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Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (born 12 October 1999) is an Irish actor and musician. He made his film debut in the musical ''Sing Street'' (2016) and television debut in the History Channel, History series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' (2017–2020). He has since appeared in the films ''Here Are the Young Men'' (2020) and ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' (2021). Early life and education Walsh-Peelo was born in Ashford, County Wicklow. He attended , a in Bray, County Wicklow, Bray and Wicklow Educate Together National School. He received vocal coaching from his mother, soprano Toni Walsh. Career Walsh-Peelo began his musical career as a boy soprano at the age of seven, winning many prizes throughout his early years. He was eventually cast in Mozart's ''Magic Flute'' aged twelve, which toured Ireland. Walsh-Peelo followed this up with the part of ''Miles'' in Benjamin Britten, Britten's ''The Turn of the Screw (opera), Turn of the Screw''. In 2012, he appeared on Irish television in the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin International Film Festival
The Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF; ) is an annual film festival held in Dublin, Ireland, since 2003. History Dublin International Film Festival was established in 2003. It was revived by Michael Dwyer, international film critic and ''The Irish Times'' Chief Film Correspondent, along with David McLoughlin, film producer. The duo had started the initial Dublin film Festival in the 1980s when Mc Loughlin was still an undergraduate in Trinity College Dublin. The festival was established to present an opportunity for Dublin's cinema-going audiences to experience the best in Irish and international cinema. "Dublin has remarkable film attendance per capita, among the highest in Europe, certainly the highest in the EU," Dwyer said in a 2003 interview. "It seems absurd that the city didn't have an international film festival." The festival secured €25,000 in funding from the Arts Council of Ireland for planning purposes the first year which has since increased to over €1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
