"The Cathedral" Grabs 2 Wins, 4 Nominations - Independent Horror Movie Awards

The judges at the Independent Horror Movie Awards have nominated and awarded "The Cathedral" in their Summer session, a testament to the cast and crew who sacrificed long, overnight shoots in several locations.

WINNER

• BEST ATMOSPHERE - Turlough Ó Cinnéide

• SOUND EDTING - Turlough Ó Cinnéide
  

NOMINATIONS

• BEST ACTOR - Nigel Mercier strikes again. So far he has earned one Best Actor award, one Honourable Mention for Best Actor, and now a Nomination for Best Actor.

• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Greg Kozma's & Turlough Ó Cinnéide's

• BEST SHORT - All of the above culminates here, a nomination for Best Short. It exemplifies the teamwork that went into the film, devoid of ego; a cast and crew who knew what their job was and who did it to the best of their ability.

• BEST SCARE - Last but not least, is the nomination for Best Scare. This encompassed the Acting, Atmosphere, Sound, Lighting, and Cinematography... but also the writing. There is no scare without the writing.

Thank you judges at the Independent Horror Movie Awards for making today a beautiful day. You can view the Official Trailer below:

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"The Breaking" - Official Selection - Tietê International Film Awards

"The Breaking" has just been selected to the Tietê International Film Awards in Brazil. "The Breaking" is set in the high bogs of Ireland in the mid-20th century and follows a man, excellently played by John Morley, coming face to face with the reality of the destructive and cyclical nature of addiction, and what he must do to break the cycle. The story is mostly told through Morley's physical acting ability, the cinematography and the desolate and lonely sounds of the bog. Judging for T.I.F.A. will take place later in the month so stay tuned for any news.

"The Breaking" Official Trailer:

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Sarah O'Toole ("Minnie") Wins Best Actress in the Reale Film Festival

We are hardly able to contain the excitement of the news that Sarah O'Toole, the star of "Mystic Minnie", has won the Best Actress award in the Reale Film Festival. Sarah's flawless portrayal of "Minnie" is truly deserving of the award and it feels really good picking it up this early in the festival run. Hopefully, this is a recurring theme. This, coming off the heels of the recent Honorable Mention for Best Acting, is truly amazing.

Sarah is a writer/director/performer and educator from the West of Ireland with over 25 years’ experience in the arts. She trained as an actor at Galway Youth Theatre and the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin, and as a theatre director at Middlesex University, London. As part of her MA at Middlesex, she spent time training in Michael Chekhov at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in Moscow (GITIS) and in Theatre of the East at ISI, Denpasar in Bali. In 2010, She completed further training in the Chekhov technique with MICHA, and in 2014, started a PhD on the subject of gender and embodiment at NUI, Galway.

She has worked professionally as an actor, director and playwright in Galway, Dublin, London and Glasgow and have taught acting, directing and playwriting at Galway Actors Workshop (now amalgamated with Anam Arts) since 2008 and NUI Galway since 2009. She founded and have directed, written and performed in productions by Anam since 2010.

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