Independent Pictures
Address:
22 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2
Telephone:
+353-1-7088100
Fax:
+353-1-676 6137
Website: http://
www.independent-pictures.com
Email: info@independent-pictures.com
Personnel:
John Cummins - Managing Director
Conor Moloney - Head of Television
Liam Lavelle - Executive Producer
Tina O Rourke - Office Manager
Company Description:
Independent Pictures is one of Ireland's foremost production companies, employing twenty people on a full time basis and at least another ten on contract at any given time. Established since 1979 it has gained a reputation as an innovative producer of factual programming across documentary, magazine and lifestyle genres. The company produces 40 - 50 hours of prime time television every year for a range of broadcasters including RTE, TG4 and BBC.
Independent Pictures is an Agtel company.
Experience:
Notable successes for Independent Pictures include Feud, Rip Off Republic, Show Me The Money and Ear To The Ground. Crime series Feud was broadcast in the Summer of 2007 and achieved an average 38% share. The controversial Rip Off Republic achieved a huge 54% share and an audience of 838,000 in its final episode in September 2005. The series was presented by Eddie Hobbs who also fronts Show Me The Money, one of the most successful factual series on Irish television. Series II peaked with a 42.6% share and 572,000 viewers. Series III moved to the key Sunday night 8.30 slot and achieved a record 604,000 viewers in programme 5. Ear To The Ground is one of the longest running programmes on RTE and in 2008 will begin its 16th season.
Genre:
Factual, factual entertainment, documentary, lifestyle, education, corporate, multimedia
Languages:
English, Irish
In Development:
Contact Conor Moloney, Head of Television
Current Production:
"Ear To The Ground Series XVI"
16 x 25 min rural affairs series for RTE ONE
"Dealers Series III"
8 x 25 min factual entertainment series for RTE ONE
"Thar Sáile Series II"
7 x 25 min travel series for RTE & TG4
"Cósta Uí Chatáin"
10 x 25 min travel and food series for ILBF and TG4
"Luach Ar Linne Series II"
8 x 25 min consumer series for RTE & TG4
"Ar Bhoithrin na Smaointe"
8 x 25 min factual series for RTE & TG4
Previous Production:
"Heist"
3 x 25 min crime series for RTE ONE
"The Ultimate Guide To Everything"
6 x 25 min factual entertainment series for RTE TWO
"What Am I Worth?"
8 x 25 min factual entertainment series for RTE ONE
"The Pressure Cooker"
1 x 52 min documentary for RTE ONE
"Behind Closed Doors"
1 x 40 min documentary for BBC
"Feud"
6 x 25 min crime series for RTE ONE.
"Northern Star"
1 x 40 min documentary for BBC.
"Luach Ar Linne Series I"
8 x 25' consumer series for RTE & TG4
"Thar Sáile Series I"
7 x 25' travel series for RTE & TG4
"Show Me The Money Series I, II, III & IV"
8 x 25 & 2 x 12 x 25 min factual entertainment series for RTE ONE. IFTA winner 2004 and 2005.
"I'm An Adult Get Me Out Of Here Series I & II"
8 x 26 min factual entertainment series for RTE TWO.
"Pop Fiction"
1 x 52 min documentary for RTE's Arts Lives series.
"Ear To The Ground Series I to XV"
3 x 16 x 25 & 12 x 26 X 25 min rural affairs series for RTE. Winner GAJI award 2006 & 2004. IFTA nominee 2003.
"An Tuath Nua Series I to VII"
6 X 26 X 25 min rural affairs series for RTE & TG4. MAMA nominee 2004.
"30 Things To Do With Your SSIA"
3 x 52 min factual entertainment series for RTE ONE.
"Dealers Series I & 2"
2 x 12 x 25 min antiques series for RTE ONE.
"Art For Sale"
1 x 52 min arts documentary for RTE ONE's 2006 Arts Lives Series.
"Mission Improbable"
1 x 60 min documentary for BBC ONE NI.
November 2005
"Rip Off Republic"
4 x 40' factual series for RTE ONE.
"Oriel - The Atlantis Of Ireland"
1 x 52 min arts documentary for TG4.
"Stealing Beauty"
1 x 52 min arts documentary for RTE ONE's 2005 Arts Lives series.
"The Last Lap"
1 X 60 min sports documentary for BBC. Winner ESB National Media Award 2004.
"Show Me The Money Revisited Series I, II, III & IV"
8 x 25' factual entertainment series for RTE ONE.
"The Peer & The Park"
4 x 30 min observational documentary series for BBC.
"Bia's Bothar Series I to V"
5 X 13 X 25 min food and travel series for RTE & TG4.
"Turf Wars"
6 x 30 min observational documentary series for BBC TWO.
"Spré Na Seascaidí"
9 x 25 min history documentary series for TG4.
"Paddy Fields"
1 x 25 min documentary for RTE ONE's Townlands series.
"An tSlí Mhór"
6 x 25 min history documentary series for TG4.
"Flesh"
1 x 25 min arts documentary for TG4.
"Dot.What?"
8 x 25 min technology series for RTE ONE.
"The Big Stew"
8 x 25 min food and drink series for RTE ONE.
"Beastly Behaviour Series I & II"
2 x 13 x 25 min pets magazine series for RTE.
"Moveable Feast Seres I & II"
2 x 13 x 25 min food and drink series for RTE ONE.
"Garraí Ur Series I & II"
2 x 13 x 25 min gardening series for RTE and TG4.
For Sale:
Behind Closed Doors - 1 x 40' documentary inside a closed religous order
Mission Improbable - 1 x 60' documentary following Mormon missionaries in Northern Ireland.
Awards:
Griersons 2008 - The British Documentary Awards
Nominated for Best Science Documentary
Northern Star
IFTA Nominee 2006/07
Rip Off Republic
GAJI Award 2006 (Guild of Agricultural Journalists)
Winner - Best Broadcast Programme
Ear To The Ground Series XIII
TV Now Awards 2006 - Nominee Best TV Programme
Rip Off Republic
IFTA Winner 2005
Show Me The Money Series II
ESB National Media Award Winner 2004
The Last Lap
IFTA Winner 2004
Show Me The Money Series I
GAJI Award 2004 (Guild of Agricultural Journalists)
Ear To The Ground Series XI
MAMA Nominee 2004 (Media And Multicultural Awards)
An Tuath Nua Series III
IFTA Nominee 2003
Ear To The Ground Series X
Young European Journalist Of The Year 1996
Ear To The Ground Series IV - Ronan Clarke
Young European Journalist Of The Year 1995
Ear To The Ground Series II - Damien Tiernan
GAJI Premier Award 1995 (Guild Of Agricultural Journalists)
Ear To The Ground Series I
