Our awards are unique paintings in canvas made by very talented Dublin based artist Pratima Gungadoss, in 2021 we have 14 awards to give away.
Awards
In competition, Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival makes the following awards:
o Best International Short
o Best Director
o Best LGBTQ
o Best Music Video
o Best Horror
o Best Comedy
o Best Animation
o Best Sound Design
o Best Score/Music
o Best Student
o Best Irish Short
o Best Actor
o Best Actress
o Best Documentary
2020 Winners
Best International Short Film
Divertimento, Directed by Keyvan Sheikhalishahi, 30min, Drama-Mystery, 30 min, France, 2020
Best Director
Alexandre Singh, The Appointment, 20min, Horror, UK, 2019
Best Script
Noel Fuzellier, Mars Colony, Directed by Noel Fuzellier, 35min, Drama-SF, France, 2019
Best Music Video
Darkness, Directed by Yury Yarushnikov, 3min, Music Video, Russian Federation, 2020
Best Horror
Household Demons, Directed by John Gray, 9min, Horror, USA, 2020
Best Comedy
Home Wreckers, Directed by Joe Ferrera, 11min, Comedy, UK, 2019
Best Animation
Gon, The Little Fox, Directed by Takeshi Yashiro, 28min, Animation, Japan, 2019
Best Sound Design
Karim Shaker, Efímera “Ephemeral”, Directed by Paco Peregrín, 3min, Experimental, Spain, 2016
Best Score/Music
Kaspar Kaae, Isa, Directed by Christian Prener and Jens Langkjaer, 10min, Drama, Denmark, 2020
Best Student
Summit of Solitude, Directed by Andreas Bacher, 33min, Drama, Austria, 2020
Best Irish Short
In Orbit, Directed by Katie McNeice, 17min, Drama, Ireland, 2019
Best Actor
Mark McCullough, Alina, Directed by Rami Kodeih, 25min, Drama, USA, 2019
Best Actress
Laia Manzanares, Planet Earth Calling Ana, Directed by Fernando Bonelli, 20min, Drama, Spain, 2019
Best Documentary
12000 Km, Directed by Erik Nylander, 28min, Documentary, Sweeden, 2019
2019 Winners
Best Director – Pia Andell, The Match Comedy-Drama, 15min, Finland
Best Script – [Still] love you, directed by Fernando Bonelli, Drama, 30min, Spain
Best Music Video – Dark like the night-Karenina, directed by Radda Novikova, Music Video, 8min, Russia
Best Cinematography-Philippe Brelot, Virtual Attraction, directed by Sophie Picciotto, Comedy-Romance, 15min, France
Best Comedy- The Work Party, directed by Steven McKenna, 22min, Ireland
Best Animation-Them, directed by Robin Lochmann, 15min, Germany
Best Sound Design- Anacronte, directed by Raúl Koler & Emiliano Sette, Argentina 15min,
Best Music- Casual, directed by Aoife Nic Ardghail & Kate Dolan, Drama, 12min, Ireland
Best Student- The Dressmaker, directed by Olivia McLaughlin, Drama, 16min, Ireland
Best Irish Short- The Family Way, directed by Nuno Bernardo, Drama, 18min
Best Actor- Scott Adsit, Still Happy, directed by Fred Berner USA
Best Actress- Fatou Mbemgue, The School Trip directed by Salvatore Allocca, Italy
Best Documentary- Joe Boots, directed by Florian Baron, Documentary, 30min, Germany-USA
Best International Short Film- Clothes & Blow, directed by Sam Peter Jackson, 23min, UK
2018 Winners
o Best International Short Film, Manicure, Directed by Arman Fayaz, Iran
o Best Director – Christophe Switzer, Papa, France
o Best Script – Bless Me Father, Directed by Paul M. Horan, Ireland
o Best Music Video – Local H-Innocents, Directed by Felix Piñeiro, USA
o Best Cinematography – Tommy Fitzgerald, Inside I Am Racing directed by Aleksander Szeser, Ireland
o Best Comedy – My Best Friend, Directed by Catalin Bugean, Romania
o Best Animation – Hell Visa, Directed by Junjie Zhang, China
o Best Sound Design – Alex Gregson, The Last Dance, Directed by Chris Keller, UK,
o Best Score – Francesco Tresca, The Observer Effect, Directed by Garret Walsh, Ireland
o Best Student – The Beginning, Directed by Sudeshna Sharma, India – France
o Best Irish Short – Land Of Winte, Directed by Tommy Creagh, Ireland
o Best Actor – Emmet Kelly, Lost Memories, Directed by Eamonn Murphy, Ireland
o Best Actress-Aisling Reid, Daffodils & Tulips, Directed by Michael Reid, Ireland
o Best Documentary-Lifeboat, Directed by Skye Fitzgerald, USA
The 2017 winners are ………!!
o Best Director – Julian Quintanilla
The Whole World, Directed by Julian Quintanilla, Drama, 29min, Spain
o Best Producer – Charlo Johnson
Sober Minds, Directed by Charlo Johnson, Documentary, 17min, Ireland
o Best Script- Christophe Switzer
Soury, Directed by Christophe Switzer, Drama, 20min, France
o Best Music Video BP Fallon ‘Henry McCullough
BP Fallon ‘Henry McCullough’ Directed by Alan Leonard, Music Video, 6min, Ireland
o Best Cinematography Alberto Pareja
The Whole World, Directed by Julian Quintanilla, Drama, 29min, Spain
o Best Edit Gina Hirch
Emerald City, Directed by Scott Coffey, Drama, 15min, USA
o Best Animation – Love on The Line
Love on The Line, Directed by Nicole McKinnon, 5min, Animation Documentary, Australia
o Best Sound Design Srdjan Kurpjel
Nimmer, Directed by Lieven Vanhove, Drama, 16min, Belgium
o Best Score-Colin Hurley and Kevin MacLeod
Psychodelic, Directed by Rachel Gregan, Drama-Action, 22min, Ireland
o Best Student- The Test
The Test, Directed by Jinsui Song, 26 min, Family Drama, China
o Best Irish Short Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith, Directed by Mark Smith, Drama, Sci-Fi, 14min, Ireland
o Best Actor Fanoum Diop
They Died for Nothing, Directed by Ibrahim Koudie, Drama, 15min, France
o Best Actress Lydia McGuinness
We Have Each Other, Directed by Naomi Sheridan, Psychological Drama, 18min, Ireland
o Best Documentary Sound Is Half the Picture
Sound Is Half the Picture, Directed by Dede Maitre, 13min, Documentary, USA
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