Saoirse Ronan News

Production has begun, on East Coast locations, on a Focus Features drama from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Paul Weitz.

Original costumes from The Kids Are All Right, the Focus Features movie that is Academy Award-nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), and Best Original Screenplay (Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg), will be auctioned off online through the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, with the proceeds to benefit children's charities.

Actor Sebastian Urzeudowsky attends the Paris Premiere of the film The Way Back at Cinematheque Francaise on December 13, 2010 in Paris, France.

Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan attend the UK premiere of 'The Way Back' at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on December 8, 2010 in London, England.

According Variety.com, Soprano's star James Gandolfini and Saoirse Ronan have signed on to star in the upcoming indie teen drama, 'Violet & Daisy,' set for release next year.

Building on the success of the program's first two years, Focus Features will accept entries for a third year of its Africa First Program beginning Monday, May 17th and continuing through Monday, August 3rd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

Production has begun on One Day, the feature film version of the internationally praised novel of the same name by David Nicholls, which this month enters The New York Times bestseller list. Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in the movie. One Day is a co-production in the unique partnership of Random House Inc.'s Random House Films division and Focus Features. The U.K.'s Film4 is co-financing.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2010 to the Academy's roster of voting members. Included in this year's list are Tony Award nominees James Gandolfini (GOD OF CARNAGE) and Anna Kendrick (HIGH SOCIETY), Drama Desk nominee Carey Mulligan (THE SEAGULL), director Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'), and musicians Bono & The Edge (SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK).

Building on the success of the program's first two years, Focus Features will accept entries for a third year of its Africa First Program beginning Monday, May 17th and continuing through Monday, August 3rd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People in association with AIB Group is back in Dublin from 5th - 12th May! This year's programme is jam packed with screenings, masterclasses with film and television industry guests, workshops for schools, a cross border jury panel and lots more. All of these aim to entertain, motivate and create opportunities for young people aged from 4 to 25. (www.cinemagic.ie)

The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People in association with AIB Group is back in Dublin from 5th - 12th May! This year's programme is jam packed with screenings, masterclasses with film and television industry guests, workshops for schools, a cross border jury panel and lots more. All of these aim to entertain, motivate and create opportunities for young people aged from 4 to 25. (www.cinemagic.ie)

The adventure thriller Hanna, directed by BAFTA Award winner Joe Wright, begins filming in Europe next week. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the movie. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People in association with AIB Group is back in Dublin from 5th - 12th May! This year's programme is jam packed with screenings, masterclasses with film and television industry guests, workshops for schools, a cross border jury panel and lots more. All of these aim to entertain, motivate and create opportunities for young people aged from 4 to 25. (www.cinemagic.ie)

Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.

Today, the Short List for the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards, has been announced by British Academy of Film and Television Arts' (BAFTA).

Maury Yeston and Meryl Streep are among the 2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Nominees. Winners will be revealed at the 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony on January 15, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium, broadcast live on VH1 Television Network.

Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards live on Friday, January 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. This year's event will take place at the Hollywood Palladium and will be hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. For the third year in a row VH1 will broadcast the gala live on the network.