Cartoon Saloon and director Nora Twomey’s debut animated feature, The Breadwinner, won four major accolades at the 2018 Emile Awards in Lille, France
With a wonderful cast, a powerfully emotive story, and two striking styles of visual storytelling The Breadwinner is a must see at the cinema.
The feature film line-up for this year’s edition of the IRISH FILM FESTA, the eleventh, has been released. The festival has increased by a day, allowing for greater scope and greater variety. It runs March 21st to 25th in Rome.
Fantastic Flix 2018, the Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF)'s programme for children and families has been announced. March 1st to 4th.
Two Irish animations, Captain Morten and the Spider Queen and The Breadwinner, won awards at the 23rd International Film Festival Schlingel in Germany.
Cartoon Saloon and director Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner wins AUDI-ence Award after the conclusion of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival.
The Academy Award nominees have just been announced for the 90th Oscars and it has been a good Hollywood morning for the Irish.
#IrishAbroad: Irish Film London and WFTV hosted Nora Twomey for preview screening of The Breadwinner
Irish Film London (IFL), Ireland’s film and animation champions in the UK this week partnered with the Women in Film & TV UK (WFTV) network, publisher Emerald Street and distributor Studio Canal on an exclusive preview screening and panel discussion for the Academy Award nominated Irish film The Breadwinner.
Two Irish/Canadian co-productions won big at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards. Aisling Walsh's Maudie, a moving portrayal of artist Maud Lewis, won 7 awards, while Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner, the story of a girl who disguises herself as a boy to support her family in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, won 4.
The Breadwinner, Saoirse Ronan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin McDonagh (x2), and Caitriona Balfe nominated for the 75th Golden Globe Awards.