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Seamus Deane, leading Irish writer and critic, has died aged 81 Derry author best known for Reading in the Dark and Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature Thu, May 13, 2021, 10:34 Updated: Thu, May 13, 2021, 10:52
Seamus Deane, for the past 50 years one of Ireland’s foremost writers and critics, best-known for his award-winning autobiographical novel Reading in the Dark and the landmark Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, died last night in Beaumont Hospital after a short illness. He was 81. Arts Council chair Prof Kevin Rafter said: “A gifted writer and a profound intellect, Seamus Deane was a master of every writing form. As a critic, an editor, a poet and a novelist, Deane brought concentrated rigour and empathy to his work. An inspiring teacher and continual advocate for Irish writing, Seamus Deane leaves behind a powerful literary and cultural legacy. ....
European productions take home the majority of the Sundance 2021 short film awards Lizard has scooped the Grand Jury Prize, while the French animation Souvenir Souvenir was crowned Best Animation On the left, a still from Lizard, and on the right, director Akinola Davies Jr accepting his award over Zoom The 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has proven to be a good one for European short films, with almost all of the awards in the festival’s short film section going to European productions and co-productions. The winner of the Grand Jury Prize was UK film Lizard by Akinola Davies Jr. Backed by BBC Films and production company Potboiler Films, the film is set in Lagos and follows a little girl who – after being thrown out of her Sunday School lesson – wanders around the grounds of a ‘mega church’. There, she witnesses the duplicity at the heart of those who claim religious piety, while a later violent event exposes the schism be ....
The full list of awards: U.S. Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic: “CODA,” Sian Heder U.S. Grand Jury Prize – Documentary: “Summer of Soul,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Directing Award – U.S. Dramatic: Sian Heder, “CODA” Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch, “On the Count of Three” Directing Award – U.S. Documentary: “Users,” Natalia Almada Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award – U.S. Documentary: Kristina Motwani and Rebecca Adorno, “Homeroom” U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble: the cast of “CODA” U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award, Best Actor: Clifton Collins Jr., “Jockey” U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation: Theo Anthony, “All Light, Everywhere” ....