Tale of a busker makes it to US film industry fame as Irish movie wins Sundance award

AN Irish film has won an award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the US.

Once, directed and written by John Carney of Bachelor’s Walk fame, took the World Cinema Audience Award in the dramatic category.

Martina Niland, the producer with Samson Films, said: “We’re overwhelmed at the response of the Sundance audiences to our film Once all week. We have received over 150 positive reviews for the film in the film and music press.”