27/08/2013 - Irish premieres at TIFF include Life’s A Breeze by Lance Daly and The Sea by Stephen Brown

Ireland has a strong presence at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, September 5-15) this year. John Butler’s The Stag [+see also:
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Other Irish selections at TIFF include Lance Daly’s Ireland-Sweden coproduction Life’s A Breeze [+see also:
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James Hickey, Chief Executive of the Irish Film Board said, “We are delighted to have such a strong line-up of Irish films at Toronto this year. This festival is a major gateway to the North American market and we hope these films will go on to strike sales deals with further international territories across the world.”