COLIN FIRTH AWARDS JEREMY IRVINE WITH CHOPARD PRIZE AT 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL by Kathy Saunders - Friday May 17, 2013 - 10h10 (CELEBRITY RED CARPET)

BRITISH ACTOR JEREMY IRVINE AND SPANISH MODEL/ACTRESS BLANCA SUAREZ POSED ALONGSIDE COLIN FIRTH WITH THE 2013 CHOPARD TROPHY AS PART OF THE 66TH CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE ON 16 MAY 2013.

British actor and Hollywood superstar Colin Firth was chosen to be the 2013 patron of the Chopard (a Swiss luxury jewelry brand) Awards at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. On Day 2 of the festival, Mr Firth had the pleasure of awarding fellow Brit Jeremy Irvine with one of the prizes.

The Chopard awards are given out each year to actors deemed to be "emerging talents". The other winner this year was Spanish actress Blanca Suarez.

Interestingly, Jeremy is set to appear in a film that also boasts Cannes jury member on the cast list titled The Railway Man.

You'll have to be patient however as it isn't due to be released until 2014.

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