Full-time ab-initio degrees:DIT Aungier Street: communications - film & broadcasting. 97/98 points 465*(random selection - not all students at this points level were offered places).
DCU: communication studies. 97/98 points: 465.
Full-time certificate/diploma courses:
Dun Laoghaire RTC: Design - communication - film/television. 97/98 points 915
Dun Laoghaire RTC: Makeup for film & theatre. 97/98 points 760
Dun Laoghaire RTC: TV & video production.
Dun Laoghaire RTC: Modelmaking. 97/98 points 650
Tallaght RTC: Audio/visual communications. 97/98 points 420
Add-on degrees:
Dun Laoghaire RTC: one-year add-on degrees in film/video and production design. Applicants must have merit or distinction in a national diploma in design - communications or art or equivalent. A pass diploma may be considered if relevant work has been completed in the appropriate specialised area.
Direct employment in film industry 1995:
Total employment 17,890; feature films/major TV dramas 15,904; independent TV productions 1,780; animation 206
From: 1995 IBEC report on economic impact of film production in Ireland. This report records 12 major film/drama productions in 1993, 13 in 1994 and 22 in 1995.
Employment:
Total employment in the film industry in Ireland grew from 3,812 in 1993 to 15,904 in 1995. Of these, the number of Irish people employed rose from 3,435 to 14,123 in the same period.
