As announced at our Awards Ceremony this evening in Schull, I have great pleasure in listing below the winners of each category. Congratulations to you all.
Hope to see you all next year…!
Helen Wells – Festival Director, Submissions & Programming
BEST IRISH FILM
Cash Prize of €5,000
Category Panel: Sue Howes, Sandy Lieberson & Gisli Snaer
Day Out | Virginia Gilbert | Ireland | 13:23 | Drama
Special Mention: Two of A Kind | Donal Moloney | Ireland | 17:53 | Documentary
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Cash Prize of €5,000
Category Panel: Maureen Hughes, John Kelleher & Patsy Puttnam
Fucking Drama | Michael Podogil | Austria | 17:01 | Drama
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BEST STUDENT OF MEDIA & FILM STUDIES
Cash Prize of €1,000
Category Panel: Donal Beecher
Recovery | Siofra Quinn Gates & Renate Canga | Ireland | 08:13 | Student
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BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (U19)
Cash Prize of €1,000
Category Panel: Martin Levis
Joint Winner: Shell | Katie McKenna | Ireland | 07:48 | Under 19
Joint Winner: The Kidnapper’s Ransom | George Lynch | Ireland | 09:19 | Under 19
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BEST IN CORK
Cash Prize of €500 – Sponsored by Cork County Council
Category Panel: Hilary Durman & Jeff Wright
255111 | Paul Batt | Ireland | 15:17 | Cork
Special Mention: The Marksman | Conor Healy | Ireland | 01:10 | Cork
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BEST DRAMA
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Rebecca Daly
Bonobo | Zoel Aeschbacher | Switzerland | 18:26 | Drama
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BEST COMEDY
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Carmel Winters
Skip Girl | Annabel Vine | UK | 17:55 | Comedy
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Paul Etekler
Joint Winner: At Arm’s Length | Dana Reilly | USA | 14:42| Documentary
Joint Winner: Reality Baby | Nodlag Houlihan | Ireland | 12:00| Documentary
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BEST ARTHOUSE
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Steve Baker
The Ocean | Sinéad McDevitt | Australia | 03:36 | Art House
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BEST ANIMATION
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Team DADDY
Bloeistraat 11 | Nienke Deuzt | Belgium & Netherlands | 09:41 | Animation
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JACK GOLD PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Gerard Stembridge
Wave | Benjamin Cleary & TJ O’Grady Peyton | Ireland | 13:45 | Drama
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BEST SCREENPLAY
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Michael Kinirons
Wave | Benjamin Cleary | Ireland | 13:45 | Drama
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BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Stephen Warbeck
Between The Shadows | Pedro Marques | Portugal | 13:25 | Animation
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BEST SOUND DESIGN
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Kieran Horgan
Bonobo | Moreno Cabitza | Switzerland | 18:26 | Drama
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Chris O’Dell
Between The Shadows | Manuel Pinto Barros | Portugal | 13:25 | Animation
Special Mention: Strong At The Broken Places | Eleanor Bowman | Ireland | 14:15 | Documentary
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BEST EDITING
Cash Prize of €500
Category Judge: Sam Connor
Wave | Nathan Nugent | Ireland | 13:45 | Drama
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