Irish film wins award at 'Oscars warm-up'

Irish music romance 'Once', whose stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have a best-song Oscar nomination, was named Best Foreign Film at the last night.

"This is amazing to start making little films for a hundred grand with your mates in Dublin and not have any permits," said 'Once' writer-director John Carney. "I guess that's independent film-making."