The 14th Fastnet Film Festival Award Ceremony took place last night at the Schull Harbour Hotel and was presented by Festival Patron Gerard Stembridge.
The short film ‘Simon’, directed by Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway took home two prizes: €5,000 for Best Irish Film and €500 for Best Drama.
‘Finding Home’, an animation directed by Maria Stanisheva from Bulgaria took home €5,000 for Best International Film.
Winner of the €25,000 Puttnam Script Award was announced as Rachel Walshe Actor/Writer/Director with her script ‘Grando’.
Rachel will receive €25,000 towards production of a 10 minute short film to be shot on Cork’s Wild Atlantic Way and the Premiere of the resultant film will be screened at the festival in Schull in May 2024.
The Fastnet Film Festival, which took place from the 24th to the 28th of May saw thousands of filmmakers from all over the world visit Schull over the five days.
The Awards Presented on the night were:
BEST IRISH FILM
Simon - Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway - Ireland (Drama)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Finding Home - Maria Stanisheva - Bulgaria (Animation)
BEST IRISH LANGUAGE FILM
An Cnoc - Seán Hughes - Ireland (Language)
BEST IN CORK
Not My Sister - Jessica Courtney Leen - Ireland (Cork)
AN-SOPHIE FONTAINE HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY FILM
Discussions Animées Entre Entendeurs de Voix - Tristan Thil - France (Documentary)
BEST STUDENT OF MEDIA & FILM STUDIES
Enough - Jack Wall O’Reilly - Ireland (Student)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (U19)
Foundation - Seán Treacy - USA (Under 19)
BEST DRAMA
Simon - Peter J McCarthy & Ben Conway - Ireland (Drama)
BEST COMEDY
Fairplay - Zoel Aeschbacher - France (Comedy)
THE TONY BARRY PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Vonnie: Ireland’s Forgotten Fashion Icon - Renata Lima - Ireland (Documentary)
BEST ARTHOUSE
Bruise - Mo O’Connell - Ireland (Art House)
BEST ANIMATION
Ice Merchants - João Gonzalez - Portugal (Animation)
THE JACK GOLD PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION
Come Here | Tar Anseo - Zoe Ní Riordáin - Ireland (Drama | Language)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Solo Un Ensayo - Hugo Sanz - Spain (Drama)
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Tria - Lucia Alessi, Pier Sante Falcone in collaboration with Balkan Lab Orchestra & Federico Passcucci - Italy (Drama)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Shadow - Burschi Wojnar - Ireland (Drama)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Lamb - Die Hexen - Ireland (Cork)
BEST EDITING
Lapse - Jessica Loizou - UK (Drama)
