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‘The Secret of Kells’, which is nominated for the Oscars’ Best Animated Feature Film and picked up two awards at last weekend’s IFTAs, sees a 12-year-old Brendan fighting Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. The film was directed by Tomm Moore (The Three Wise Men) and produced by Paul Young (Skunk Fu!) for Cartoon Saloon in, the company he helped to found, and the film has recently secured a wide release in the United States for 2010.

‘The Door’, nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film, is a powerful tale of life, loss and death set in Chernobyl in 1986. It is directed by Juanita Wilson (As If I’m Not There) and was produced by Irish duo Louise Curran (One Hundred Mornings) and James Flynn (King Arthur) from Ardmore-based Octagon Films.

Nominated for Best Short Film (Animated), ‘Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty’ is a re-telling of the well-known fairy tale by seemingly sweet Granny O’Grimm before things go decisively off the rails. The film was produced by Brown Bag Films who were nominated in the same category in 2002 for ‘Give Up Yer Aul Sins’.

The films will be introduced by Sarah Glennie, IFI Director, and the evening will be attended by members of the ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ crew from Brown Bag Films.

Tickets for the event are available at www.ifibooking.ie, and from the IFI Box Office in person or on 01 679 3477. The event takes place at 6.30pm on Wednesday, March 3rd.

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