What an achievement.
Irish film is in a very good place at the minute.
Shortly after Saoirse Ronan won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her performance in Brooklyn, Song Of The Sea and The Lobster have picked up even more plaudits at the 2015 European Film Awards.
The Oscar-nominated Song Of The Sea, from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, won Best European Animated Feature, while The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell, won Best European Screenwriter and Best Costume Design.
SONG OF THE SEA is European Animated Feature Film 2015! #efa2015 @songofthesea pic.twitter.com/f7MgBHkvci
— European Film Academy (@EuroFilmAcademy) December 12, 2015
Celebrating at #efa2015 @tommmoore pic.twitter.com/Hw8VyTGCKp
— European Film Academy (@EuroFilmAcademy) December 12, 2015
YORGOS LANTHIMOS & EFTHIMIS FILIPPOU are European Screenwriters 2015, for The Lobster! @LobsterFilm #efa2015 pic.twitter.com/EqKeFIaDXM
— European Film Academy (@EuroFilmAcademy) December 12, 2015
The @EuroFilmAwards have wrapped with awards for @songofthesea and @LobsterFilm – congrats to @tommmoore @CartoonSaloon & @ElementPictures
— Screen Ireland (@ScreenIreland) December 12, 2015
If you haven’t seen either of these films yet then what are you waiting for? They’re both highly, highly recommended.
In the meantime though, you can check out our interview with Colin Farrell about The Lobster by clicking here and you can also watch our chat with director Tomm Moore and Song Of The Sea star David Rawle by clicking here.
Congratulations to everyone involved. Here’s the full list of winners from the night.
Check it out the trailers for the two films here…
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