The Belfast-born actor, Kenneth Branagh, has urged the people of Northern Ireland to vote with their hearts in the Belfast Agreement referendum. Speaking at the official opening of the 11th annual Foyle Film Festival, Mr Branagh, whose film Gingerbread Man received its premiere in Derry last night, also said he hoped to shoot his next film later this year in both Belfast and Derry."I am not going to talk about politics, but it seems to me that there is a great opportunity around now amongst ordinary people. . . it is not my place to tell people what to do, but I think it would be great if people seriously considered what's on offer."Complex though it all is, I think there is a genuine mood of excitement and optimism that I hope that people, everybody, can capitalise on," he said.Asked how he would vote in next month's referendum, Mr Branagh said he did not have the opportunity to vote but hoped the people would "take the opportunity to consider what seems to offer an extraordinary possibility.It is difficult, it is complex. Although I come from here I don't live here. It's not right to comment on the views of people who live here. It's up to them, but I think great strides have been taken and it remains a complex issue but I think - from the outside - there's a marvellous opportunity and I hope people consider it and vote with their hearts", he said.The actor said he believed long-term peace would have beneficial spin-offs. "I hope to make part of my next film here, in Belfast and possibly in Derry, and it will help me to make the money for that and to attract a lot of actors from all over the world if I can say to them to come because we have a form of peace," he said.