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Photocall at 7.30pm.
Friday 11th of September
The Gregory Peck Award
for excellence in the art of film will be presented
to JIM SHERIDAN by Anthony Peck at 8pm in the Phoenix Cinema Dingle, County Kerry.
Special guest, nominated Academy Award actress, Saoirse Ronan, and many other celebrities from world of international film
Tonight, Friday 11th of September, at the 3rd annual Dingle Film Festival, the prestigious Gregory Peck Award for excellence in the art of film will be presented to JIM SHERIDAN by the screen legends son, Anthony Peck, at 8pm in the Phoenix Cinema, Dingle. The event will be attended by many well known celebrities from the international world of film and the arts, including special guest, nominated Academy Award actress, Saoirse Ronan. Official Photocall at 7.30pm. For more information on the festival, http://www.dinglefilmfestival.com.
JIM SHERIDAN, Director, Producer, Executive Producer and Writer.
Following a distinguished career in the theatre, Jim Sheridan wrote and directed his first critically acclaimed feature My Left Foot in 1989. He followed this in 1990 with The Field which he also wrote and directed. In the same year he wrote the screenplay Into The West. In 1993 he wrote, produced and directed In The Name of the Father and in 1995 he wrote and produced Some Mothers Son. In 1997 he wrote, produced and directed The Boxer and in 1999 he produced Agnes Browne, directed by and starring Anjelica Huston. He is also executive producer of Borstal Boy, On The Edge and Bloody Sunday. His film In America which he produced, directed and wrote was released in 2003 . In 2005 he directed and produced Get Rich or Die Tryin. His latest film Brothers is due for release in 2009.
Jim Sheridans films have achieved popular and critical acclaim throughout the world. His films have garnered sixteen Academy Award nominations and have won two Academy Awards as well as numerous prestigious international awards. Jim Sheridan lives in Dublin and is married with three children.
Last year was the first year of the prestigious Gregory Peck Award and it was given to renowned Irish actor, Gabriel Byrne, as the highlight of the Festival. Acclaimed director Sir Alan Parker and celebrated actress Sarah Miles (Ryan’s Daughter) attended the inaugural Dingle Film festival in 2007.
This years Festival is taking place now from September 10-13 2009 in the wonderful picturesque town of Dingle, County Kerry. Highlights include a broad music in film programme, a comedy programme, educational and shorts programmes, a workshop programme as well as a visual arts programme.
Within the music programme are such gems as the 10-hour Beatles Anthology set within the new Festival venue of a marquee in the garden of the Festival hub, the Garden Cafe. This is one of the music documentaries being screened in honour of Festival friend Chips Chipperfield, Producer. Others include the wonderful and eye-opening documentary The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector and interviews with Arena Director Anthony Wall and Beatles Anthology Director by Dingles own Philip King.
Comedy gems include the wonderful Withnail and I, The Big Lebowski and combining comedy and music, the classic Buster Keaton movie Steamboat Bill Jr will open the Festival accompanied live by acclaimed musician and composer Peter Blanchette who has been specially commissioned to compose the piece.
Art enthusiasts will be excited to hear that Sarah Maple, Marysa Dowling and Amanda Coogan are all included in the visual arts programme.
Each evening will culminate in a Festival Club which varies from night to night.
Dingle Film Festival is an intimate boutique Festival which offers warm hospitality to its guests and already has a reputation for providing a programme that is fresh and exciting. Dingle Film Festival attracts both national and international guests and many talented and successful people from the film industry will again be on hand this year and actively taking part in all the Festival has to offer.
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Dingle Film Festival 2009 Guests include:
Marc Flanagan
Two time Emmy Award winner, writer and producer of the Tracy Ullman show
Geoff Wonfor
Grammy Award winner and Director of the Beatles Anthology. Has worked with Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bono, Prince, Elton John, Mick Jagger
Peter Blanchette
Commissioned by Kino International to compose a new score for Buster Keanton's Masterpiece Steamboat Bill Jr. and will perform this live to the film at the festival.
Jon Dunham
Director of Spirit of the Marathon, will introduce this European Premier of the film, to celebrate the Dingle Marathon taking place the same weekend
Ned Dowd
Producer of Apocalypto and Last of the Mohicans.
Anthony Wall
Creator and Executive producer of Arena BBC and will discuss his film The Agony & the Ecstasy of Phil Spector
Pearse Elliott
Writer/Director
Man About Dog, The Mighty Celt
Andrew Meehan
Executive Development, Irish Film Board
Alex Smith
Director Bottleworld
Scot Wilson
Actor
Nathaniel Kohn
Producer Zula Dawn, Bottleworld, Rain, Somebodies
Writer "Pursuing Hollywood: Seduction, Obsession, Dread"
Patrick O'Neill
Producer Spiderhole
Philip King
Producer/Director
Julian Lloyd
Writer Dannyboy: In Sunshine or in Shadow
Visual artists
Sarah Maple
Amanda Coogan
Marysa Dowling
Samir Ceric
Post presentation release will be syndicated on the night.
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For interview contact Maurice Galway. Mobile: 087 9139962
For images contact Don MacMonagle. Mobile: 087 2563610
Issued by Upfront PR. Contact Orla Diffily 086 8399115