star Wars shoot on Skellig Michael by saying it must adhere to confidentiality demands from producers.

The Irish Film Board is to undergo a name change, to become 'Screen Ireland'.

The producers of the latest Star Wars movie are considering filming further scenes at Skellig Michael off the Kerry Coast.

Senior staff in the Office of Public Works had serious misgivings about Skellig Michael being used to film scenes for the latest Star Wars movie, with one island guide querying whether there was a legal avenue to block the production.

The improvement to Ireland’s Section 481 tax incentive scheme announced in last week’s budget — extending it to apply to non-EU talent working in Ireland and moving forward the promised increase in its value to 2015 — has been broadly welcomed across the industry.

An Irish-made TV series turned down for state funding has been nominated for a prestigious Emmy award.

SINCE its foundation, in 1989, the Galway Film Fleadh has shown the best in international cinema, while being a platform for Irish filmmakers to screen their work, all in an intimate, relaxed atmosphere, full of passion and with the odd beverage.

IN 1993 Michael D Higgins, then Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, took the fateful decision to re-institute the Irish Film Board, the national film development agency, which had run briefly between 1980 and 1987.

The capacity of the human spirit to triumph over even the most challenging of circumstances is often extraordinary — and deeply moving.

IF you spot what looks like the retreating arse of a shrieking madman dashing through the woods in hot pursuit of his prey, do not be alarmed.

Budding filmmakers can now tap into a €1m fund launched today to boost the industry in Ireland.

The Irish animation sector has exploded over the past decade with hundreds of people employed in the multi-million euro industry, it was claimed today.

New tax incentives will boost Ireland’s film industry by attracting more Hollywood producers to the country, it was claimed today.

THE long standing vacuum at the head of the Irish Film Board was finally resolved last week with the announcement that Englishman Simon Perry will take over as CEO on January 9, 2006, a position vacant since Mark Woods’ departure last April.

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board (BSE/IFB) today launched a free test screening programme whereby producers and distributors can avail of using test audiences to guage reaction to their films.

Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board welcomed today's announcement from the Government that Ireland's film incentive Section 481 is being retained.