Irish Actress Antonia Campbell Hughes Wins Major Industry Talent Recognition
Irish actress Antonia Campbell Hughes (The Other Side of Sleep, Lotus Eaters) has been selected as a Shooting Star for the Berlinale International Film Festival 2012.
Chosen from a competitive list of actors from over 25 different European countries, Antonia will follow in the steps of previous stars who have received this honour early in their career, including Daniel Craig (James Bond franchise), Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go), Daniel Bruel (Goodbye Lenin), Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardiner) and Irish actress Sarah Bolger (The Tudors).
Commenting on Antonia's work the international jury said "Antonia's acting is seductively minimalistic but demonstrates magnificent charisma at the same time. In THE OTHER SIDE OF SLEEP, her character's inner solitude and sadness are conveyed with haunting, empathetic power. She is a performer of wonderful soul and depth".
Commenting on the competitive selection process Oscar-winning director Marleen Gorris, member of the SHOOTING STARS jury, said " We came away marvelling at the often brilliant way the nominated actors portrayed the feeling of a kind of modern loneliness, taking you on a journey in their search for identity no matter which part of Europe they came from. It was a real challenge choosing our ten favourites from such an interesting and high-quality group of nominees."
ABOUT ANTONIA CAMPBELL HUGHES
Campbell-Hughes received rave reviews for her supporting performance in Jane Campion's Cannes competition film BRIGHT STAR in 2009. She received a 'Rising Star' nomination at the 2011 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards and has been named a 'Star of Tomorrow' by Screen International.
Antonia has since had leading roles in Alexandra McGuinness' comedy drama LOTUS EATERS; Rebecca Daly's thriller THE OTHER SIDE OF SLEEP which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Johannes Robert's STORAGE 24 and Kieran Evans' KELLY & VICTOR. Irish audiences will see Antonia in a supporting role in Rodrigo Garcia's ALBERT NOBBS which filmed on location in Ireland earlier this year.
The other Shooting Star nominees are: France: Adele Haenel (House of Tolerance), Germany: Anna Maria Muhe (November Child), Iceland: Hilmar Gudjonsson (Either Way), Italy:Isabella Ragonese (The First Assignment), Poland: Jakub Gierszal (Suicide Room), Romania: Ana Ularu (Outbound), Sweden: Bill Skarsgard (Simple Simon), Switzerland: Max Hubacher (The Foster Boy), UK: Riz Ahmed (Four Lions).
MORE ABOUT SHOOTING STARS
SHOOTING STARS is a unique European programme which seeks to select the best in young European actors on the rise and has been annually presenting these awards at the Berlinale for the past 15 years. The highlight of the three-day event is the presentation of the SHOOTING STARS AWARDS on the main stage of the Berlinale Palast, supported by Studio Babelsberg, one of the leading film studios for international feature film productions in Europe.