The Irish Film And TV Academy (IFTA) has revealed this year’s nominees for the Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star award.
The five nominees are Agnes O’Casey, Alison Oliver, Ian Hunt-Duffy, Kwaku Fortune, and Siobhán Cullen.
Previous winners of the IFTA Rising Star Award include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, John Michael McDonagh, Sarah Greene, Gerard Barrett, and Jamie Dornan.
Announcing the nominees, Áine Moriarty, Chief Executive of the Irish Film and Television Academy, said this year’s group of Rising Stars represents a “brilliant new wave of Irish talent who are proving themselves to be world-class screen professionals.”
“This prestigious Award has recognized many great...
The five nominees are Agnes O’Casey, Alison Oliver, Ian Hunt-Duffy, Kwaku Fortune, and Siobhán Cullen.
Previous winners of the IFTA Rising Star Award include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, John Michael McDonagh, Sarah Greene, Gerard Barrett, and Jamie Dornan.
Announcing the nominees, Áine Moriarty, Chief Executive of the Irish Film and Television Academy, said this year’s group of Rising Stars represents a “brilliant new wave of Irish talent who are proving themselves to be world-class screen professionals.”
“This prestigious Award has recognized many great...
- 4/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominations are out for the 21st Irish Film & Television Awards with Lisa Mulcahy’s thriller Lies We Tell leading the pack on the feature side at 13, and crime drama Kin heading up the TV fields with 11 (scroll down for the ful list of nominees). The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will hand out its prizes on April 20 in Dublin.
Alongside Lies We Tell in the Best Film category are Double Blind, Flora and Son, Lola, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Verdigris. Each of those films also scored a mention for their directors.
In what was a banner year for Irish talent, there are several awards season notables vying for Best Actor as well, including Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan and All of Us Strangers’ Andrew Scott.
The Best International Film race includes All of Us Strangers, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, Saltburn and The Holdovers.
Alongside Lies We Tell in the Best Film category are Double Blind, Flora and Son, Lola, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Verdigris. Each of those films also scored a mention for their directors.
In what was a banner year for Irish talent, there are several awards season notables vying for Best Actor as well, including Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan and All of Us Strangers’ Andrew Scott.
The Best International Film race includes All of Us Strangers, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, Saltburn and The Holdovers.
- 3/14/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated Irish actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, Greta) will be honored with the Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his “outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry,” the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) unveiled on Wednesday.
Rea will be presented with the honor in the presence of family, friends and industry colleagues at the 21st IFTA Awards ceremony, taking place on Saturday, April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The evening will be hosted by Baz Ashmawy, one of Ireland’s most popular TV personalities.
“So much of Irish culture has been recovered and reimagined: music, language, literature, theater,” Rea said. “And cinema can be added to that list because of the special energy of John Boorman who produced Neil Jordan’s first film Angel. And to my astonishment, my first film too. Neil thrust the script and a saxophone into my hands,...
Rea will be presented with the honor in the presence of family, friends and industry colleagues at the 21st IFTA Awards ceremony, taking place on Saturday, April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The evening will be hosted by Baz Ashmawy, one of Ireland’s most popular TV personalities.
“So much of Irish culture has been recovered and reimagined: music, language, literature, theater,” Rea said. “And cinema can be added to that list because of the special energy of John Boorman who produced Neil Jordan’s first film Angel. And to my astonishment, my first film too. Neil thrust the script and a saxophone into my hands,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pakistan: “In Flames”
Zarrar Kahn’s horror film “In Flames” is Pakistan’s entry for the international feature Oscar. The film debuted at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this year.
In the Karachi-set film, after the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and phantasmal. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
The film, produced by Anam Abbas and executive produced by Shant Joshi, Todd Brown and Maxime Cottray, is part of XYZ’s New Visions slate. As revealed by Variety, XYZ had boarded the title last year.
“‘In Flames’ has resonated profoundly with our committee members, as it beautifully encapsulates the essence of our culture, art, and cinematic craftsmanship. We believe that the narrative, performances, direction, and every element that went into...
Zarrar Kahn’s horror film “In Flames” is Pakistan’s entry for the international feature Oscar. The film debuted at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this year.
In the Karachi-set film, after the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and phantasmal. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
The film, produced by Anam Abbas and executive produced by Shant Joshi, Todd Brown and Maxime Cottray, is part of XYZ’s New Visions slate. As revealed by Variety, XYZ had boarded the title last year.
“‘In Flames’ has resonated profoundly with our committee members, as it beautifully encapsulates the essence of our culture, art, and cinematic craftsmanship. We believe that the narrative, performances, direction, and every element that went into...
- 10/28/2023
- by Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Ellise Shafer, Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell, Naman Ramachandran, Nick Vivarelli, K.J. Yossman and Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s documentary In The Shadow of Beirut has been submitted as Ireland’s entry for the 2024 Oscar International Feature Film race.
The film, which is executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions, was selected Thursday by the Irish Film & Television Academy, which last year selected The Quiet Girl for its submission. That film, directed by Colm Bairéad, became the first Irish film to be nominated in the category.
For The Shadow of Beirut, first-time filmmaker Kelly spent five years living among the film’s four featured families in the Sabra and Shatila neighborhoods outside Beirut as it became engulfed in economic and political crisis following a 1982 massacre there. The film’s dialogue is primarily in Arabic.
Screen Ireland and Zdf/Arte financed the pic, which had its world premiere in June at the Doc Edge Festival in New...
The film, which is executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions, was selected Thursday by the Irish Film & Television Academy, which last year selected The Quiet Girl for its submission. That film, directed by Colm Bairéad, became the first Irish film to be nominated in the category.
For The Shadow of Beirut, first-time filmmaker Kelly spent five years living among the film’s four featured families in the Sabra and Shatila neighborhoods outside Beirut as it became engulfed in economic and political crisis following a 1982 massacre there. The film’s dialogue is primarily in Arabic.
Screen Ireland and Zdf/Arte financed the pic, which had its world premiere in June at the Doc Edge Festival in New...
- 10/6/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions serve as EPs.
The Lebanon-set feature documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at the 2024 Oscars.
‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’: Galway Review
Stephen Gerard Kelly, who co-directs with Garry Keane (Gaza), makes his feature directorial debut. Brendan J. Byrne and Myriam Sassine produced and Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions served as executive producers.
In The Shadow Of Beirut is a portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the city.
The Lebanon-set feature documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at the 2024 Oscars.
‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’: Galway Review
Stephen Gerard Kelly, who co-directs with Garry Keane (Gaza), makes his feature directorial debut. Brendan J. Byrne and Myriam Sassine produced and Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions served as executive producers.
In The Shadow Of Beirut is a portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the city.
- 10/5/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
New ‘Neighbours’ As Reprieved Series Prepares Return
The return of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours” will see a new family, the Varga-Murphys, featuring mums, Remi (Naomi Rukavina) and Cara (Sara West) and teenage sons, JJ (Riley Bryant) and Dex (Marley Williams), moving to the iconic Ramsay Street.
West said: “Cara has a bold, impassioned love for her family and I love that her intentions have, so far, always been good. I hope having the Varga-Murphys on telly will help better reflect the beautiful Lgbtqia+ community that I’m proud to be a part of and I can’t wait to share the family with you.”
Rukavina added: “As a stalwart of Australian drama television, the show is on the front foot of showcasing diverse and real representations of Australian families, not in a tokenistic way.”
“Neighbours,” produced by Fremantle, will premiere for free, exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the U.K.
The return of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours” will see a new family, the Varga-Murphys, featuring mums, Remi (Naomi Rukavina) and Cara (Sara West) and teenage sons, JJ (Riley Bryant) and Dex (Marley Williams), moving to the iconic Ramsay Street.
West said: “Cara has a bold, impassioned love for her family and I love that her intentions have, so far, always been good. I hope having the Varga-Murphys on telly will help better reflect the beautiful Lgbtqia+ community that I’m proud to be a part of and I can’t wait to share the family with you.”
Rukavina added: “As a stalwart of Australian drama television, the show is on the front foot of showcasing diverse and real representations of Australian families, not in a tokenistic way.”
“Neighbours,” produced by Fremantle, will premiere for free, exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the U.K.
- 6/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Apple’s comedy series Bad Sisters and Martin McDonagh’s latest feature, The Banshees of Inisherin, lead this year’s Irish Film And TV Academy Award nominations (IFTAs). Scroll down for the complete list.
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
- 3/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
With just a few days until the 2023 Oscars, hot contender The Banshees of Inisherin has been given a boost on home soil.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
- 3/7/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bankside handles international sales.
Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at next year’s Academy Awards.
Writer-director Colm Bairéad’s debut feature has enjoyed a lengthy run in Irish and UK cinemas and grossed €870,000 at the box office. It premiered at the Berlinale and since then has since secured further releases in international territories including New Zealand and Australia. Bankside handles international sales.
Told almost entirely in the Irish language, the film recounts the story of a neglected young girl named Cáit (Catherine Clinch) who spends...
Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at next year’s Academy Awards.
Writer-director Colm Bairéad’s debut feature has enjoyed a lengthy run in Irish and UK cinemas and grossed €870,000 at the box office. It premiered at the Berlinale and since then has since secured further releases in international territories including New Zealand and Australia. Bankside handles international sales.
Told almost entirely in the Irish language, the film recounts the story of a neglected young girl named Cáit (Catherine Clinch) who spends...
- 8/2/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has selected Colm Bairéad’s debut feature The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) as its entry for the best international film category for the 2023 Oscars, in the first announced submission of the upcoming awards season.
The Irish-language work swept the IFTA Awards last March to become the first debut feature to win best film, as well as clinch best director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design, and original score.
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Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the coming-of-age drama stars Catherine Clinch as a quiet, neglected girl who is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
The Irish-language work swept the IFTA Awards last March to become the first debut feature to win best film, as well as clinch best director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design, and original score.
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Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the coming-of-age drama stars Catherine Clinch as a quiet, neglected girl who is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
- 8/2/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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The 2023 Oscars may be well over seven months away and the events of the ceremony last March may be still making headlines. But that hasn’t stopped Ireland, which is getting into the race early.
As much of the industry slowly emerges from its summer holidays and warily eyes the incoming awards season, the Irish Film & Television Academy has announced that the Irish-language feature The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s best International feature film entry for the upcoming 95th Academy Awards.
The feature debut of Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl recently made history in Ireland when it became the first Irish language film to win the Irish Academy Award (IFTA) for best film. The film received 7 IFTAs overall including awards for director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design and original score. It also broke box office records in Ireland and the U.
The 2023 Oscars may be well over seven months away and the events of the ceremony last March may be still making headlines. But that hasn’t stopped Ireland, which is getting into the race early.
As much of the industry slowly emerges from its summer holidays and warily eyes the incoming awards season, the Irish Film & Television Academy has announced that the Irish-language feature The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s best International feature film entry for the upcoming 95th Academy Awards.
The feature debut of Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl recently made history in Ireland when it became the first Irish language film to win the Irish Academy Award (IFTA) for best film. The film received 7 IFTAs overall including awards for director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design and original score. It also broke box office records in Ireland and the U.
- 8/2/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Full list of nominations revealed for 15th edition of awards.
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
- 1/11/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Argo won the best international movie honor at the Irish Film and Television Awards, hosted by the Irish Film and Television Academy in Dublin Saturday night. Daniel Day-Lewis was voted best international actor for his turn in Lincoln, while Marion Cotillard picked up the best international actress nod for her role in Rust and Bone. The winners were revealed Feb. 9 at a gala awards ceremony in the Irish capital. Said Ifta CEO Aine Moriarty: "This is a wonderful night of celebration for the Irish film and television industry which continues to punch above its weight in terms of production values, creativity and
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- 2/10/2013
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London – Iconic director John Ford and his life and work is to be celebrated with an annual shindig being set up by the Irish Film And Television Academy, the John Ford Estate and the Irish government. The inaugural event, pencilled in by Ifta for June next year in Dublin named John Ford Ireland, will mark the first John Ford Award, arleady dished out to Clint Eastwood, at a ceremony in the Irish capital. Eastwood accepted the honor from Michael Collins, Ireland's ambassador to the U.S., and Ifta chief Aine Moriarty, at a reception in Burbank on Dec. 6
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- 12/14/2011
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Crime drama “Love/hate” has been nominated for 10 awards for the upcoming Irish Film and Television Awards (Ifta), to be held in Dublin on Saturday, February 12. Brendan Gleeson and his two actor sons, Domhnall and Brian have all been shortlisted in separate categories for the awards ceremony. Juanita Wilson’s Bosnian-set drama “As If I Am Not There” has been nominated for six awards. In the best actor categories, Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson were both nominated for their performance in the Irish gangster comedy “Perrier’s Bounty”. Co-stars Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan are shortlisted for their supporting rles in Peter Weir’s “The Way Back”. Ruth Bradley is up for best actress for her role in “Love/Hate”, she will be judged against Amy Huberman (“Rewind”), Ruth Bradley (Love/Hate), Orla Brady (Mistresses), Sarah Flood (Fair City) and Charlene McKenna (Raw). Aine Moriarty, Ifta chief executive, spoke about...
- 1/12/2011
- IrishCentral
London -- The stars of the Irish film and television industry turned out for a gala night at Dublin's Burlington Hotel on Saturday, celebrating the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards, which saw "The Hurt Locker" beat "Avatar" and "Let the Right One In" and "Up" named best international film.
Meryl Streep won the Pantene International Actress Award for "It's Complicated" while Robert Downey Jr.'s muscular presentation in "Sherlock Holmes" earned him the Best International Actor gong.
Best film was awarded to "The Eclipse," Conor McPherson's tale of an intimate love triangle between three middle-aged lovers, which also earned the award for best script and a best supporting actor nod for Aidan Quinn.
Jim Sheridan was named best director for "Brothers."
Colin Farrell was named best actor for "Ondine" while "The Lovely Bones" newcomer Saoirse Ronan was named best actress.
Brendan Gleeson was named best television actor for...
Meryl Streep won the Pantene International Actress Award for "It's Complicated" while Robert Downey Jr.'s muscular presentation in "Sherlock Holmes" earned him the Best International Actor gong.
Best film was awarded to "The Eclipse," Conor McPherson's tale of an intimate love triangle between three middle-aged lovers, which also earned the award for best script and a best supporting actor nod for Aidan Quinn.
Jim Sheridan was named best director for "Brothers."
Colin Farrell was named best actor for "Ondine" while "The Lovely Bones" newcomer Saoirse Ronan was named best actress.
Brendan Gleeson was named best television actor for...
- 2/21/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- Neil Jordan's "Ondine" and "The Eclipse," directed by Conor McPherson lead the pack with eight nominations apiece in the race for film glory at the upcoming 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards.
Both Jordan and McPherson will battle it out to win the evening's top director nod while the movies themselves find themselves vying with one another in the best film category.
The pair face John and Kieran Carney ("Zonad") and Jim Sheridan ("Brothers") in the best film director section while "Eamon," "The Secret of Kells" and "Zonad" all present a challenge to "Ondine" and "The Eclipse" in the best film category.
Dished out by the Irish Film and Television Academy at a ceremony in Dublin next month, the IFTAs serve as a timely reminder of the wealth of talent from the emerald isle. Nominees this year include newcomer Darren Healy alongside Colin Farrell, Ciaran Hinds,...
Both Jordan and McPherson will battle it out to win the evening's top director nod while the movies themselves find themselves vying with one another in the best film category.
The pair face John and Kieran Carney ("Zonad") and Jim Sheridan ("Brothers") in the best film director section while "Eamon," "The Secret of Kells" and "Zonad" all present a challenge to "Ondine" and "The Eclipse" in the best film category.
Dished out by the Irish Film and Television Academy at a ceremony in Dublin next month, the IFTAs serve as a timely reminder of the wealth of talent from the emerald isle. Nominees this year include newcomer Darren Healy alongside Colin Farrell, Ciaran Hinds,...
- 1/11/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- The sixth annual Irish Film & Television Academy Awards ceremony will take place Feb. 14 at Dublin's Burlington Hotel, organizers said Thursday.
"2008 has been a good, solid year of indigenous productions across both film and television," said Aine Moriarty, CEO of Ifta. "This is demonstrated with over 270 Irish titles submitted for consideration in the Ifta Awards."...
"2008 has been a good, solid year of indigenous productions across both film and television," said Aine Moriarty, CEO of Ifta. "This is demonstrated with over 270 Irish titles submitted for consideration in the Ifta Awards."...
- 12/11/2008
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Tom Collins' Irish-language movie "Kings" has scooped a regal 14 nominations in the race for the fifth annual Irish Film and Television Awards.
Presented by the Irish Film and Television Academy, "Kings" took the most nominations ahead of its closest challenger, Lenny Abrahamson's "Garage", which scored 11.
Both "Kings" and "Garage" will compete for the top film award alongside Julian Jarrold's Jane Austen biopic "Becoming Jane", Richard Attenborough's Northern Irish film "Closing the Ring" and Paddy Breathnach's horror film "Shrooms".
"Kings" and "Garage" also count nominations in the director and script categories.
Colm Meaney ("Kings") and Pat Shortt ("Garage") will battle it out with Cillian Murphy ("Sunshine"), Gabriel Byrne ("Jindabyne") and Hugh O'Conor ("Speed Dating") for the lead actor nod.
"Garage" director Abrahamson and the film's writer, Mark O'Halloran, also each have a second nomination in the director TV and script for television categories, respectively, for the RTE drama "Prosperity", which garnered a total of five television category nominations.
In the television categories, TG4's Irish-language series "The Running Mate" scored eight nominations, as has TV3's primetime period drama "The Tudors". Both titles also have strong acting nominations, including Denis Conway, Don Wycherley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers for the prestigious lead actor television award.
"It has been another strong year for Irish talent with world-class Irish production, and IFTA Academy Members have selected titles across a very interesting mix of genres and styles with the Irish language a strong feature coming through this year across both film and television," IFTA CEO Aine Moriarty said.
The awards will be dished out Feb. 17 at Dublin's Gaiety Theater and broadcast in primetime on RTE One.
A complete list of nominees follows:
FILM CATEGORIES
Film
"Becoming Jane"
"Closing the Ring"
"Garage"
"Kings"
"Shrooms"
International film
"Atonement"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"La Vie en Rose"
"The Lives of Others"
Director, film
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Garage"
Paddy Breathnach -- "Shrooms"
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
John Crowley -- "Boy A"
Robert Quinn -- "Cre na Cille"
Script, film
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Garage"
Mark O'Rowe -- "Boy A"
Stuart Townsend -- "Battle in Seattle"
Actor in a lead role, film
Gabriel Byrne -- "Jindabyne"
Colm Meaney -- "Kings"
Cillian Murphy -- "Sunshine"
Hugh O'Conor -- "Speed Dating"
Pat Shortt -- "Garage"
Actor in a supporting role, Film
Brendan Conroy -- "Kings"
Donal O'Kelly -- "Kings"
Conor J Ryan -- "Garage"
Don Wycherley -- "Speed Dating"
Actress in a supporting role, film
Elaine Cassidy -- "And When Did You Last See Your Father"
Anne Marie Duff -- "Garage"
Gail Fitzpatrick -- "Strength and Honor"
Saoirse Ronan -- "Atonement"
TELEVISION DRAMA
Single drama/drama serial
"Damage"
"My Boy Jack"
"Prosperity"
"The Running Mate"
Drama series/soap
"The Clinic"
"Ros na Run"
"Single-Handed"
"The Tudors"
Director, television
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Prosperity"
Brian Kirk -- "The Tudors"
Paul Mercier -- "Aifric"
Declan Recks -- "The Running Mate"
Script, television
Marcus Fleming -- "The Running Mate"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Prosperity"
Daniel O'Hara, Paddy C.Courtney -- "Paddywhackery"
Aisling Walsh -- "Damage"
Actor in a lead role -- television
Denis Conway -- "The Running Mate"
Michael Gambon -- "Celebration"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers -- "The Tudors"
Don Wycherley -- "The Running Mate"
Actor in a supporting role, television
Nick Dunning -- "The Tudors"
Leroy Harris -- "Prosperity"
Eamonn Hunt -- "The Running Mate"
Gary Lydon -- "The Clinic"
Actress in a lead role, film/television
Cliona Ni Chiosain -- "Aifric"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Brotherhood"
Brid Ni Neachtain -- "Cre na Cille"
Aisling O'Sullivan -- "The Clinic"
Siobhan Shanahan -- "Prosperity"
Actress in a supporting role, television
Dawn Bradfield -- "The Clinic"
Maria Doyle Kennedy -- "The Tudors"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Paddywhackery"
Amy Huberman -- "The Clinic"
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Costume design
Joan Bergin -- "The Tudors"
Maggie Donnelly -- "Kings"
Lorna Marie Mugan -- "My Boy Jack"
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh -- "Becoming Jane"
Director of photography
PJ Dillon -- "Kings"
Seamus McGarvey -- "Atonement"
Peter Robertson -- "Garage"
Ciaran Tanham -- "Northanger Abbey"
Editing
Dermot Diskin -- "Kings"
Stephen O'Connell -- "Damage"
Isobel Stephenson -- "Garage"
Gareth Young -- "The Running Mate"
Hair and makeup
"Kings" -- Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyt
"My Boy Jack" -- Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
"Prosperity" -- Tom McInerney, Sandra Kelly
"The Tudors" -- Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran
Original score
Pol Brennan -- "Kings"
Jim Lockhart -- "Cre na Cille"
Stephen McKeon -- "The Running Mate"
Stephen Rennicks -- "Garage"
Production design
Tom Conroy -- "The Tudors"
David Craig -- "Kings"
Tom Mc Cullagh -- "Closing the Ring"
Padraig O'Neill -- "Garage"
Sound
"Becoming Jane" -- Nick Adams, Tom Johnson, Mervyn Moor
"Garage" -- Niall Brady, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flanagan
"Kings" -- Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver
"My Boy Jack" -- Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin, Nikki Moss
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Children's/youth program
"Aifric"
"The Cafe"
"Cula Cairde"
"Skunk Fu!"
Current affairs program
"Election 2007 -- Results Coverage" (RTE)
"Prime Time Investigates -- Buyer Beware" (RTE)
"Prime Time Investigates -- Not Seen, Not Heard" (RTE)
"Spotlight: The Pitbull Sting" (BBC Northern Ireland)
Documentary series
"The Hospice"
"Imeacht Na N'Iarlai /Flight of The Earls / Flight of the Earls"
"Mobs Mheircea"
"Surgeons"
Single documentary
"Arts Lives: The Undertaking"
"At Home with the Clearys"
"Bloody Sunday -- A Derry Diary"
"Get Collins"
"Ireland's Nazis"
"Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten"
Entertainment
"Dan & Becs"
"Killinaskully"
"Naked Camera"
"The Podge & Rodge Show"
Factual entertainment
"Diarmuid's Pony Kids"
"Families in Trouble"
"Hector -- Mo Rogha San Oz"
"No Experience Required"
News program
"BBC Newsline" -- BBC Northern Ireland
"Nuacht" -- TG4
"RTE News" -- RTE
"TV3 News" -- TV3
Sport
"20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport"
"Red Mist"
"Rugby World Cup 2007"
"Six Nations: Ireland's v England"
"Tall, Dark & O hAilpin"
OTHER CATEGORIES
Special Irish-language award
"Aifric"
"Cre na Cille"
"Kings"
"Paddywhackery"
Rising Star Award
Cecilia Ahern -- Writer
Mark Mahon -- Producer
Martin McCann -- Actor
Marion Quinn -- Director
Saoirse Ronan -- Actress
Pantene People's Choice Award for Best International Actress
Cate Blanchett -- "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Jodie Foster -- "The Brave One"
Keira Knightley -- "Atonement"
Hilary Swank -- "P.S. I Love You"...
Presented by the Irish Film and Television Academy, "Kings" took the most nominations ahead of its closest challenger, Lenny Abrahamson's "Garage", which scored 11.
Both "Kings" and "Garage" will compete for the top film award alongside Julian Jarrold's Jane Austen biopic "Becoming Jane", Richard Attenborough's Northern Irish film "Closing the Ring" and Paddy Breathnach's horror film "Shrooms".
"Kings" and "Garage" also count nominations in the director and script categories.
Colm Meaney ("Kings") and Pat Shortt ("Garage") will battle it out with Cillian Murphy ("Sunshine"), Gabriel Byrne ("Jindabyne") and Hugh O'Conor ("Speed Dating") for the lead actor nod.
"Garage" director Abrahamson and the film's writer, Mark O'Halloran, also each have a second nomination in the director TV and script for television categories, respectively, for the RTE drama "Prosperity", which garnered a total of five television category nominations.
In the television categories, TG4's Irish-language series "The Running Mate" scored eight nominations, as has TV3's primetime period drama "The Tudors". Both titles also have strong acting nominations, including Denis Conway, Don Wycherley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers for the prestigious lead actor television award.
"It has been another strong year for Irish talent with world-class Irish production, and IFTA Academy Members have selected titles across a very interesting mix of genres and styles with the Irish language a strong feature coming through this year across both film and television," IFTA CEO Aine Moriarty said.
The awards will be dished out Feb. 17 at Dublin's Gaiety Theater and broadcast in primetime on RTE One.
A complete list of nominees follows:
FILM CATEGORIES
Film
"Becoming Jane"
"Closing the Ring"
"Garage"
"Kings"
"Shrooms"
International film
"Atonement"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"La Vie en Rose"
"The Lives of Others"
Director, film
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Garage"
Paddy Breathnach -- "Shrooms"
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
John Crowley -- "Boy A"
Robert Quinn -- "Cre na Cille"
Script, film
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Garage"
Mark O'Rowe -- "Boy A"
Stuart Townsend -- "Battle in Seattle"
Actor in a lead role, film
Gabriel Byrne -- "Jindabyne"
Colm Meaney -- "Kings"
Cillian Murphy -- "Sunshine"
Hugh O'Conor -- "Speed Dating"
Pat Shortt -- "Garage"
Actor in a supporting role, Film
Brendan Conroy -- "Kings"
Donal O'Kelly -- "Kings"
Conor J Ryan -- "Garage"
Don Wycherley -- "Speed Dating"
Actress in a supporting role, film
Elaine Cassidy -- "And When Did You Last See Your Father"
Anne Marie Duff -- "Garage"
Gail Fitzpatrick -- "Strength and Honor"
Saoirse Ronan -- "Atonement"
TELEVISION DRAMA
Single drama/drama serial
"Damage"
"My Boy Jack"
"Prosperity"
"The Running Mate"
Drama series/soap
"The Clinic"
"Ros na Run"
"Single-Handed"
"The Tudors"
Director, television
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Prosperity"
Brian Kirk -- "The Tudors"
Paul Mercier -- "Aifric"
Declan Recks -- "The Running Mate"
Script, television
Marcus Fleming -- "The Running Mate"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Prosperity"
Daniel O'Hara, Paddy C.Courtney -- "Paddywhackery"
Aisling Walsh -- "Damage"
Actor in a lead role -- television
Denis Conway -- "The Running Mate"
Michael Gambon -- "Celebration"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers -- "The Tudors"
Don Wycherley -- "The Running Mate"
Actor in a supporting role, television
Nick Dunning -- "The Tudors"
Leroy Harris -- "Prosperity"
Eamonn Hunt -- "The Running Mate"
Gary Lydon -- "The Clinic"
Actress in a lead role, film/television
Cliona Ni Chiosain -- "Aifric"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Brotherhood"
Brid Ni Neachtain -- "Cre na Cille"
Aisling O'Sullivan -- "The Clinic"
Siobhan Shanahan -- "Prosperity"
Actress in a supporting role, television
Dawn Bradfield -- "The Clinic"
Maria Doyle Kennedy -- "The Tudors"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Paddywhackery"
Amy Huberman -- "The Clinic"
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Costume design
Joan Bergin -- "The Tudors"
Maggie Donnelly -- "Kings"
Lorna Marie Mugan -- "My Boy Jack"
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh -- "Becoming Jane"
Director of photography
PJ Dillon -- "Kings"
Seamus McGarvey -- "Atonement"
Peter Robertson -- "Garage"
Ciaran Tanham -- "Northanger Abbey"
Editing
Dermot Diskin -- "Kings"
Stephen O'Connell -- "Damage"
Isobel Stephenson -- "Garage"
Gareth Young -- "The Running Mate"
Hair and makeup
"Kings" -- Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyt
"My Boy Jack" -- Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
"Prosperity" -- Tom McInerney, Sandra Kelly
"The Tudors" -- Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran
Original score
Pol Brennan -- "Kings"
Jim Lockhart -- "Cre na Cille"
Stephen McKeon -- "The Running Mate"
Stephen Rennicks -- "Garage"
Production design
Tom Conroy -- "The Tudors"
David Craig -- "Kings"
Tom Mc Cullagh -- "Closing the Ring"
Padraig O'Neill -- "Garage"
Sound
"Becoming Jane" -- Nick Adams, Tom Johnson, Mervyn Moor
"Garage" -- Niall Brady, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flanagan
"Kings" -- Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver
"My Boy Jack" -- Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin, Nikki Moss
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Children's/youth program
"Aifric"
"The Cafe"
"Cula Cairde"
"Skunk Fu!"
Current affairs program
"Election 2007 -- Results Coverage" (RTE)
"Prime Time Investigates -- Buyer Beware" (RTE)
"Prime Time Investigates -- Not Seen, Not Heard" (RTE)
"Spotlight: The Pitbull Sting" (BBC Northern Ireland)
Documentary series
"The Hospice"
"Imeacht Na N'Iarlai /Flight of The Earls / Flight of the Earls"
"Mobs Mheircea"
"Surgeons"
Single documentary
"Arts Lives: The Undertaking"
"At Home with the Clearys"
"Bloody Sunday -- A Derry Diary"
"Get Collins"
"Ireland's Nazis"
"Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten"
Entertainment
"Dan & Becs"
"Killinaskully"
"Naked Camera"
"The Podge & Rodge Show"
Factual entertainment
"Diarmuid's Pony Kids"
"Families in Trouble"
"Hector -- Mo Rogha San Oz"
"No Experience Required"
News program
"BBC Newsline" -- BBC Northern Ireland
"Nuacht" -- TG4
"RTE News" -- RTE
"TV3 News" -- TV3
Sport
"20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport"
"Red Mist"
"Rugby World Cup 2007"
"Six Nations: Ireland's v England"
"Tall, Dark & O hAilpin"
OTHER CATEGORIES
Special Irish-language award
"Aifric"
"Cre na Cille"
"Kings"
"Paddywhackery"
Rising Star Award
Cecilia Ahern -- Writer
Mark Mahon -- Producer
Martin McCann -- Actor
Marion Quinn -- Director
Saoirse Ronan -- Actress
Pantene People's Choice Award for Best International Actress
Cate Blanchett -- "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Jodie Foster -- "The Brave One"
Keira Knightley -- "Atonement"
Hilary Swank -- "P.S. I Love You"...
- 1/12/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The third annual Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin saw Liam Neeson take the best actor award for Kinsey and the Irish movie Pavee Lackeen scoop best film award. Filmmaker Perry Odgen won the "breakthrough talent award" for Pavee Lackeen. Best actress in a feature film went to Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex. Winners in television included the Irish drama series Pure Mule, which scooped a host of awards including best actor for Tom Murphy, best actress for Dawn Bradfield and supporting nods for Gary Lydon and Eileen Walsh. The award for best drama series went to Irish production Love Is the Drug. Said Aine Moriarty, CEO of event organizer the Irish Film and Television Network: "The quality of the Irish Film and Television industries is evident in the success of these Awards. The talent coming out of Ireland is incredibly strong and it is great to see that the support is there for it to get even stronger."...
- 11/7/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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