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Three New Irish Films Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival 2016
26 Jul 2016 :
‘The Secret Scripture’, ‘Maudie’ & ‘Unless’ are the three films which have been selected.

The Irish film industry is once again in the spotlight this year with three major films produced with the support of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) announced for the Toronto International Film Festival, where the Oscar® winning film Room began its journey last year.

The Irish film industry is once again in the spotlight this year with three major films produced with the support of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) announced for the Toronto International Film Festival, where the Oscar® winning film Room began its journey last year. 

Jim Sheridan’s new film 'The Secret Scripture' stars Rooney Mara (Carol), Vanessa Redgrave (Mission Impossible), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) will have its world premiere at the festival, along with a new film 'Unless' from Alan Gilsenan (The Yellow Bittern, Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay) based on the novel by Carol Shields. Also announced to premiere at the festival is a new film from Irish filmmaker Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy) 'Maudie' starring Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) and Ethan Hawke (Boyhood).

Commenting on the selection director Jim Sheridan said "It was so good to be back home to make this film. I loved bringing Sebastian Barry's moving novel to the big screen and I feel honoured for the freedom he gave me. Irish novels and stories are loved by people all over the world. Like Robbie Brady, I hope we can hit the back of the net with this one like Room and Brooklyn did. Fingers crossed.  I’m also delighted to have a chance to bring the amazing cast back together for the world premiere.”

Produced by Ferndale Films, 'The Secret Scripture' filmed on location in Dublin and Kilkenny with some scenes shot on Dollymount Strand and Portrane Beach. The film tells the story of Lady Rose, an elderly woman who reveals her story of extraordinary love and great injustice – the story of a remarkable young woman of courage whose only crime was to fall in love.

'Maudie' will have a gala presentation at the festival and tell the unlikely love story of folk artist Maudie Lewis. Maudie is an unlikely love story in which a curmudgeonly miser hires a tiny disfigured woman to be his housekeeper, who becomes a well loved folk artist.

The film was produced by Parallel Films which previously produced Brooklyn and The Siege of Jadoville.

Commenting on the selection director Aisling Walsh said “I am absolutely delighted that 'Maudie' has been selected to screen at TIFF. This film has been a passion project of mine since I first came across the story of Maud Lewis and her Painted House. Maud's passion for painting and her love of life despite her disabilities is a story that I found so inspiring.”

'Unless' stars Academy Award® nominated actress Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich, Into the Wild) as a mother whose eldest daughter Norah suddenly drops out of college, runs from the family and is found on a Toronto street corner, with a hand-lettered cardboard sign reading ‘Goodness’ on her chest. The story follows her family as they struggle first to ‘rescue’ Norah, then to understand her incomprehensible decision in taking this strange path. Unless is produced by Subotica with support from the IFB.

Commenting on the news director Alan Gilsenan said "I’m delighted that "Unless" will have its world premiere in Toronto. It's seems fitting somehow that the film will be screened first in the city in which the story is set, but I'm sorry that the wonderful Carol Shields - upon whose best-selling book it's based - isn't still around to see it."

The Toronto International Film Festival takes place from the 8th-18th September 2016.





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