Galway Film Fleadh awards 2012

Interesting to see two 'non-funded' titles doing well - Stalker and Pilgrim Hill.

Best Irish Feature Award:
Good Vibrations
Directors: Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D’Sa
Producers: Chris Martin, Andrew Eaton, David Holmes

Second place: Stalker
Director: Mark O'Connor
Producer: TJ O'Grady Peyton

Best International Feature
The Parade
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic
Producer: Biljana Prvanovic

Second Place: Baikonur
Director: Veit Helmer

Best First Irish Feature
Jointly awarded:
Citadel
Director: Ciaran Foy
Producers: Katie Holly & Brian Coffey

Earthbound
Director : Alan Brennan
Producers: Heidi Karin Madsen, Jacqueline Kerrin, Dominic Wright

Best International First Feature
Perfect Stranger
Director: Toni Bestard

Second Place:
In the Family
Director: Patrick Wang

Best Irish Feature Documentary
Natural Grace
Director: Art Ó Briain
Producers: Art Ó Briain, Aileen McDonagh

Second Place
Lón Sa Spéir
Director: Sean Ó Cualain
Producer: Eamonn Ó Cualain

Best International Feature Documentary
Four Horsemen
Director: Ross Ashcroft
Producer: Megan Ashcroft

Second Place
The Swell Season
Directors: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis

The Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award
Hannah Patterson - Resistance

The Bingham Ray New Talent Award
in association with Magnolia Pictures - presented by Annabelle Ray
Pilgrim Hill
Director: Gerard Barrett
Producer: Gerard Barrett

GALWAY HOOKER AWARDS
Frank Stapleton
Isabelle Huppert

30 Minute Film Festival Judges Award
Stop Motion Biscuit Cake
Director: Alan Travers

Here To Fall
Director: Kris Kelly
Producer: Evelyn McGrath

Special Mention: Learning to Fish
Director: Teemu Auersalo
Producer: Nicky Gogan

Huston School of Film & Digital Media Cinema
Human Rights and Advocacy Award
To the film that shows the importance of cinema as a means of raising awareness about human right issues
Give Up Tomorrow
Director: Michael Collins

The Donal Gilligan Award
Best Cinematography in a short film
James Mather
for The Hatch

James Horgan Award for Best Animation
in association with Telegael
Fear of Flying
Director: Conor Finnegan
Producer: Brunella Cocchigila

Special Mention
Irish Folk Furniture
Director: Tony Donoghue
Producer: Cathal Black

The Tiernan McBride Award - Best Short Drama
in association with Network Ireland Television
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
Director: Andrew Legge
Producer: Ciara Whelan

Special Mention: Joy
Director: Colm Quinn
Producers: Neil Wallace, Emmet Fleming

Cartoon Saloon Best First Animation Award
Head Over Heels
Director: Timothy Reckart
Producer: Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly

The Best First Short Drama
in association with Mazars
Toy Soldiers
Director: Mike Hayes
Producer: Ciara Gillan

The Best Short Documentary Award
in association with Teach Solas
The Hood and the Collar
Director: Paddy Hayes
Producer: Ciara Ní Chormaic

Special Mentions:
Off the Board
Director: Siobhan Perry
Producer: Roisin Linnie

Saving Turf
Director: Gearóid Hayes
Producer: Gearóid Hayes