Irish short nominee hopes to crush rivals

THE independent Irish movie industry was in jubilant celebration last night with the nomination of a short film for the Oscars.

The Crush, a 15-minute romantic comedy about a young boy’s crush on a schoolteacher, will now compete for one of the coveted Academy awards.

The film’s makers were popping the champagne when contacted last night but also voiced confidence that the Dublin-made production would clinch an accolade in the short film (live action) category at the awards next month.