Irish actress Clare Dunne, known for her standout roles in the TV drama Kin and the movie Herself, has been chosen as one of the European Shooting Stars of 2022. Organised by the European Film Promotion (EFP) agency, Shooting Stars was established to promote acting talent across the continent. his year, the top 10 up-and-coming actors will be presented as part of EFP’s European Shooting Stars program at the Berlin International Film Festival next month.
Released in Irish cinemas in October, this dark Irish comedy scored 91% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with writer/director Rachel Carey winning the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival. Starring Pauline McLynn (FATHER TED) and Victoria Smurfit (ONCE UPON A TIME), it tells the story of a group of stylists at a Dublin hair salon who inadvertently become community heroes when they take on the members of a local gang.
Already beloved thanks to TV’s time-traveling romance, Caitríona Balfe’s performance in Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age film puts her on the path to movie stardom—and the Oscars. In the latest edition of Vanity Fair, Caitríona breaks down her career and the moment she finds herself in right now.
RIVERDANCE: THE ANIMATED ADVENTURE is coming to Netflix beginning from January 14. The movie describes the essence of magic in singing and dancing in vastly different ways. It exemplifies Ireland’s heritage, natural beauty, and culture. And it delivers to the stage a unique universe filled with laughter and emotion that was created in their thoughts’.
Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is gearing up for a busy 2022. On January 21, his film THE KING’S DAUGHTER releases in theaters, and a trailer is out. The Co Meath native has top billing as King Louis in this one. here’s a brief synopsis: “King Louis XIV’s quest for immortality leads him to capture a mermaid’s life force, but his immovable will is challenged when his long-hidden illegitimate daughter forms a bond with the magical creature.”
Start the new year with a beautiful box set from a group of creative souls who are keeping traditions alive. It’s not just that the geniuses of Cartoon Saloon embrace the increasingly lost art of hand-drawn animation, but that they draw on classic storytelling concepts, using mythology to fuel their original stories. They have only released four films, but each of them is a captivating work of art on their own while also achieving a remarkable cumulative power when appreciated as a whole piece – a sequence of studies in how our history and our mythology connects to universal themes of today.
Irish actress Niamh McCormack has landed a lead role in a new Disney film. The 20-year-old, who plays an elven mage in season two of the popular Netflix fantasy series THE WITCHER, will star in the big screen adaptation of THE MAGIC FLUTE.