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SHORTS JURY AWARDS

The Best First Animation Award in association with the Cartoon Saloon
Honourable Mention……Laurie and the Litterbugs & We Are Detectives
Winner…………Action Evader directed and produced by Pádraig Mannion

The James Horgan Award for Best Animation
Honourable Mention…….The Meaning of Eggsistence directed by Bruce Ryder and produced by Stephen Rennicks
Winner…….Mister Heaney – A Wee Portrait directed and produced by David Quin

The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama sponsored by Waveform Studios
Honourable Mention……Flatbed directed by Tom Merilion and produced by Jonny Speers
Winner…….Noreen directed by Domhnall Gleeson and produced by Juliette Bonass, David Clarke and Ciarán Deeney

The Best First Short Drama in association with Mazars presented by Paul Mee
Honourable Mention…..The Crush directed by Michael Creagh and produced by Damon Quinn
Winner……Hoodie directed and produced by Patrick Finnegan

The Best Short Documentary Award in association with Studio Solas Teo presented by John Brady
Honourable Mention……Alibi directed and produced by Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell
Winner……Bow St. directed and produced by Tadhg O’ Sullivan

NB All of the winning shorts from this year’s Fleadh will be showcased at a special screening: The Best of the West 2010 at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield. More info is available here: www.filmbase.ie/bestofthewest.

FEATURES AUDIENCE AWARDS

The Best Irish Feature Award in association with Volta Video on Demand presented by Karen O’Malley of Element Pictures
Second Place…..Snap directed by Carmel Winters & produced by Martina Niland
Winner……The Runway directed by Ian Power & produced by Macdara Kelleher, Brendan McDonald & Bernard Michaux

The Best Feature Documentary
Second Place….. Burma Soldier directed by Nic Dunlop, Annie Sunberg and Ricki Stern & produced by Julie le Brocquy
Winner……The Pipe directed by Risteard Ó Domhnaill & produced Rachel Lysaght & Risteard Ó Domhnaill

The Best First Feature
Second Place….. The Double Hour directed by Giuseppe Capotondi & produced by Nicola Giuliano & Francesca Cima
Winner……Undertow directed by Javier Fuentes-Leon & produced Rodrigo Guerrero & Javier Fuentes-Leon

SPECIAL AWARDS

Winner of the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award
LEN COLLIN project entitled Dumpailte

Lelia Doolan to be presented with a Galway Hooker

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