The Santa Barbara Film Festival's Outstanding Performer of the Year Award will be given to two people this year, both of whom have links to Irish films, Brie Larson for Room and Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn.
Irish Abroad: Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender nominated for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
Irish actors Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender have been nominated for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay have also been nominated for their performances in Irish co-production Room.
Brooklyn, Room, The Lobster, Ronan, Fassbender, Donoghue, and Fingleton nominated for BAFTA awards.
The Irish Film Industry converted their record 9 nominations into 2 wins as Dublin born writer/director Benjamin Cleary won Best Live Action Short Film for his short Stutterer, and Brie Larson won Best Actress for Lenny Abrahamson's Irish Film Board backed Room.
Fingal Film Festival announces its schedule for 2016, which kicks off on Friday 30th September and runs till Sunday 2nd October 2016 at Movies@Swords.
Lenny Abrahamson's Room will compete in the Competencia Los Cabos at Los Cabos International Film Festival, in Cabo San Lucas from November 11th to 15th.
A24 Films, the US distributor for Lenny Abrahamson's Room, has released a new trailer for the film. Out in Ireland January 29th.
Lenny Abrahamson's Room won its sixth audience award at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Lenny Abrahamson, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, and films Brooklyn and Room nominated for the 2015 Satellite Awards.
The 12th Dubai International Film Festival has announced its lineup, which includes Lenny Abrahamson's Room and John Crowley's Brooklyn. Dec 9th to 16th.