The 35th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh has come to an end after another outstanding year. With sold out screenings across the festival programme the Fleadh featured 95 feature films and 102 short films featuring the best of Irish and World cinema.

The annual awards ceremony took place on Sunday 16th of July before the closing film, Let the Canary Sing which chronicled Cyndi Lauper’s meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact that extends across her music, ever-evolving punk style.

The winner of Best Irish Film, in association with Danu Media was Apocalypse Clown, directed by George Kane, written by Demian Fox, George Kane, Shane O’Brien and James Walmsley and produced by Morgan Bushe and James Dean. Apocalypse Clown follows a troupe of failed clowns as they embark on a chaotic road trip of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy.

Winning Best Irish First Feature was Lie of The Land directed by John Carlin, written by Tara Hegarty and produced by Chris Patterson and Margaret McGoldrick. A tense drama unfolds in this first feature as the Wards prepare to abandon their lives, escaping a dire financial situation, a last-minute change of heart leaves them fighting for survival

The Graceless Age – The Ballad of John Murry, won the best Irish documentary award on the night, written and directed by Sarah Share and produced by Nuala Cunningham, John Galway, Aeschylus Poulos. This is the story of American singer songwriter John Murry who was on the cusp of greatness after the release of his highly acclaimed album The Graceless Age (2013) when his world fell apart. This beautiful documentary charts his journey from near death to redemption and a new zest for life and art.

Awards are as follows:

Generation Jury Award

SCRAPPER

Best International Short Fiction

LAST CALL

Best International Short Animation

GLOBBY THE DRAGON

 

Best International Short Documentary

MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (Dipped In Black)

 

Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film with the Irish Society Cinematographers (ISC) supported by Celtic Grips

Cinematographer, Eoin McLoughlin for TWO FOR THE ROAD |

Accepting for Two for the Road: Lochlainn Mckenna

Best First Short Animation Award with Brown Bag Films

PINOKIDOKI

 

Best Cinematography in an Irish Film with Teach Solais

Cinematographer, Eleanor Bowman for LIES WE TELL

 

World Cinema Competition

PAST LIVES

 

Peripheral Visions Award with Galway Cultural Company

THE LAND WITHIN

 

Best International Film

HERE

 

Best International Documentary

ONE BULLET

Accepting for One Bullet: Carol Dysinger

The Pitching Award with Wild Atlantic Pictures

The winner is Eimear Morgan with her project ‘Billy Ruben + The Shunts’

Accepting the award is Eimear Morgan

 

 

The Galway Film Fair, in association with Bankside FilmsBest Marketplace Project

BARFLY

 

Best Irish Documentary

THE GRACELESS AGE – THE BALLAD OF JOHN MURRY

Accepting the Award: Nuala Cunningham & John Galway

 

James Flynn Award for Best First Short Drama

BABY STEPS

Accepting the Award: Hannah Mamalis

Accepting the award is Hannah Mamalis

James Horgan Award for Best Animation (short) with Animation Ireland

WORRY WORLD

Accepting the award: Jessica Patterson & Shauna Cullen

Accepting the Award: Jessica Patterson & Shauna Cullen

 

 

Best Short Documentary with TG4

BEING PUT BACK TOGETHER

 

 

Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama

TWO FOR THE ROAD

Accepting the Award: Lochlainn Mckenna & crew

 

Best Independent Film Award

VERDIGRIS

Accepting the Award: Paul Fitzsimons and Patricia Kelly

Bingham Ray New Talent Award with Magnolia Pictures

AGNES O’CASEY

 

Best Irish First Feature with Element Pictures

LIE OF THE LAND

 

Best Irish Film with Danu Media

APOCALYPSE CLOWN

 

 

 

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