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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Colm bairead | History Defined

Saint Patrick’s day: our pick of the best films by Irish directors and movies set in Ireland

From Nineties thrillers to Oscar-winning period dramas, here are some of our favourite Irish films

Evening Standard

Oscars 2023 makes history and breaks boundaries with first Asian win and Irish nomination

The Oscars 2023 has broken boundaries as the Michelle Yeoh won the best actress title, Ruth Carter became the first black woman to win two Oscars and the first Irish-language film nomination

Daily Mirror

In ‘The Quiet Girl,’ a history making film for Ireland

Filmmaker Colm Bairéad’s Irish language adaptation of a Claire Keegan short story, “The Quiet Girl,” is proving to be a watershed moment for Irish cinema

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How ‘The Quiet Girl’ became the first Irish-language film nominated for Academy Award

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s two days after Colm Bairéad attended the 2023 Oscar nominees luncheon and the Irish writer-director of “The Quiet Girl” is still processing his first time at the star-studded annual event.

The Orange County Register

BAFTA 2023 winners list in full as stars celebrate screen talent in glittering ceremony

The EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 were held at the Royal Festival Hall this evening, with the likes of All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin among the winners at the ceremony

Daily Mirror

Joy in Ireland after country’s film talents bag 14 Oscar nominations

Strong showing for Irish actors and directors, with one film, The Banshees of Inisherin, up for nine awards

The Guardian - UK

Irish talent top of pile at BAFTAs with Colin Farrell, Daryl McCormack and Paul Mescal up for Best Actor

The awards will take place in London on Sunday 19 February.

Irish Mirror

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Hit Irish language drama An Cailín Ciúin hits major milestone in cinemas

The hit Irish language drama was released in May

Irish Mirror

An Cailin Ciuin selected as Ireland's entry for Oscars as director 'honoured' by IFTA choice

The superb film premiered back in February and has had critics and cinemagoers raving since then, bringing in over €800,000 to date

Irish Mirror

The Quiet Girl: Irish-language film breaks box office records in Ireland and UK

An Cailín Ciúin, as it is known in Irish, has earned more than €600,000 since its release last month

The Guardian - UK

The Quiet Girl review – exquisite debut drama set in rural Ireland

A young girl sent to live with relatives for the summer blossoms in Colm Bairéad’s beguiling first feature

The Guardian - UK

‘I fell in love with it in a profound way’: how The Quiet Girl’s fostering story captured its director’s heart

First-time director Colm Bairéad on turning the novella Foster by Claire Keegan into the tear-jerking tour de force that swept the Irish Film and TV awards

The Guardian - UK

The Quiet Girl review – deeply moving tale of rural Ireland already feels like a classic

A silent child is sent away to live with foster parents on a farm in this gem of a film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad

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