To mark the release of A Christmas Star on 23rd November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray. Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle (Erin Galway-Kendrick) believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod (Rob James-Collier) threatens her peaceful life she and her friends determine to use
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- 11/23/2015
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A little girl needs her friends, her special Yule powers, classic Christmas movies, Kylie Minogue and Pierce Brosnan to fight capitalism in a Northern Irish village
Wee Noelle (Erin Galway-Kendrick) was born on Christmas Day in a barn, lives in a factory town where they make festive snow globes, and has a magical ability to defuse arguments and strike good cheer into the hearts of all with a blink. But even her supernaturally enhanced Yule powers are not enough to defeat the forces of capitalism without help from her school friends. This Northern Ireland-set fable steals adroitly from all kinds of classic Christmas-themed movies – a bit of Miracle on 34th Street, a dash of Nativity!, a big dollop of It’s a Wonderful Life, and so on. But the slapdash, script-on-the-back-of-an-envelope aesthetic becomes part of the charm in the end, especially when a parade of random celebrities (including Liam Neeson,...
Wee Noelle (Erin Galway-Kendrick) was born on Christmas Day in a barn, lives in a factory town where they make festive snow globes, and has a magical ability to defuse arguments and strike good cheer into the hearts of all with a blink. But even her supernaturally enhanced Yule powers are not enough to defeat the forces of capitalism without help from her school friends. This Northern Ireland-set fable steals adroitly from all kinds of classic Christmas-themed movies – a bit of Miracle on 34th Street, a dash of Nativity!, a big dollop of It’s a Wonderful Life, and so on. But the slapdash, script-on-the-back-of-an-envelope aesthetic becomes part of the charm in the end, especially when a parade of random celebrities (including Liam Neeson,...
- 11/12/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The company has picked up international sales rights to Richard Elson’s family film narrated by Liam Neeson.
Newcomer Erin Galway-Kendrick stars in A Christmas Star with a supporting role by Pierce Brosnan and a cameo from Kylie Minogue.
Galway-Kendrick plays Noelle, who believes to have the gift to perform miracles and is determined to save her village from a conniving developer, played by Brosnan.
Cinemagic’s Joan Burney Keatings produced the film and Elson co-wrote the screenplay with Maire Campbell.
Spotlight Pictures vp Ryan McCombs brokered the deal with Keatings.
Newcomer Erin Galway-Kendrick stars in A Christmas Star with a supporting role by Pierce Brosnan and a cameo from Kylie Minogue.
Galway-Kendrick plays Noelle, who believes to have the gift to perform miracles and is determined to save her village from a conniving developer, played by Brosnan.
Cinemagic’s Joan Burney Keatings produced the film and Elson co-wrote the screenplay with Maire Campbell.
Spotlight Pictures vp Ryan McCombs brokered the deal with Keatings.
- 9/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People has produced its first feature, featuring Irish action stars Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.
A Christmas Star, screening this weekend in the market, is billed as the “first Irish Christmas Film” and features voiceover from Taken star Neeson. He also cameos along with James Bond star Pierce Brosnan and Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors).
Starring Downton Abbey’s Robert James-Collier and Bronagh Waugh, from TV drama The Fall, it marks the feature directorial debut of Richard Elson and it has given 40 young trainees their first credit on a feature film.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to give young people skills development, an opportunity to work on a film and it’s a chance to give something back to the industry,” said producer Joan Burney Keatings.
Set it Northern Ireland, it centres on young Noelle (Erin Galway Kendrick), who believes she can perform miracles after being born under a ‘Christmas...
A Christmas Star, screening this weekend in the market, is billed as the “first Irish Christmas Film” and features voiceover from Taken star Neeson. He also cameos along with James Bond star Pierce Brosnan and Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors).
Starring Downton Abbey’s Robert James-Collier and Bronagh Waugh, from TV drama The Fall, it marks the feature directorial debut of Richard Elson and it has given 40 young trainees their first credit on a feature film.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to give young people skills development, an opportunity to work on a film and it’s a chance to give something back to the industry,” said producer Joan Burney Keatings.
Set it Northern Ireland, it centres on young Noelle (Erin Galway Kendrick), who believes she can perform miracles after being born under a ‘Christmas...
- 5/16/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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