Galway Film Fleadh Announces 2010 Winners
The Runaway , The Pipe take top film honors at Galway
GALWAY, IRELAND, July 14, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chairperson of the Board of the Galway Film Fleadh Kate O'Toole took the stage on Sunday, July 13, 2010 at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway Ireland for the closing night Awards Ceremony to announce the winning Films, documentaries and shorts of the 22nd Galway Film Fleadh. Winners were selected among the 100 feature films, 115 shorts films, eight World Premiers and 53 Irish Premieres during the six-day Fleadh.
This year's jurists included Kathleen McInnis (Palm Springs International Festival of Shorts )Cian Smyth (Belfast Film Festival)and Gaelle Vidalie(Quinzaine des Realisateurs - Director's Fortnight) selecting best dramatic shorts; John Nein (Sundance Film Festival), David Wilkinson (Guerilla Films) and Paul Young (Cartoon Saloon) choosing the animation short award winners and selecting the best in this year's Documentary shorts were producer Ben Barenholtz, Mary McGlinchey(Northern Ireland Screen) and Hussain Currimbhoy (Sheffield Doc/Fest).
Galway Film Fleadh audiences vote for The Best Irish Feature Award, The Best Feature Documentary and The Best First Feature Awards
"We are delighted to name these films as this year's Award recipients and congratulate all of our films shown at the 22nd Annual Galway Film Fleadh. We look forward to seeing them all move on to entertain and inform audiences worldwide." Stated Fleadh's Director Miriam Allen.
Lelia Doolan received the Fleadh's highest honor The Galway Hooker Award.
THE AWARDS
Shorts Jury Awards:
THE BEST FIRST ANIMATION AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH CARTOON SALOON
Winner -"Action Evader "directed and produced by Pádraig Mannion
Honorable Mention-
"Laurie & The Litterbugs" directed by Leo Crowley, produced by BCFE
"We Are Detectives" directed and produced by Bryan Joseph O'Sullivan
THE JAMES HORGAN AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
Winner-"Mister Heaney - A Wee Portrait" directed and produced by David Quin
Honorable Mention-"The Meaning of Eggsistence" directed by Bruce Ryder, produced by Stephen Rennicks
THE TIERNAN McBRIDE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT DRAMA sponsored by WAVEFORM STUDIOS
Winner - "Noreen" directed by Domhnall Gleeson and produced by Juliette Bonass, David Clarke, Ciaran Deeney
Honorable Mention-"Flatbed" directed by Tom Merilion , produced by Jonny Speers
THE BEST FIRST SHORT DRAMA in Association with MAZARS presented by Paul Mee:
Winner-"Hoodie" directed and produced by Patrick Finnegan
Honorable Mention - "The Crush" directed by Michael Creagh , produced by Damon Quinn
THE BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD in Association with STUDIO SOLAS TEO presented by John Brady
Winner-"Bow St."directed and produced by Tadhg O' Sullivan
Honorable Mention-"Alibi" directed and produced by Darren Bolger / Caroline Campbell
Pitching Award
Len Collin - "Dumpailte"
Features Audience Awards:
THE BEST IRISH FEATURE AWRD in Association with VOLTA VIDEO ON DEMAND presented by Karen O'Malley of Element Pictures
Winner- "The Runway" directed by Ian Power, produced by Macdara Kelleher, Brendan McDonald & Bernard Michaux
Second Place - "Snap" directed by Carmel Winters, produced by Martina Niland
THE BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Winner - "The Pipe" directed by Risteard Ó Domhnaill, produced Rachel Lysaght & Risteard Ó Domhnaill
Second Place - "Burma Soldier" directed by Nic Dunlop& Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern, produced by Julie le Brocquy
THE BEST FIRST FEATURE
Winner - "Undertow" directed by Javier Fuentes-Leon, produced Rodrigo Guerrero & Javier Fuentes-Leon
Second Place "The Double Hour" directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, produced by Nicola Giuliano & Francesca Cima
More information can be found at the Galway Film Fleadh website www.galwayfilmfleadh.com
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