An Irish Goodbye

2023 - 3 - 11

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An Irish Goodbye star says birthday coinciding with Oscars is like 'a ... (The Nationalist)

The star of short-film An Irish Goodbye says having his birthday coincide with this year's Oscars ceremony is like “a Cinderella story”. James Martin is ...

Like, it’s a Cinderella story.” “The timing of it has been just perfect. It’s (James’) birthday.

Oscars 2023: An Irish Goodbye's shortlist marks 'celebration' of NI's ... (BBC News)

An Irish Goodbye, set on a rural farm in Northern Ireland, has been nominated for best short film.

"And for the actors as well. Irish editor Jonathan Redmond is also nominated in the best editing category for Elvis, while Irish animator Richard Baneham is shortlisted in the best visual effects category for Avatar: The Way of Water. Mr Reid said the filmmaking industry in Northern Ireland was decades behind the rest of the world due to a lack of funding and a strategy but that these types of projects are putting the region on the map. An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) is nominated for best international feature film - it is the first ever movie in the Irish language to receive an Oscar nomination. it's simply fantastic." [Boogaloo and Graham](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-31476933) and there really are benefits of that for the filmmaking community in Northern Ireland." "The script sort of stood out from the rest and it was really a simple ask and a simple yes for us. [the short film Boogaloo and Graham was nominated for the Oscars](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-31476933) in the same category. "There is an appetite to see stories from Northern Ireland and stories like An Irish Goodbye or even Derry Girls," he said. This isn't the first time a Northern Irish film has made it to the Academy Awards. "It's a real celebration of the work that comes out of Northern Ireland. "This is a real celebration of the work that comes out of Northern Ireland...

Oscars 2023: An Irish Goodbye star James Martin living the dream in ... (Belfast Telegraph)

An Irish Goodbye star James Martin is living his American dream no matter what happens at the Oscars tonight, according to his dad.

James agreed, saying: “The timing of it has been just perfect. “They came over and Colin held his hand out and said, ‘James, there you are. When he was getting ready for an event last week, he had his jacket and open-necked shirt on, and his mum said, ‘You’re looking well, James. Oscars coverage starts on Sky Showcase from midnight He told Sunday Life: “He’s taking it all in his stride. He accepts that with everything that has happened, he’s a winner already. Co-director Ross White, from east Belfast, said Northern Ireland was “at a crossroads moment” and he was “pining to move on” and present the province in a different way on the global stage. “He showed them the Bafta after he won, and he does have a heightened sense of the importance of that, especially [because he’s] an ambassador for Mencap. “If he were to win, he would become the first person with the condition to be a major winner, which would be important to him. Are you nervous?’ He said, ‘No, Mum. “He came through the Bobosh drama group, which is made up of people with learning difficulties, and he has been an inspiration for them. “He walked over to them, had a chat and they thought, ‘How do you top that?’ Then one of them got a tap on the shoulder from Steven Spielberg.

Irish awards season success provides chance to 'redefine the ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Ross White, director of Oscar-nominated short film An Irish Goodbye, said that Northern Ireland was 'at a crossroads moment'.

“And we definitely, I think, feel the weight of that in a good way. Artists leading from the front and ideas really change things.” White said the Irish screen industry had been “thriving” for the past few years, due in part to the success of HBO’s hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones, but that the country had always harboured a “tradition of storytelling and literary getaways”. That’s how changes tend to happen, isn’t it? O’Hara added: “I think the island of Ireland as a whole is in a very unique position at the moment in terms of converging its past, and its history and its memories and trying to redefine the national narrative in terms of how we present ourselves both north and south on the island. Director Ross White said Northern Ireland was “at a crossroads moment” and that he was “pining to move on” and present the region in a different way on the global stage.

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