Writer/Director Martin McDonagh talks to Garry Kelly about his new movie Seven Psychopaths, his directorial debut In Bruges, and his fond memories of Galway…

 

 

57th CORONA CORK FILM FESTIVAL

Best International Short Film

All Hallows Week (Hiljainen Viikko)

Jussi Hiltunen

Finland

A film that manages to capture the trauma following a random act of violence. Highly authentic, showing guilt, hate and blame, all skillfully encapsulated within eighteen minutes.

 

Special Mentions

Ballet Story

Daria Belova

Germany

A film that carefully reveals a world of jealousy amongst young girls, with lyrical cinematography and a relaxed pace.

 

Premature (Prematur)

Gunhild Enger

Norway

A tragicomedy of discomfort and prejudice, and an interweaving of different perspectives, all told in one single take.

 

Cork Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards

Morning

Cathy Brady

England, Ireland

A devastatingly nuanced drama, which mixes a power struggle alongside grief and ambition, with two superb lead performances, and shot in a minimalist and realistic style. Cathy Brady is an exciting new Irish talent.

 

International Jury: Per Fikse (Norway), Nicky Gogan (Ireland), Philip Ilson (England).

 

Best Irish Short Film

Left

Eamonn O’Neill

A film about two childhood friends who choose different paths, Eamonn O’Neill’s Left is a simple yet complex and mature animation with great depth of characters.

 

Special Mention:

A Removals Job

Nicholas Keogh

This film has a unique and creative approach, where the demolition of a building and the process of its reconstruction becomes a metaphor for the craft of cinema.

 

Claire Lynch Award for Best First-Time Irish Director of a Short Film

Two Wheels, Good

Barry Gene Murphy

This director uses a clever mix of style and form with live action and animation to portray an inspiring insight into different lives on two wheels.

 

Special Mentions:
Solitude

Sean Breathnach

This film displays a brave and accomplished attempt at creating a tensions experiences by both the audience and the lead character.

 

Buried In Light

Siobhan Perry

Perry’s film stands out for its difference in theme and its elegant yet form approach to its subject.

 

National Jury: Rita Figueiredo (Portugal), Liz Harkman (England), Danny McCarthy (Ireland).

 

‘Made In Cork’ Award for Best Short Film

Uisce Beatha

Shaun O’Connor

This is a film that showed panache, poise and sharpness, that had the freshness we were looking for, and a lightness of touch and a spareness, with no padding whatsoever. It also had a genuine warmth and engagement, and a subtle, gradual release of the information it was revealing. In short, it was a film, we felt, that could have been clichéd or clumsy in lesser hands. We are very happy to choose it and recommend it.

 

‘Made In Cork’ Jury: Pat Kiernan, Jane Lee, Matthew Sweeney.

 

Award of the Festival for Best Short Film

Oh Willy…

Marc James Roels, Emma de Swaef

Belgium

 

Audience Award for Best International Short Film

Rhinos

Shimmy Marcus

Ireland

 

Audience Award for Best Irish Short Film

Motion Sickness

John McIlduff

 

OutLook Award for Best LGBT Short Film

Next Door Letters

Sascha Fülscher

Sweden

Fülscher’s animation is a sweet and tender short that reaches audiences both young and old with its authentic message of unrequited love.

 

GALWAY HOOKER AWARDS:

Frank Stapleton

Isabelle Huppert

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30 Minute Film Festival Judges Award

Winner:  Alan Travers

Director: Stop Motion Biscuit Cake

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Winner: Here To Fall

Director: Kris Kelly

Producer: Evelyn McGrath

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The FICC jury awarded the Don Quijote award to Here To Fall for its high quality of animation especially in the facial expressions of the main character, the way its storyline leaves you in thought and its effective use of a strong score.

Special Mention: Learning to Fish

Director: Teemu Auersalo

Producer: Nicky Gogan

Learning To Fish is a simple story on the surface but with a deeper commentary on environmental and social issues, communicated through high quality animation.

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The Huston School of Film and Digital Media’s Cinema, Human Right and Advocay Award  is presented to the film that shows the importance of cinema as a means of raising awareness about human right issues presented by Dee Quinn

Winner: Give Up Tomorrow

Directed: Michael Collins

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The Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a short film:

The Galway film Fleadh in association with the Irish society of cinematographers are proud to present an award commemorating the distinguished work of the Irish cinematographer Donal Gilligan

presented by :  Charlotte Sommers, Michael, Joe & Finn Gilligan

AND THE AWARD GOES TO: James Mather for The Hatch

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The James Horgan Award for Best Animation in association with Telegael

***Winner eligible to enter Short Film competition for Academy Award ****

Special Mention: Irish Folk Furniture

Director: Tony Donoghue

Producer: Cathal Black

 

Winner:  Fear of Flying

Director: Conor Finnegan

Producer: Brunella Cocchigila

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The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama in association with Network Ireland Television presented by Derry O’Brien

***Winner eligible to enter Short Film competition for Academy Award ****

Special Mention: Joy

Director: Colm Quinn

Producer: Neil Wallace, Emmet Fleming

 

Winner: The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden

Winner:  Head Over Heels

Director: Timothy Reckart

Producer: Fodhla Cronin O’ Reilly

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The Best First Short Drama in association with Mazars presented by Paul Mee

Special Mention: Off the Board

Director: Siobhan Perry

Producer: Roisin Linnie

 

Special Mention: Saving Turf

Director: Gearoid Hayes

Producer: Gearoid Hayes

 

Winner: The Hood and the Collar

Director: Paddy Hayes

Features Audience Awards:

The Best Irish Feature Award:

 

Second place: Stalker

Director: Mark O Connor

Producer: TJ O Grady Peyton

 

Winner: Good Vibrations

Director : Glenn Lyburn, Lisa Barros D’Sa

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Best International Feature

Second Place: Baikonur

Director: Veit Helmer

 

Winner: The Parade

Director: Srdjan Dragojevic

Producer: Biljana Prvanovic

The Best First Irish Feature

Joint award:

Winner: Citadel

Director: Ciaran Foy

Producer : Katie Holly & Brian Coffey

 

Winner: Earthbound

Director : Alan Brennan

Producer: Heidi Karin Madsen, Jacqueline Kerrin, Dominic Wright

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The Best International First Feature

In Second Place: In the Family

Director: Patrick Wang

 

Winner: Perfect Stranger

Directed: Toni Bestard

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Best Irish Feature Documentary

Second Place: Lon Sa Speir

Director: Sean O Cualain

Producer: Eamonn O Cualain

 

Winner: Natural Grace

Director: Art O Briain

Producer:Art O Briain, Aileen McDonagh

 

Best International Feature Documentary

Second Place: The Swell Season

Director: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis

 

Winner: Four Horsemen

Director: Ross Ashcroft

Producer: Megan Ashcroft

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The Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award

Winner: Hannah Patterson for RESISTANCE

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The Bingham Ray New Talent Award in association with Magnolia Pictures presented by Annabelle Ray

Winner:  PILGRIM HILL

Directed by: Gerard Barrett

Produced by: Gerard Barrett

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INTERVIEWS IN FULL

Sunday 15th July 2012

Managing Director of the Galway Film Fleadh, Miriam Allen, looks back on another successful six-day festival and gives some of her personal highlights this past week…

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After winning The Best First Irish Feature Award for ‘Earthbound’ as joint winner with Ciaran Foy’s ‘Citadel’, director Alan Brennan gave this reaction…

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After winning The Best Irish Feature Award for ‘Good Vibrations’ here’s the reaction from directors Glenn Lyburn & Lisa Barros D’sa and Producer Chris Martin…

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After winning The Bingham Ray New Talent Award for ‘Pilgrim Hill’ here’s the reaction from the director & producer Gerard Barrett…

Friday 13th July 2012

Director Seán Ó Cualáin tells us about his latest documentary ‘Lón sa Spéir – Men at Lunch’ which screens Friday July 13th at 1pm (Town Hall Theatre) and the discoveries they unveiled when investigation one of the world’s most iconic photographs…

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Director Ross Ashcroft discusses his first feature ‘Four Horsemen’ which screens Friday July 13th at 6pm (Cinemobile). The documentary  investigates how new economic paradigm into the world would dramatically improve the quality of life for billions…

Thursday 12th July 2012

Director Niccolo Bruna discusses his latest documentary ‘Dust’ which screens Thursday July 12th at 2:30pm (Town Hall Theatre) and tells the story of the great asbestos trial in Italy which ended with a 16 year sentence raising awareness of the lethal mineral…

Tuesday 10th July 2012

Chief Executive of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board (IFB), James Hickey, discusses his role at the agency and previews his personal highlights at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh….

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Here’s the immediate reaction from those who watched ‘Grabbers’ which opened this year’s 24th Galway Film Fleadh…

Afterwards I spoke with the Director Jon Wright…

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Director Konrad Begg & Actor Sean Maguire discuss their latest collaboration ‘Songs For Amy’ which screens on Wednesday 11th July at 9pm (Town Hall Theatre)…

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Director & Cinematographer, Keith Walsh, tells us about his latest documentary ‘Apples Of The Golan’ which screens on Thursday 12 July at 4pm (Cinemobile)…

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Republic of Ireland

 

Put The Green Cape On – Jedward

The Rocky Road To Poland – Damien Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O’Reilly (Coronas) and The Dubliners (John Sheehan, Barney McKenna, Eamonn Campbell, Patsy Watchorn).

Boys In Green – Rory Gallagher and the Island (ft. Sharon Shannon)

 

It’s Our Time – The Sneaky Ones

Believe – Irish House Party

Trapp & the Lads – Brendan & the Blacksticks

Green Army – Johnny B

We’re Ireland – Slim & Friends

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Come on Ireland – Buachaill Boys

The Boys in Green will conquer – Finnegan’s Hell

Ireland All the Way – Andy Bennett & Keith Myers

My Fair Land – Mickey Fluter

Here’s a simple recipe for making 14 healthy protein based bites to satisfy those hunger pangs during your week

Prep Time: 2mins
Cooking Time: 12mins

Ingredients:

200g of Grounded Almonds
85g of Almond Butter
1 zest of Orange
4 tablespoons of Honey
2 tablespoons of Orange Juice
1 tablespoon of Vanilla Essence

Accessories

Oven
Baking Paper
Wire Cooling Mesh or Spare Oven Tray

The Simple Process

(1) Pre-Heat oven (fan assisted 180c)
(2) Mix all six ingredients together to form a dough
(3) Flatten the dough into a rectangle on a cutting board
(4) Cut evenly into 14 squares (2 bites per day)
(5) Place them on a sheet of Baking Paper and place in the oven for 12mins
(6) After the 12mins, take out your bites & place them on a wire mesh or oven tray to cool.

After 30mins your Almond Bites, which are packed with protein & healthy nutrients, are ready to eat! Empty your Cookie Jar and replace them with these tastier bites. Try and stick to just 2 per day and use them as a healthy snack when visited by food cravings.

For those with a sweet tooth, you can melt 100g of Dark Chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of heated water & dip HALF of each Almond Bite into the bowl after the melted chocolate cools.