The Hunger Games, starring Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, is now available on Netflix Ireland. The movie is being made available to Netflix subscribers in Ireland and the UK before the US.

“We are thrilled to be the exclusive online home for The Hunger Games in the UK and Ireland,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer. “Since launching in the UK and Ireland in January 2012, we have continued to expand our offering of great movies and TV programmes, and we think our members are going to love the latest addition to the service.”

It'll be interesting to see if the high profile launches like this one and the recent Netflix production of House of Cards will help boost the service's already high numbers.

In case you haven't seen The Hunger Games ..

Based on Suzanne Collins’ book, the action-thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland takes place in Panem – a country divided into 12 districts and ruled by the Capitol. As retribution for a past rebellion, two young people from every district are required to participate in the “Hunger Games,” an annual televised event in which "tributes" fight to the death until only a victor remains. The story follows protagonist, Katniss Everdeen as she volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the games.

The Hunger Games is the first part of a trilogy, with  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire due to be released on IMAX in November of this year.

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The 10th Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs) will take place on February 9th in Dublin. The nominations were announced earlier this week so here's the full list:

FILM

Death of a Superhero (Michael Garland, Astrid Kahmke, Bavaria Pictures, Grand Pictures)

Good Vibrations (Chris Martin, Andrew Eaton, Canderblinks Films)

Grabbers (David Collins, Martina Niland, Forward Films, High Treason Productions, Samson Films)

Shadow Dancer (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Element Pictures)

What Richard Did (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Element Pictures)

 

 

DIRECTOR FILM

Lenny Abrahamson, What Richard Did (Element Pictures)

Pat Collins, Silence (South Wind Blows and Harvest Films)

Ian Fitzgibbon, Death of a Superhero (Bavaria Pictures, Grand Pictures)

Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths (MomentumPictures)

 

 

SCRIPT FILM

Malcolm Campbell, What Richard Did (Element Pictures)

Kevin Lehane, Grabbers (Forward Films, High Treason Productions, Samson Films)

Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths (MomentumPictures)

Kieron J Walsh, Jump (Hotshot Films)

 

 

ACTOR FILM

Richard Dormer, Good Vibrations (Canderblinks Films)

Colin Farrell, Seven Psychopaths (MomentumPictures)

Martin McCann, Jump (Hotshot Films)

Jack Reynor, What Richard Did (Element Pictures)

 

 

 

ACTRESS FILM

Ruth Bradley, Grabbers (Forward Films, High Treason Productions, Samson Films)

Anne Marie Duff, Sanctuary (Venom Films)

Roisin Murphy, What Richard Did (Element Pictures)

Seana Kerslake, Dollhouse (The Factory)

 

 

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR FILM

Domhnall Gleeson, Anna Karenina (Universal Pictures)

Ciaran Hinds, The Woman in Black (Momentum Pictures)

Michael McElhatton, Death of a Superhero (Bavaria Pictures, Grand Pictures)

David Wilmot, Shadow Dancer (Element Pictures)

 

 

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS FILM

Bríd Brennan, Shadow Dancer (Element Pictures)

Bronagh Gallagher, Grabbers (Forward Films, High Treason Productions, Samson Films)

Charlene McKenna, Jump (Hotshot Films)

Gabrielle Reidy, What Richard Did (Element Pictures)

 

 

 

SPECIAL IRISH LANGUAGE

Bernard Dunne's Bród Club (Production Team, Independent Pictures)

Congo 1961 (Akajava Films)

Lón sa Spéir – Men at Lunch (Sean & Eamonn Ó'Cualáin, Sónta)

Rásaí na Gaillimhe (Great Western Films)

 

 

 

GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Barbaric Genius (Paul Duane, Screenworks)

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (Sé Merry Doyle, Loopline Films)

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (Trevor Birney, Eimhear O'Neill, Ruth O'Reilly, Below The Radar)

Skin in the Game (Donald Taylor Black, Poolbeg Productions)

 

 

 

SHORT FILM

The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden (Andrew Legge)

Fear of Flying (Conor Finnegan, Lovely Productions)

Morning (Cathy Brady)

Rhinos (Shimmy Marcus)

 

 

 

ANIMATION

After You (Damien O'Connor, Cell Division)

Fear of Flying (Conor Finnegan, Lovely Productions)

Macropolis (Flickerpix Animations)

Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale (Brown Bag Films / Silvergate)

 

 

 

TELEVISION DRAMA

 

 

DRAMA sponsored by BAI

The Borgias (Neil Jordan, James Flynn, Octagon Films)

Game of Thrones (HBO)

Love/Hate (Suzanne McAuley, Steve Matthews, Octagon Films)

Titanic: Blood and Steel (Paul Myler, Roberto Minni, Ciaran Donnelly, Epos Films)

 

 

 

DIRECTOR TV DRAMA

David Caffrey, Love Hate (Octagon Films)

Ciaran Donnelly, Titanic: Blood and Steel (Epos Films)

Declan Lowney, Moone Boy(Grand Pictures, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions and Sprout Pictures for Sky 1)

Aisling Walsh, Loving Miss Hatto (Left Bank Pictures)

 

 

 

SCRIPT DRAMA

Stuart Carolan, Love/Hate(Octagon Films)

Colin Heber-Percy & Lyall Watson, Saving the Titanic(Tile Films)

Neil Jordan, The Borgias(Octagon Films)

Chris O’Dowd & Nick Vincent Murphy, Moone Boy (Grand Pictures, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions and Sprout Pictures for Sky 1)

 

 

 

Actor TV

Gabriel Byrne, Secret State (Company Pictures)

Colm Meaney, Hell on Wheels (Endemol)

Robert Sheehan, Love/Hate (Octagon Films)

Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Love/Hate (Octagon Films)

 

 

 

Actress TV

Orla Brady, Sinbad(Possible Pictures)

Carrie Crowley, Rasai na Gaillimhe(Great Western Films)

Amy Huberman, Threesome(Big Talk Productions)

Charlie Murphy, Love/Hate (Octagon Films)

 

 

 

Supporting Actor TV

Peter Coonan, Love/Hate (Octagon Films)

Allen Leech, Downton Abbey(Carnival Films)

Chris O’Dowd, Moone Boy(Grand Pictures, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions and Sprout Pictures for Sky 1)

Andrew Scott, Sherlock (Hartswood Films)

 

 

 

Supporting Actress TV

Cathy Belton, Roy(Jam Media)

Susan Loughnane, Love/Hate(Octagon Films)

Ruth Negga, Secret State (Channel 4)

Deirdre O’Kane, Moone Boy (Grand Pictures, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions and Sprout Pictures for Sky 1)

 

 

 

CRAFT / TECHNICAL CATEGORIES (FILM)

 

 

COSTUME

Good Vibrations, Maggie Donnelly (Canderblinks Films)

Loving Miss Hatto, Alison Byrne (Left Bank Pictures)

King of the Travellers, Joan O’Cleary (Vico Films)

Ripper Street, Lorna Marie Mugan (Element Pictures, Tiger Aspect Productions)

 

 

 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina(Universal Pictures)

PJ Dillon, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Tim Fleming, Citadel(Blinder Films)

David Grennan, What Richard Did(Element Pictures)

 

 

 

Editing Film/Drama

Nathan Nugent, What Richard Did(Element Pictures)

Dermot Diskin, Love/Hate(Octagon Films)

Mick Mahon, Saving the Titanic(Tile Films)

Helen Chapman, Ripper Street(Element Pictures, Tiger Aspect Productions)

 

 

 

Makeup & Hair sponsored by MAC

Morna Ferguson, Dee Corcoran – Loving Miss Hatto (Left Bank Pictures)

Sharon Doyle, Eileen Buggy – Ripper Street (Element Pictures, Tiger Aspect Productions)

Lynn Johnston, Eileen Buggy – Shadow Dancer (Element Pictures)

Tom McInerney, Dee Corcoran – Titanic Blood & Steel (Epos Films)

 

 

 

Production Design

Mark Geraghty, Ripper Street (Element Pictures, Tiger Aspect Productions)

Tom Conroy, Titanic: Blood & Steel (Epos Films)

Stephen Daly, Love/Hate(Octagon Films)

Ray Ball, Saving the Titanic (Tile Films)

 

 

 

Original Score

Niall Byrne, Loving Miss Hatto (Left Bank Pictures)

Ray Harman, Love/Hate (Octagon Films)

Steve Lynch, Saving the Titanic(Tile Films)

Stephen Rennicks, What Richard Did(Element Pictures)

 

 

 

Sound Film/Drama

Citadel – Garret Farrell, Hugh Fox, Steve Fanagan

Game of Thrones – Ronan Hill, Mervyn Moore

Titanic Blood & Steel – Dan Birch, Jon Stevenson, Garret Farrell

What Richard Did – Paddy Hanlon, Steve Fanagan, Niall Brady

 

 

 

TELEVISION PROGRAMMES

 

 

Childrens/Youth

The Octonauts (Brown Bag)

OMG! Jedward (Tyrone Productions)

Roy (JAM Media)

Ó Tholg go Tolg (Red Pepper Productions)

 

 

 

Current Affairs

Midweek: Rural Ireland Fights Back (TV3)

Prime Time – Profiting from Prostitution (RTE)

Spotlight: Sean Quinn’s Missing Millions (BBCNI)

Vincent Browne Tonight (TV3)

 

 

 

Documentary

A Time to Die? (Yellow Asylum Films)

Congo 1961 (Akajava Films)

MND: The Inside Track (Independent Pictures)

WB Yeats – No Country for Old Men (Hot Shot Films)

 

 

 

Documentary Series

24 Hours to Kill (TV3)

Bullyproof (Firebrand Productions)

The New Irish After the Bust (Animo Television)

Ray D’Arcy: How to Beat Depression (Animo Television)

 

 

 

Entertainment

Moone Boy (Grand Pictures, Baby Cow Productions, Hot Cod Productions and Sprout Pictures for Sky 1)

Mrs Brown’s Boys (RTE / BBC / BOC Pictures)

The Savage Eye (Blinder Films)

The Voice of Ireland (Screentime ShinAwiL)

 

 

 

Factual

Dead Money (ProMedia Productions)

The Radharc Squad (Tyrone Productions)

Room to Improve (Coco Television)

The Zoo (Moondance Productions)

 

 

 

Reality

Masterchef (Screentime ShinAwil)

Jockey Eile (Abú Media)

ICA Bootcamp (Independent Pictures)

Come Dine with Me (ITV Studios for TV3)

 

 

 

SPORTS

Olympics (RTÉ)

Paralympics (Setanta Ireland)

Jump Boys (Touchline Media)

When Ali Came to Ireland (True Films)

 

 

 

CRAFT / TECHNICAL CATEGORIES (TELEVISION)

 

 

DIRECTOR TV

Alison Millar, The Shame of the Catholic Church(BBC Northern Ireland)

Damien O’Donnell, The Savage Eye (Blinder Films)

Maurice Sweeney, WB Yeats No Country for Old Men(Hot Shot Films)

Lynda McQuaid, Masterchef (Screentime ShinAwil)

 

 

 

DOP TV

Michael O’Donovan, Gaeil Nua Eabhrac(Real Films)

Ronan Fox & Mick O’Rourke, WB Yeats No Country for Old Men(Hot Shot Films)

Kieran Slyne, My Civil War(RTÉ)

Feargal O’Hanlon, Lorg na gCos (Colm Bairéad Ltd/Midas Productions)

 

 

 

Editing TV

Mick Mahon, Gaeil Nua Eabhrac(Real Films)

Mick Mahon, Chaplin the Waterville Picture(Keeshla Communications Ltd)

Brenda Morrissey, Inside the Department (Wildfire Films)

Zaini Darragh, The West’s Awake (Iris Productions)

 

 

 

Sound TV

Am An Ghátair – Mark Henry, Conall de Cléir, John Brennan (Magamedia)

Scéal na Gaeilge – Paul Rowland, Niall O’Sullivan (ROSG)

WB Yeats No Country for Old Men – Killian Fitzgerald, Fiachra O’Hanlon (Hotshot Films)

The West’s Awake – David O'Regan, Killian Fitzgerald, Zaini Darragh (Iris Productions)

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