Best International Short Award
Jury:
Virginia Marcolini (Concorto Film Festival)
Adrian Barber (Bolton Film Festival)
Oisin Kelly (Glasgow Short Film Festival)
Winner: ‘Dreams Like Paper Boats’ by Samuel Suffren
In magnificent black and white, this film unfolds as an intimate story of affection and resilience. With the persistence of an absent love made present only through the voice, it portrays a longing that is highly personal yet deeply collective.
Special Mention: ‘Percebes’ by Alexandra Ramires (Xa), Laura Goncalves
By contrast, our special mention goes to film that moves in fluid and vibrant watercolour. It transports the viewer between sea and land, presenting lovingly collected testimony which touches on the ambivalences of tourism to a coastal community.
Best Irish Short
Jury:
Mario Micaelo (Vila de Conde Film Festival)
Sinead O’Riordan (Award-winning Actress and Producer)
Ronan O’Leary (One of the leading Irish independent filmmakers)
Winner: ‘Me and You’ by Ellius Grace
It’s always good when someone can talk to us with great simplicity and clarity about extraordinary complex themes. This film tells us about the density of relationships between two girls based on sisterly love, tenderness and purity. These memories are transformed into cinematic material, without complexes or prejudices, in what a film about relationships can be. For its stripped-down, fresh and bold cinematic approach, the award for best Irish short goes to “Me and You” by Ellius Grace.
Special Mention: ‘Anima’ by Conor Healy
As an example of pure cinematic story-telling, done with great craft and visual imagination, using just sound, music, cinematography and film-editing to great effect, the first special mention goes to “Anima”, by Conor Healy.
Special Mention: ‘The Bannfoot Ferry’ by Colm Laverty
Our second special mention goes to a documentary that uses diverse material to create a deep investigation into a curious, difficult, and almost surreal subject. For its quality and its cinematic resourcefulness, the jury decided to award an honourable mention to “The Bannfoot Ferry”, by Colm Laverty.
Best Made in Cork Short
Jury:
Rebecca Daly (Screenwriter and Director)
Gerry Murphy (Irish poet)
Christina Papasotiriou (London Short Film Festival)
Winner: ‘Rising’ by William Bock
William Bock delivered a haunting vision. We we would like to celebrate his achievement, striking singular poetic and earthy film. We found the community and ecological aspect of the project compelling and resonant with the spirit of this land but also with the current times. We are are looking forward to seeing what he does next.
Louis Marcus Documentary Jury
Jury:
Nial McCann (Irish Director and Writer)
Tara Karajica (POFF Shorts)
Winner: ‘No Other Land’ by B Adra, H Ballal, Y Abraham, R Szor
Special Mention: ‘Connor Walsh’ by Keith Walsh
Special Mention: ‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ by Klara Tasovska
We would like to acknowledge just how strong the Documentary Competition at this year’s IndieCork was. It hasn’t been easy deciding on a winner, but if we agree that every film is a political act then no film right now tells a story as important as what is happening in Palestine. That’s why we have chosen “No Other Land” as this year’s IndieCork Best Documentary Film.
However, we also want to acknowledge two other films as vital because they tell something true about the human condition and these are “Connor Walsh” and “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be.”
Best Emerging Irish Female Filmmaker
Jury:
Mary Crilly (Sexual Violence Centre in Cork)
Carey Fitzgerald (Producer, Film & TV Entrepreneur, Mentor, Lecturer and Distributor)
Winner: ‘Dead on Arrival’ by Niamh McAllister
IndieCork Music Award
Winner: Gabriel Buffa
The “Spirit of IndieCork” Award
Winner: Frèdèric Pelle
