OMAGH BOMB FILM IS NOMINATED FOR AWARD
Omagh bomb film is nominated for award
By Valerie Robinson
FILM depicting the experiences of those killed in the Omagh bombing has been nominated for a string of awards in the 2004 Irish Film and Television Awards.
The film, entitled Omagh, is among a-number projects with Northern Ireland links that have caught the eye of the judges for the awards show which will be recorded on October 30 and broadcast on November 1.
Omagh is featured in the Best Irish Film category while Gerard McSorley and Michele Forbes have been nominated in the Best Actor and Actress categories.
Pete Travis is a Best Director contender and Guy Hibbert and Paul Greengrass have been nominated for Best Script.
The film's international profile has already been raised after it won the Discovery award at the Toronto Film Festival last month.
Northern Ireland's Freeze Frame, the first entirely indigenous film made in the region since 1989, is up for Best Cinematography while actor John Simpson is in the Best New Talent section.
Other nominations for television include Holy Cross for Best TV Drama or Drama Series/Soap, Battle of the Bogside and Shutdown: The Inside Story of the Ulster Workers' Strike for Best Documentary and ATL TV for Best Children's/Youth Programme.
James Nesbitt is listed in the category Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role in Wall of Silence as is Simon Delaney for Pulling Moves.
Other projects featuring prominently in the nominations list include Man About Dog, Adam and Paul and Inside I'm Dancing.
Aine Moriarty, chief executive of the Irish Film and Television Network (IFTN), which organises the event: "The nominee line-up of Irish titles and talent is very impressive this year and is a great indication of the very strong talent base coming out of Ireland.
"We are delighted with the positive response received from the industry."
By Valerie Robinson
FILM depicting the experiences of those killed in the Omagh bombing has been nominated for a string of awards in the 2004 Irish Film and Television Awards.
The film, entitled Omagh, is among a-number projects with Northern Ireland links that have caught the eye of the judges for the awards show which will be recorded on October 30 and broadcast on November 1.
Omagh is featured in the Best Irish Film category while Gerard McSorley and Michele Forbes have been nominated in the Best Actor and Actress categories.
Pete Travis is a Best Director contender and Guy Hibbert and Paul Greengrass have been nominated for Best Script.
The film's international profile has already been raised after it won the Discovery award at the Toronto Film Festival last month.
Northern Ireland's Freeze Frame, the first entirely indigenous film made in the region since 1989, is up for Best Cinematography while actor John Simpson is in the Best New Talent section.
Other nominations for television include Holy Cross for Best TV Drama or Drama Series/Soap, Battle of the Bogside and Shutdown: The Inside Story of the Ulster Workers' Strike for Best Documentary and ATL TV for Best Children's/Youth Programme.
James Nesbitt is listed in the category Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role in Wall of Silence as is Simon Delaney for Pulling Moves.
Other projects featuring prominently in the nominations list include Man About Dog, Adam and Paul and Inside I'm Dancing.
Aine Moriarty, chief executive of the Irish Film and Television Network (IFTN), which organises the event: "The nominee line-up of Irish titles and talent is very impressive this year and is a great indication of the very strong talent base coming out of Ireland.
"We are delighted with the positive response received from the industry."
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Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0711
Published Date: 05-Oct-04
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