The 14th Fastnet Film Festival Award Ceremony took place at the Schull Harbour Hotel and was presented by Festival Patron Gerard Stembridge. The short film ‘Simon’, directed by Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway took home two prizes: €5,000 for Best Irish Film and €500 for Best Drama. ‘Finding Home’, an animation directed by Maria Stanisheva from Bulgaria took home €5,000 for Best International Film and Winner of the €25,000 Puttnam Script Award Rachel Walshe.
Winner of the €25,000 Puttnam Script Award, Rachel Walshe Actor/Writer/Director with her script ‘Grando’. Rachel will receive €25,000 towards production of a 10 minute short film to be shot on Cork’s Wild Atlantic Way and the Premiere of the resultant film will be screened at the festival in Schull in May 2024.
BEST IRISH FILM
Simon - Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway - Ireland | 13:33 | Drama
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Finding Home - Maria Stanisheva - Bulgaria | 06:40 | Animation
BEST IRISH LANGUAGE FILM
An Cnoc - Seán Hughes - Ireland | 16:45 | Language
BEST IN CORK
Not My Sister - Jessica Courtney Leen - Ireland | 14:00 | Cork
AN-SOPHIE FONTAINE HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY FILM
Discussions Animées Entre Entendeurs de Voix - Tristan Thil - France | 12:12 | Documentary
BEST STUDENT OF MEDIA & FILM STUDIES
Enough - Jack Wall O’Reilly - Ireland | 09:02 | Student
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (U19)
Foundation - Seán Treacy - USA | 07:38 | Under 19
BEST DRAMA
Simon - Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway - Ireland | 13:33 | Drama
BEST COMEDY
Fairplay - Zoel Aeschbacher - France | 17:32 | Comedy
THE TONY BARRY PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Vonnie: Ireland’s Forgotten Fashion Icon - Renata Lima - Ireland | 17:40 | Documentary
BEST ARTHOUSE
Bruise - Mo O’Connell - Ireland | 15:03 | Art House
BEST ANIMATION
Ice Merchants - João Gonzalez - Portugal | 14:33 | Animation
THE JACK GOLD PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION
Come Here | Tar Anseo - Zoe Ní Riordáin - Ireland | 12:12 | Drama | Language
BEST SCREENPLAY
Solo Un Ensayo - Hugo Sanz - Spain | 09:22 | Drama
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Tria - Lucia Alessi, Pier Sante Falcone in collaboration with Balkan Lab Orchestra & Federico Passcucci - Italy | 17:20 | Drama
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Shadow - Burschi Wojnar - Ireland | 14:51 | Drama
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Lamb - Die Hexen - Ireland | 15:34 | Cork
BEST EDITING
Lapse - Jessica Loizou - UK | 13:27 | Drama
The Fastnet Film Festival, which took place from the 24th to the 28th of May saw thousands of filmmakers from all over the world visit Schull over the five days. All in all a great end to very successful festival.
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