Short-listed and Winning Short Film Submissions 2010
BEST ANIMATION
Judge: Synth Eastwood
- Size Thirteen – directed by Sean Ashcroft
- ’Twas a Terrible Hard Work – directed by David Quin – Winner €250
- It’s All About George – directed by Roy Lecane, Don Field
- Last Call – directed by Conor Slattery
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Judge: Chris O’Dell
- Through The Night – directed by Tom Comerford
- Dental Breakdown – directed by James Mather
- Her Mother’s Daughters – directed by P.J. Dillon – Winner €250
- Ill Seen Ill Said – directed by Enda O’Looney
- Tufty – directed by Ivan McCullough
- Lions Tigers Bears – directed by Daniel Carruthers
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Judge: Maurice Seezer
- Through The Night – directed by Uno Helmersson
- Tufty – directed by Louise Heaney – Winner €250
- Dental Breakdown – directed by Gregory Magee
- Sunshower – directed by Ross O’Connell
- Mr Foley – directed by Steve Lynch
- Her Mother’s Daughters – directed by Denis Clohessy
BEST SCREENPLAY
Judge: Donal Beecher
- Runners – directed by Pierce Ryan – Winner €250
- Dental Breakdown – directed by Ian Power
- Mr Foley – directed by DADDY
- Size Thirteen – directed by Karl Mather
- Free Chips Forever – directed by Claire Dix
BEST EXPERIMENTAL/DANCE
Judge: Steve Baker
- Salma’s Scarf – directed by Steve Woods
- Final Extracts – directed by Diarmaid Shorthall
- Her Mother’s Daughters – directed by Oonagh Kearney – Winner €250
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Judge: Tony Barry
- Bye Bye Now – directed by Ross Whitaker & Aideen O’Sullivan – Winner €250
- Ill Seen Ill Said – directed by David Bickley
- Deirdre’s Passions – directed by Ger Considine
- Mollie – directed by Sarah McCann
- Graff Writer – directed by Jamie Darcy
BEST COMEDY
Judge: Steve Coogan
- Mr Foley – directed by DADDY
- Dental Breakdown – directed by Ian Power – Winner €250
- Free Chips Forever – directed by Claire Dix
- The Ottoman Empire – directed by James Phelan
- Hatch – directed by Damian McCarthy
BEST DRAMA
Judge: Kirsten Sheridan
- Size Thirteen – directed by Karl Mather
- Runners – directed by Ronan and Rob Burke
- Free Chips Forever – directed by Claire Dix – Winner €250
- Through The Night – directed by Lee Cronin
- If I Should Fall Behind – directed by Morgan Bushe
BEST DIRECTION
Judge: Gerard Stembridge
- Mr Foley – directed by DADDY, Mike Ahearn & Enda Loughman
- Dental Breakdown – directed by Ian Power
- Tufty – directed by Jason Butler & Brendan Butler – Winner €250
- Danger High Voltage – directed by Luke McManus
- Free Chips Forever – directed by Claire Dix
BEST OF CORK
Judge: FFF Jury
- It’s All About George – directed by Roy Lecane, Don Field
- Water On Stone – directed by David Bickley
- Heart – directed by Mark Cogan
- Her Mother’s Daughters – directed by Oonagh Kearney – Joint Winner €500
- Ill Seen Ill Said – directed by David Bickley
- Last Call – directed by Conor Slattery – Joint Winner €500
- Hatch – directed by Damian McCarthy
U22 Young Filmmaker
Judge: Martin Levis
- Losing Morris – directed by Alex Kendall
- The Gracie Blue, A People’s History – directed by A Collins, C McKenna, D O’Callaghan, A O’Sullivan, E O’Regan, E Walsh
- Memories – directed by Radoslaw Sienski – Winner €2,500
- Out Of Mind – directed by Kate McCarroll
- The Tramp – directed by Robert Keane
- My Trip To India – directed by Arran Bradstock
BEST OF FESTIVAL
Judge: FFF Jury
- Dental Breakdown – directed by Ian Power
- Sunshower – directed by Liam Gavin
- Mr Foley – directed by DADDY, Mike Ahearn & Enda Loughman – Winner €2,500
- Runners – directed by Ronan and Rob Burke
- If I Should Fall Behind – directed by Morgan Bushe
Special Mentions for films not short-listed but considered deserving of recognition by the judge or jury in each category.
- Special Mention (Music) Under The Weather, Last Call, Outside The Box
- Special Mention (Screenplay) Time Passing, Heart
- Special Mention (Exp/Dance) Images of a Woman in a Mountain Place, Reflection on the Rule Of 12s
- Special Mention (Documentary) Winning & Losing
- Special Mention (Comedy) Bliss, On the Edge
- Special Mention (Direction) Her Mother’s Daughters
- Special Mention (U22) Living and Dying On Stage, Love Is Blind, Lost Cause
- Special Mention (Best of Fest) Tufty, Danger High Voltage, Her Mother’s Daughters