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Irish girl, 13, in line for Golden Globe
AN Irish girl aged just 13 is taking the acting world by storm after
receiving a Golden Globe nomination.
Saoirse Ronan is up for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Briony
Tallis in Atonement, which also starred Kiera Knightley.
The Co. Carlow youngster began her career on Irish television series The
Clinic and Proof and she is also set to star as Susie Salmon in the upcoming
Peter Jackson adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel The
Lovely Bones, alongside Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon.
Irish short film
A short film from Ireland called The Sound Of People has been selected
to screen as part of the programme for the world famous Sundance Film
Festival in the US.
The Simon Fitzmaurice-directed film is the only Irish short to be chosen
for the festival in Park City, Utah next month, with only 19 films in
total having been chosen for the International Dramatic Shorts programme.
The Sound Of People stars Belfast actor Martin McCann as Stephen, an
18-year-old who travels into his past and future in the space of a moment
and writer-director Fitzmaurice said: “I am absolutely over the
moon about getting into Sundance. Everyone worked heart and soul on this
film and this is a wonderful response.”
Volunteer work
If you are homeless or living in hostel accommodation then Christmas can
be a lonely and depressing time, but for the past 35 years Crisis Open
Christmas has helped to alleviate that loneliness by providing Christmas
centres across London from December 23-30.
Last year over 6,500 volunteers gave up their time to run the centres
and once again Crisis is looking for dedicated and committed individuals
to spend Christmas with them and their guests.
For further information see www.crisis.org.uk or contact Crisis, 66
Commercial Street, London on 0844 251 0111 or e-mail the organisation
at enquiries@crisis.org.uk
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