Short-listed and Winning Short Film Submissions 2011
BEST OF FESTIVAL
Judge: FFF Committee
Presented by Michael Barry
Cash prize of €2,000 and an original Pat Connor sculpture
- El último Canto del Pájaro Cú (10m, Mexico ) Alonso Ruizpalacios WINNER
- Happy Birthday Timmy (3m, Ireland) Johnny Cullen
- ‘Shoe’ (13m, Ireland) Nick Kelly
- La Mina De Oro (10m, Mexico) Jacques Bonnavent
- Cured (12m, Ireland) Mary Redmond
BEST IRISH SHORT FILM
Judge: FFF Committee
Presented by Greg Dyke
Cash prize of €2,000
- Nietzsche No. 5 (6m, Ireland) Shaun O’Connor
- Rat’s Island (12m, Ireland) Mike Hannon
- Pentecost (11m, Ireland) Peter McDonald
- Crossword (13m, Ireland) Vincent Gallagher
- ‘Shoe’ (13m, Ireland) Nick Kelly WINNER
- Happy Birthday Timmy (3m, Ireland) Johnny Cullen
- Cured (12m, Ireland) Mary Redmond
- Deep End Dance (6m, Ireland) Conor Horgan
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (U22)
Judge: Martin Levis
Presented by Martin Levis
Cash prize of €2,000
- Happy Birthday Timmy (3m, Ireland) Johnny Cullen WINNER
- Jittertree (10m, United Kingdom) Tom Bailey
- Low Battery (9m, Canada) Zoe Slusar
- Tick Tock (5m, USA) ien chi
- Flipping Channels (7m, Ireland) Fiona Riordan
BEST IN CORK
Judge: FFF Committee
Presented by: Kevin Murphy & John Pettersen
Cash prize of €500 sponsored by Cork County Council & Schull Initiative
- Rat’s Island (12m, Ireland) Mike Hannon WINNER
- Nietzsche No. 5 (6m, Ireland) Shaun O’Connor
- The Christening (14m, Ireland, UK) Oonagh Kearney
- All Night Long ( 13m, Ireland) Mark Cogan
- The Watchmaker’s Time (15m, Ireland) Peter J. Andrews
- Baby Boots (15m, Ireland) Daniel O’Connell
BEST DRAMA
Judge: Kirsten Sheridan
Presented by Carmel Winters
Cash prize of €200
- Mamis kleiner helfer (11m, Germany) Michael Lavelle WINNER
- ‘Shoe’ (13m, Ireland) Nick Kelly
- The Christening (14m, Ireland, UK) Oonagh Kearney
BEST COMEDY
Judge: Patrick McCabe
Presented by Jack Gold
Cash prize of €200
- Know Your Enemy (9m, Ireland) Eamonn Colfer
- Pentecost ( 11m, Ireland) Peter McDonald
- Nietzsche No. 5 (6m, Ireland) Shaun O’Connor WINNER
- Happy Birthday Timmy (3m, Ireland) Johnny Cullen
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Judge: Tony Barry
Presented by Tony Barry
Cash prize of €200
- Library In My Mind (10m, UK) Jamie Hamer
- Rat’s Island (12m, Ireland) Mike Hannon WINNER
- The Bookbinder’s Daughter (7m, Ireland) Denis Murphy
- Under the Influence with Stephen Mensah (9m, UK) Corey Macri
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Judge: Steve Baker
Presented by Steve Baker
Cash prize of €200
- The Streets of the Invisibles (14m, Austria) Remo Rauscher WINNER
- For Peace Comes Dropping Slow (12m, Ireland) Lisa VandegriftDavala
BEST DANCE
Judge: FFF Committee
Presented by Fran Keaveney
Cash prize of €200
- Deep End Dance (6m, Ireland) Conor Horgan WINNER
- Admit One (6m, Ireland) Steve Woods
BEST ANIMATION
Judges: Davey Ahern, Synth Eastwood
Presented by: Mike Ahern, Team D.A.D.D.Y.
- 43 – Forty Three (2m, UK) Jonathan Mortimer
- Luna (8m, Mexico) Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas WINNER
- Martyris (8m, Mexico) Luis Felipe Hernandez Alanis
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Villainy (1m, Ireland) Aidan McAteer
BEST DIRECTION
Judge: Gerard Stembridge
Presented by Gerard Stembridge
Cash prize of €100
- La Mina De Oro (10m, Mexico) Jacques Bonnavent WINNER
- Happy Birthday Timmy (3m, Ireland) Johnny Cullen
- El último Canto del Pájaro Cú (10m, Mexico ) Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Him Himself (11m, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates) Pierre Dawalibi
- The Calculus Of Love (14m, UK) Dan Clifton
- Pentecost (11m, Ireland) Peter McDonald
BEST SCREENPLAY
Judge: Donal Beecher
Presented by Frank Daly
Cash prize of €100
- Him Himself (11m, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates) Pierre Dawalibi
- Pentecost (11m, Ireland) Peter McDonald WINNER
- The Interview (7m, USA) Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Nietzsche No. 5 (6m, Ireland) Shaun O’Connor
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Judge: Maurice Seezer
Presented by Maurice Seezer
Cash prize of €100
- The Line Joseph Conlan
- El último Canto del Pájaro Cú (10m, Mexico ) Tomás Barreiro WINNER
- Cured Ray Harman
- Martyris Alejandro de Icaza
- Him Himself (11m, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates) Jack Gravina
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Judge: Chris O’Dell
Presented by Chris O’Dell
Cash prize of €100
- El último Canto del Pájaro Cú (10m, Mexico) Emiliano Villenueva WINNER
- The Calculus Of Love (14m, UK) Dirk Nell
- Him Himself (11m, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates) Charbel Aouad