AnnuAL REPORT OF BORD SCAnnÁn nA ... - Irish Film Board

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TRIAGE
InTERnATIOnAL PRODuCTIOn
The enhancement of the Section 481 tax incentive net benefit to
28% became legislation in April 2009. These new changes will
assist the IFB and the sector to raise the profile of Ireland as an
international film and television location and attract Hollywood
productions to locate to Ireland.
2009 had a quiet beginning while the enhancements were being
made legislation but production soon got going and Hollywood was
back with the major uS feature film Leap Year starring Amy Adams
filming on location in Ireland.
The fourth and last series of Showtime’s award-winning show The
Tudors was shot on location in Dublin, Wicklow and at Ardmore
studios during the summer of 2009.
By the end of the year there were a number of new projects in
the pipeline for 2010 including the popular ITv series Primeval
which was confirmed for production in Ireland with a budget of
€15 million and Steven Soderbergh’s (Ocean’s Thirteen, Erin
Brockovich) latest feature film Knockout, which was written
specifically for Dublin.
The benefits of high levels of film and television production in
Ireland include increased international investment in the economy,
increased employment, positive spin-off effects for promoting
Ireland as a tourist location and the improvement of Ireland as an
industrial location for all aspects of creative endeavors.
CORPORATE GOvERnAnCE
The Irish Film Board fully complies with the Code of Practice for
the Governance of State bodies. In line with section 10.2 of the
code, I affirm to the best of my knowledge that:
(i) There were no commercially significant developments
affecting the body in 2009 other than those mentioned in
the operational review of the year given above.
(ii) All appropriate procedures for financial reporting,
internal audit, procurement and assets’ disposals are
being carried out.
(iii) A Statement on the System of Internal Financial Control
is given in page 12 of the Annual Report.
(iv) The Codes of Business Conduct for Directors and
Employees are in place.
(v) The Government policy on the pay of Chief Executives and
all State body employees is being complied with.
(vi) The Government guidelines on the payment of Directors’
fees are being complied with.
(vii) No significant post balance sheet events occurred.
(viii) The Guidelines for the Appraisal and Management of Capital
Expenditure Proposals are being complied with.
(ix) The Code of Practice for the Governance of State bodies
has been adopted and is being complied with.
James Morris
Chairman
FIvE MINuTES OF HEAvEN
LÉIRIÚCHÁn IDIRnÁISIÚnTA
Ritheadh an reachtaíocht chun sochar glan na dreasachta
cánach in Alt 481 a mhéadú go dtí 28% in Aibreán na bliana 2009.
Cabhróidh na hathruithe sin leis an IFB agus leis an earnáil
próifíl na hÉireann mar shuíomh idirnáisiúnta scannáin agus
teilifíse a ardú agus chun léiriúcháin Hollywood a mhealladh
chun scannáin a dhéanamh in Éirinn.
Bhí cúrsaí ciúin go leor ag tús na bliana 2009 nuair a bhí na
feabhsuithe á ndéanamh ar an reachtaíocht ach ní fada go raibh
cúrsaí léiriúcháin faoi lánseol nuair a tháinig Hollywood ar ais
agus an mórphríomhscannán Leap Year ina bhfuil Amy Adams
mar phríomhaisteoir á léiriú ar an suíomh in Éirinn.
Rinneadh an scannánaíocht ar an gceathrú sraith agus agus
an ceann deiridh den seó gradambhuaiteora ‘The Tudors’
ar an suíomh i mBaile átha Cliath, i gCill Mhantáin agus ag
stiúideónna Ardmore i rith an tsamhraidh i 2009.
Faoi dheireadh na bliana bhí líon tionscadal nua socraithe
don bhliain 2010 ina measc an tsraith móréilimh de chuid ITv
Primeval a raibh deimhniú ina leith go léireofaí in Éirinn í le
buiséad de €15 milliún agus an príomhscannán is déanaí le
Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Thirteen, Erin Brockovich), Knockout,
a scríobhadh go sonrach le haghaidh Baile átha Cliath.
I measc na sochair a bhaineann le leibhéil arda léiriúchán
scannáin agus teilifíse in Éirinn tá méadú ar an infheistíocht
idirnáisiúnta sa ngeilleagar, méadú ar an bhfostaíocht, éifeachtaí
dearfacha seachtháirge maidir le hÉire a chur chun cinn mar
láthair turasóireachta agus feabhsú na hÉireann mar ionad
tionscail do dhíchill chruthaitheacha de gach aon chineál.
RIALACHAS CORPORÁIDEACH
Comhlíonann Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board
an Cód Cleachtais um Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit ina iomlán.
De réir Ailt 10.2 den Chód sin, deimhním, de réir mar is fearr is
eol dom:
(i) Nach raibh aon fhorbairtí suntasachta tráchtála a bhain
leis an gcomhlacht le linn 2009 seachas na cinn sin atá
luaite thuas i dtuarascáil oibríochtúil na bliana.
(ii) Go bhfuil na nósanna imeachta ar fad maidir le tuairisciú
airgeadais, iniúchadh inmheánach, soláthar agus diúscairt
sócmhainní á ndéanamh.
(iii) Go dtugtar Ráiteas maidir leis an gCóras Rialaithe
Inmheánach Airgeadais ar Leathanach 12 den
dTuarascáil Bhliantúil.
(iv) Go bhfuil na Cóid maidir le hIompar Gnó do Stiúrthóirí
agus Fostaithe i bhfeidhm.
(v) Go bhfuil Polasaí an Rialtais maidir le pá na
bPríomhfheidhmeannach agus na bhfostaithe ar fad i
gcomhlachtaí stáit á chomhlíonadh.
(vi) Go bhfuil treoirlínte an Rialtais maidir le táillí Stiúrthóirí
a íoc á gcomhlíonadh.
(vii) Nár tharla aon teagmhas suntasach iarchláir
chomhordaithe.
(viii) Go bhfuil na Treoirlínte maidir le Tograí Caiteachas Caipitil
a Mheasúnú agus a Bhainistiú á gcomhlíonadh.
(ix) Gur glacadh an Cód Cleachtais um Rialachas Comhlachtaí
Stáit agus go bhfuil sé sin á chomhlíonadhh.
James Morris
Cathaoirleach
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