Fleadh Winners 08

Yesterday the winners of the film competitions at the Galway Film Fleadh were announced:

First Feature
First Place: Peacefire, written & directed by Macdara Vallely.
Second Place: The Lemon Tree, written by Suha Arraf & Eran Riklis, and directed by Eran Riklis

Feature Documentary
First Place: Anvil! The Story of Anvil by Sacha Gervasi
Second Place: Young at Heart by Stephen Walker

Irish Feature
First Place: Kisses, written & directed by Lance Daly
Second Place: Vox Humana, written & directed by Bob Quinn

The Pitching Award
Barbara Deignan

Best Irish Short Film
First Place – The Tiernan McBride Award: "Martin", written & directed by Sean Branigan
Second Place: "The Door" written & directed by Juanita Wilson

Best First Irish Short Film
First Place: "Danger High Voltage", written by Thomas Martin and Luke McManus, and directed by Luke McManus
Second Place: "James", written & directed by Conor Clements

Best Irish Short Documentary
First Place: "The Year I got Younger", by Genevieve Bailey
Second Place: "The Herd" by Ken Wardrop

Best Irish Short Animation
First Place: "Granny O Grimm's Sleeping Beauty", written by Kathleen O'Rourke, and directed by Nicky Phelan
Second Place: "My Day", written & directed by Eamonn O'Neill

Best First Irish Short Animation
First Prize - The James Horgan Award: "Monolith", written & directed by Matt Horan
Second Place: "Plastesex", written & directed by Conor Finnegan