THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: SECRET OF THE UNICORN

IFTA MEMBERS ATTENDING THE IRISH PREMIERE OF STEVEN SPIELBERG'S LATEST - INTRODUCED BY IFTA MEMBER & IFTA WINNING ACTRESS SAOIRSE RONAN

The Irish Film & Television Academy, with thanks to Paramount Pictures, is delighted to invite IFTA Members to the Irish Premiere of The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn - the eagerly anticipated feature from Oscar® winning director Steven Spielberg and Oscar® winning producer Peter Jackson.

This Irish Premiere screening will be introduced by IFTA Member and IFTA winning actress Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones).

ABOUT THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: SECRET OF THE UNICORN

From Oscar® winning director Steven Spielberg and Oscar® winning producer Peter Jackson, two of todays most visionary storytellers, comes a 3D motion picture event: an epic, globe-hopping quest that spans hidden mysteries, menacing criminals and ancient secrets -- and brings to dazzling, life the classic escapades that have enthralled generation after generation with their one-of-a-kind mix of action, humor and scintillating tale-spinning in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn.

Based on the internationally beloved and irrepressible characters created by Herg, the story follows the unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy as they discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin finds himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig), a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to dastardly pirate named Red Rackham. But with the help of his dog Snowy, the salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) and the bumbling detectives Thompson & Thomson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), Tintin will travel half the world, outwitting and outrunning his enemies in a breathless chase to find the final resting place of The Unicorn, a shipwreck that may hold the key to vast fortune . . . and a ancient curse.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn will be released nationwide on 26th October.