The winners at the 35th Galway Film Fleadh have been announced, with the comedy adventure Apocalypse Clown winning Best Irish Film, the drama Lie of the Land named Best Irish First Feature and The Graceless Age - The Ballad of John Murry honoured with Best Irish Documentary.
Agnes O'Casey, the great-granddaughter of playwright Seán O'Casey, was honoured with the Bingham Ray New Talent Award for her performances in the psychological thriller Lies We Tell and the feel good comedy-drama The Miracle Club.
Numerous short films - both animated and live-action- were again among the honourees, with this year's festival taking place against the backdrop of the actors' strike in the US.
The Fleadh is an Oscars-qualifying festival for Irish short films, meaning the winners of Best Animation (Worry World), the Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama (Two for the Road) and Best Short Documentary (Being Put Back Together) will look to build on their success in Galway as they bid to be among the Academy Awards nominees next year.
Organisers hailed the festival as a "truly special week", thanking everyone who had made it possible.
The Galway winners in full:
Generation Jury Award
Scrapper
Director: Charlotte Regan
Producer: Theo Barrowclough
Best International Short Fiction
Last Call
Director: Harry Holland
Best International Short Animation
Globby the Dragon
Directors: Xin Sun, Yun Li
Best International Short Documentary
Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
Directors: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography
Two for the Road
Cinematographer: Eoin McLoughlin
Best First Short Animation Award
Pinokidoki
Director/Writer/Producer: Jack C
Best Cinematography in an Irish Film
Lies We Tell
Cinematographer: Eleanor Bowman
World Cinema Competition
Past Lives
Director: Celine Song
Producers: David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler
Peripheral Visions Award
The Land Within
Director: Fisnik Maxville
Producers: Thomas Reichlin, Britta Rindelaub, Valon Bajgora
Best International Film
Here
Director: Bas Devos
Producer: Marc Goyens
Best International Documentary
One Bullet
Director: Carol Dysinger
Producers: Carol Dysinger, Su Kim, Ashim Bhalla, Jesper Jack
The Pitching Award
The winner is Eimear Morgan with her project Billy Ruben + the Shunts.
The Galway Film Fair - Best Marketplace Project
Barfly
Bridge Way Films: Chris Hees, Dan Thorburn
Best Irish Documentary
The Graceless Age - The Ballad of John Murry
Director: Sarah Share
Producers: Nuala Cunningham, John Galway, Aeschylus Poulos
James Flynn Award for Best First Short Drama
Baby Steps
Director: Hannah Mamalis
James Horgan Award for Best Animation (Short)
Worry World
Director: Jessica Patterson
Best Short Documentary
Being Put Back Together
Director: David McDonagh
Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama
Two for the Road
Director: Lochlainn McKenna
Best Independent Film Award
Verdigris
Director: Patricia Kelly
Producers: Paul Fitzsimons, Patricia Kelly
Bingham Ray New Talent Award
Agnes O'Casey (Lies We Tell/The Miracle Club)
Best Irish First Feature
Lie of the Land
Director: John Carlin
Producers: Chris Patterson, Margaret McGoldrick
Best Irish Film
Apocalypse Clown
Director: George Kane
Producer: Morgan Bushe
