Production Update
As summer approaches there are a number of new productions planning to shoot in Ireland over the upcoming months. King Arthur, a co-production between World 2000 and Disney, is currently in pre-production and is scheduled to begin shooting from June - November this year. This project has a total budget of €90 million and is the largest budget film ever to be shot in Ireland.Laws of Attraction is also currently in pre-production and is being produced by Hells Kitchen and Intermedia . This project has a budget of €30 million and is scheduled to go into production in June 2003.
There are also a number of animation projects ready to go into production. Moby Dick, an animated feature to be produced by Terraglyph productions is scheduled to go into production this Summer. Terraglyph Productions are currently working on the Isle of Innis Coole, an animated TV series and The Boy who had No Story has also just gone into production and is being produced by Brown Bag Films.
Dead Meat, the first ultra-low budget project funded by the Irish Film Board has just finished production in Leitrim last weekend. The Return, which went into production in April, also finished shooting last week and is being produced by Octagon Films and Granada. Post–production is scheduled to begin immediately. Spin the Bottle went into production in March/April and is currently in post-production. This project is being produced by Grand Pictures.
Information on all recent funding decisions can be found on our website under Funding Decisions.