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THE AIB BEST IRISH FILM AWARD - PEOPLE'S CHOICE

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Breakfast on Pluto
Lassie
Studs
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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The prize winner will be contacted after the awards ceremony on Friday 9th February 2007. Good luck.
 
 

 
 People's Choice Award - AIB BEST IRISH FILM
Breakfast on Pluto
Lassie
Studs
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Breakfast on Pluto
Director: Neil Jordan

Producer(s): Alan Moloney, Neil Jordan, Stephen Wooley (Parallel Film Productions Ltd.)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga, Stephen Rea, Eva Birthistle, Liam Neeson

Set in the 1970's, Breakfast on Pluto follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Murphy), an endearing, but deceptively tough young man. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick survives this harsh environment with the aid of his wit and charm, plus a sweet refusal to let anyone and anything change who he is.

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Lassie
Director: Charles Sturridge

Producer: Ed Guiney (Element Films)
Starring: John Lynch, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole

Lassie is set on the eve of World War II in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family is forced to sell their beloved dog to the Duke of Rudling. When she succeeds in escaping her cage, Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away to the Duke’s remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland. However, she is determined to defy the odds and return to the home she loves in time for Christmas.
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Studs
Director: Paul Mercier

Producer(s): Fiach MacConghail, Cuan MacConghail (Brother Films)
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, David Herlihy

Studs is comedy which follows the cup-run of an amateur league football team - Emmet Rovers. They are going through a bad patch, they are bottom of the league and they are about to lose their football field. Studs tells the story, through the eyes of their captain, Bubbles, of the arrival of the mysterious new manager, Walter Keegan and his effect on the team.
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Director: Ken Loach

Producer(s): Ken Loach (Sixteen Films & Element Films)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald

Ireland 1920: workers unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence.  Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy, in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom.
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AIB are delighted to sponsor the Best Irish Film award for the third year running. AIB’s sponsorship manager Jim Kelly said:

“AIB is delighted to be sponsoring the People’s Choice Award for Best Irish Film for the third year running at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Each year the nominees in this category demonstrate such a high quality and extraordinary calibre of professional film making and once again, I must pay tribute to the abundance of skill, creativity and talent displayed in this year’s nominations."