34th Galway Film Fleadh announces award winners

The Galway Film Fleadh has announced the complete list of  award winners for the 34th edition of the festival, which took place in the Irish city from July 5-10.

Galway Film Fleadh was founded in 1989 as an opportunity for Irish filmmakers to exhibit their work to their peers. The central goal of the Galway Film Fleadh is to be a platform for the boldest new films, and to bring audiences and filmmakers from around the world together to share in the wonder of cinema. The Oscar-Qualifying Awards of the Galway Film Fleadh are: The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Fiction Short in association with Network Ireland Television, The James Horgan Award for Best Animation Short and Best Short Documentary Award in association with TG4.

Galway Film Fleadh Award Winners

Best International Animation Short

“Zoon” directed by Jonatan Schwenk won the Best International Animation Short award of the 34th Galway Film Fleadh.

Best International Fiction Short

“Too Rough” directed by Sean Lìonadh won the Best International Fiction Short award of the 34th Galway Film Fleadh.

Best International Documentary Short

“Nuisance Bear” directed by Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden won the the Best International Documentary Short award of the Galway Film Fleadh 2022.

Best First Animation Short

“Soul Office” directed by Ryan Loughran and produced by Fiona McLaughlin, Tom Getty and Grace Loughrey won the Best First Animation Short award in association with Brown Bag Films.

Best Irish First Short Fiction

“Homebird” directed by Caleb J. Roberts and produced by Brian J. Falconer, Callum Harrison and Jonathan Beer won the Best Irish First Short Fiction award of the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh.

The Donal Gilligan Award for Cinematography in a Short Film

The Donal Gilligan Award for Cinematography in a Short Film, in association with the Irish Society Cinematographers (ISC) supported by Celtic Grips presented by John Leahy,  went to “Burn it All” directed by Jack Hickey, produced by Lara Hickey and cinematography by Phillip Blake.

Best Cinematography in an Irish Film

The best award for Cinematography in an Irish Film, in association with Teach Solais – presented by Cian de Butlèir, went to “Tarrac” directed by Declan Recks.

Best International Film

“The Score” directed by Malachi Smyth from United Kingdom won the Best International Film award of the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh.

Best International Documentary

Directed by Lila Schmitz and Produced by Fengy Xu and Anika Kan Grevstad, “The Job of Songs” won the Best International Documentary award of the 34th Galway Film Fleadh.

Peripheral Visions Award

The Peripheral Visions Award of the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh went to “Bad Women” (“Huonot Naiset”) directed by Niklas Lindgren, written by Niklas Lindgren & Karolina Lindgren and Produced by Mila Haavisto from Finland.

Best Human Rights Film

Best Human Rights Film award, in association with Amnesty international presented by Siddhi Joshi, went to “Afghan Dreamers” directed by David Greenwald and produced by Beth Murphy & David Cowanfrom from Afghanistan.

Young Audience Award

Written and directed by Jamie Sisley and produced by Shrihari Sathe, Eric Schultz, Kelly Thomas & David Ariniello, “Stay Awake” won the Young Audience Award of the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh.

Pitching Award

“Haven” by Maureen O’Connell won the Pitching Award of the Galway Film Fleadh 2022.

Best Marketplace Project Award

The Best Marketplace Project Award of the festival in association with Bankside Films went to “Shoal” directed by Clare Strong and produced by Jeanie Igoe.

The Bigham Ray New Talent Award

The Bigham Ray New Talent Award, in association with Magnolia Pictures presented by Kate O’Toole, was jointly awarded to Éanna Hardwicke and Danielle Galligan for “Lakelands”.

Best Short Documentary

The Best Short Documentary award of the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh in association with TG4 went to “Call Me Mommy” directed by Tara O’Callaghan and produced by Aaron McEnaney, Louise Byrne and Ross Killeen from Ireland.

“Where do all the old gays go?” directed by Cathy Dunne and produced by Maggie Ryan and Cathy Dunne and “For The Birds” directed by Ciaran O’Connor and produced by Nuala Cunningham and Jen Dunbar won special mentions in this competition section.

The James Horgan Award for Short Animation

The James Horgan Award for Short Animation went to “Soul Office” directed by Ryan Loughran and produced by Fiona McLaughlin, Tom Getty and Grace Loughrey from Ireland.

The Tiernan Mcbride Award for Best Fiction Short Drama

The Tiernan Mcbride Award for Best Fiction Short Drama, in association with Network Ireland Television presented by Derry O’Brien, went to “Wednesday’s Child” directed by Laura O’Shea and produced by Caroline Harvey and Charleigh Baileigh from Ireland.

Best Irish Documentary

The Best Irish Documentary award of the 34th Galway Film Fleadh went to “Nothing Compares” directed by Kathryn Ferguson, written by Kathryn Ferguson, Eleanor Emptage & Michael Mallie and produced by Eleanor Emptage & Michael Mallie.

Best Irish First Feature

The Best Irish First Feature award, in association with Saffery Champness – presented by John Gleeson, went to “The Sparrow” directed by Michael Kinirons and Produced by Alicia Ní Ghráinne.

Best Irish Film

The Best Irish Film award, in association with Danu Media – presented by Siobhan Ni Ghadhra, went to “Lakelands” by Robert Higgins & Patrick McGiveny.

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