Mel Gibson to be honoured at IFTA ceremony
Mel Gibson to be honoured at IFTA ceremony
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Irish eyes are smiling on Mel Gibson...
Mel Gibson will be honored by the Irish Film & TV Academy with a prize for outstanding contribution to world cinema at IFTA’s fifth annual award ceremony Feb. 17.
Gibson will be on hand to accept the award at Dublin’s Gaiety Theater. The citation stresses his Irish roots — his mother was Irish, as was his paternal great-grandfather.
He also shot his Oscar-winning “Braveheart” in Ireland, even though the film was set in Scotland.
Aine Moriarty, chief exec of IFTA, said, “His drive, vision and determination have inspired so many young Irish filmmakers over the past three decades.”
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980487.html?categoryId=19&cs=1
Mel Gibson will be honored by the Irish Film & TV Academy with a prize for outstanding contribution to world cinema at IFTA’s fifth annual award ceremony Feb. 17.
Gibson will be on hand to accept the award at Dublin’s Gaiety Theater. The citation stresses his Irish roots — his mother was Irish, as was his paternal great-grandfather.
He also shot his Oscar-winning “Braveheart” in Ireland, even though the film was set in Scotland.
Aine Moriarty, chief exec of IFTA, said, “His drive, vision and determination have inspired so many young Irish filmmakers over the past three decades.”
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980487.html?categoryId=19&cs=1
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