The Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF; ) is an annual

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...

held in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

, Ireland, since 2003.

History

Dublin International Film Festival was established in 2003. It was revived by

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, international film critic and ''

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'' Chief Film Correspondent, along with David McLoughlin, film producer. The duo had started the initial Dublin film Festival in the 1980s when Mc Loughlin was still an undergraduate in

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. The festival was established to present an opportunity for Dublin's cinema-going audiences to experience the best in Irish and international cinema. "Dublin has remarkable film attendance per capita, among the highest in Europe, certainly the highest in the EU," Dwyer said in a 2003 interview. "It seems absurd that the city didn't have an international film festival." The festival secured €25,000 in funding from the

Arts Council of Ireland The Arts Council (sometimes called the Arts Council of Ireland; legally ga, An Chomhairle Ealaíon) is the independent "Irish government agency for developing the arts." About It was established in 1951 by the Government of Ireland, to encour ...

for planning purposes the first year which has since increased to over €100,000.

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was the title sponsor of the festival providing significant support for many years and backing the festival with a major marketing campaign; it was called the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF). The festival was also supported by a number of significant partners including The Irish Times, FM104, Conrad Hotel,

Cineworld Cineworld Group plc is a British cinema operator headquartered in London, England. It is the world's second-largest cinema chain (after AMC Theatres), with 9,518 screens across 790 sites in 10 countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Irela ...

, McConnells, MSL Mercedes-Benz,

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and Cine Electric. Other funders include The

Irish Film Board Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the developm ...

, Dublin City Council, Fáilte Ireland and a number of Cultural Institutions including the Goethe-Institut. In 2007, the festival introduced a career achievement award, the Volta Award, to celebrate individuals who have made a significant contribution to the world of film. In the same year the festival also introduced the Audience Award recipients of which include '' Once'' and the surfing documentary '' Waveriders''. Festival venues include the Screen Cinema, Hawkins Street;

, Parnell Street; the Savoy Cinema,

O'Connell Street O'Connell Street () is a street in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, running north from the River Liffey. It connects the O'Connell Bridge to the south with Parnell Street to the north and is roughly split into two sections bisected by Henry S ...

and the

Irish Film Institute The Irish Film Institute (IFI; ), formerly the Irish Film Centre, is both an arthouse cinema and a national body that supports Irish film heritage. The IFI presents film festivals, retrospectives and curated seasons, along with independent, ...

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. In 2008

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Dundrum was used as a venue. In 2009 the

Light House Cinema The Light House Cinema is an art cinema with 614 seats across four screens in Dublin, Ireland, which also serves as one of the venues for the Dublin International Film Festival. From 1988–1996, the original Light House Cinema was located in an ...

, Smithfield was added as a venue. 2008 saw a significant change to the festival's executive with Gráinne Humphreys replacing Michael Dwyer as Festival Director and Joanne O'Hagan assuming the role, formerly held by Rory Concannon, of chief executive officer. Michael Dwyer assumed the position of Chairman of the Dublin International Film Festival Board with David McLoughlin stepping down. Over 38,000 admissions were recorded for the 2008 festival for ticketed events. Non ticketed events include a citywide installation Dublin on Screen to celebrate Dublin's cinematic heritage. The initiative featured films shot on location in Dublin and screened on the very spot that they were shot on. The festival has come to be regarded as an important event for the

cinema of Ireland The Irish film industry has grown somewhat in recent years thanks partly to the promotion of the sector by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and the introduction of heavy tax breaks. According to the Irish Audiovisual Content Production Sector Review ...

, bringing together film-makers, actors, producers and other celebrities from Ireland and around the world. The festival continues to be committed to supporting film and in 2008 initiated a significant International Screen Writing Award, ''Write Here, Write Now''. The winner of the award was announced at the 2009 festival which took place from 12 – 22 February 2009. In 2016, the original sponsors, Jameson, were replaced by

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after thirteen years of sponsorship. The festival was then called the Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF) and the new sponsorship deal lasted three years. In 2018,

Virgin Media Ireland Virgin Media Ireland is Liberty Global's telecommunications operation in Ireland. It is the largest digital cable television provider within the country. As of 31 December 2014, the company offers broadband internet, digital television and d ...

committed to sponsoring the festival for three years, starting in 2019, and it was called the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF) . Since 2022 the festival has had no name sponsor.

Awards

The festival introduced the Volta Awards in 2007. The award is named after Dublin's first cinema, the Volta Picture Theatre, established by author

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...

in 1905.The Voltas
, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival; retrieved 29 November 2007 Awards are given for career achievement and audience favourite. Critics' awards were first presented in 2009. The ''Michael Dwyer Discovery Award was created in 2010 after his death to honour Irish people working in film.

2007

* Career Achievement Awards: **

Gabriel Byrne Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...

, actor ** Brendan McCaul, film producer and distributor **

Jeremy Thomas Jeremy Jack Thomas, CBE (born 26 July 1949) is a British film producer, founder and chairman of Recorded Picture Company. He produced Bernardo Bertolucci's ''The Last Emperor'', which won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006 he rec ...

, producer **

Consolata Boyle Consolata Boyle is an Irish costume designer based in Dublin. She is a frequent collaborator of English director Stephen Frears and has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on three of his film ...

, costume designer * Audience Award: '' Once''Dublin International Film Festival
Internet Movie Database; retrieved 29 November 2007

2008

The 2008 festival was held from 15 to 24 February 2008. Screencinema

* Career Achievement Awards: **

Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times fo ...

, actor **

Daniel Day-Lewis Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...

, actor ** Leo Ward, cinema chain owner * Audience Award: '' Waveriders''

2009

* Career Achievement Awards: **

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Awards, Academy Award, the Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and the British Academy of Film and Te ...

, director ** George Morrison, documentary maker **

Thierry Frémaux Thierry Frémaux (; born 29 May 1960) is the director of the Institut Lumière, of the Lumière Film Festival and of the Cannes Film Festival. Education and career Frémaux has a '' diplôme d'études approfondies'' (equivalent to a Master of Ad ...

, artistic director of the

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* Audience Award: ''

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'' * Critics' Awards: ** Best Film: '' Let the Right One In'' ** Best Irish Film: ''

The Secret of Kells ''The Secret of Kells'' is a 2009 animated fantasy film about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th Century. The film is an Irish-French-Belgian co-production animated by Cartoon Saloon, which premiered on 8 F ...

'' (a joint Irish-Belgian-French production) ** Best Documentary: ''

'' ** Best Director:

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'') ** Best Actor: Tom Hardy ('' Bronson'')

2010

The 2010 festival was held from 18 to 28 February 2010. Career Achievement Awards: *

Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds (; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), '' Persuasion'' (1 ...

, actor *

Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades in ...

, actress * Kristin Scott Thomas, actress Audience Award: '' His & Hers'' Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards: * Best Film: ''

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'' * Best Irish Film: ''

The Fading Light ''The Fading Light'' is a 2009 film directed by Ivan Kavanagh which won Best Irish Film and Best Actor at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2010. The cast includes Valene Kane, Emma Eliza Regan Emma Eliza Regan (born 4 December ...

'' * Best Male Performance: Patrick O'Donnell (''

'') * Best Female Performance:

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('' I Am Love'') * Best Director:

Yorgos Lanthimos Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos ( el, Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, Giórgos Lánthimos, ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer, theatre director and former professional basketball player. Sin ...

('' Dogtooth'') * Best Documentary: '' His & Hers'' * Special Jury Prize: '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Kate McCullough, cinematographer (''His and Hers'')

2011

The 2011 festival was held from 17 to 27 February 2011. Career Achievement Awards: *

Martin Sheen Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films ''The Subject Was Roses'' (1968) and ''Badlands'' (1973), and later achieved wid ...

, actor *

Kevin Brownlow Kevin Brownlow (born Robert Kevin Brownlow; 2 June 1938) is a British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor. He is best known for his work documenting the history of the silent era, having become inter ...

, film historian and preservationist *

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, director Audience Award: '' Benda Bilili!'' Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards: * Best Film: ''

The Robber ''The Robber'' (german: Der Räuber) is a 2010 drama film directed by Benjamin Heisenberg. The film is based on a novel by the Austrian author Martin Prinz, and was shot on location in Vienna. The main character, Johann Rettenberger, is based ...

'' * Best Irish Film: '' Snap'' * Best Director:

Alexei Popogrebski Alexei Petrovich Popogrebski (russian: Алексе́й Петро́вич Попогре́бский; born 7 August 1972) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His 2010 film '' How I Ended This Summer'' was nominated for the Golden Bear ...

(''

How I Ended This Summer ''How I Ended This Summer'' (russian: Как я провёл этим летом, translit. ''Kak ya provyol etim letom'') is a 2010 Russian drama film directed by Alexei Popogrebski. It was critically acclaimed and garnered several awards ...

'') * Best Irish Director: Carmel Winters (''Snap'') * Best Cinematography: Tim Fleming (''As If I Am Not There'') * Best Screenplay: Tudor Voican (''

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'') * Best Short: '' Small Change'' * Best International Documentary: '' Cave of Forgotten Dreams'' * Best Irish Documentary: '' Men of Arlington'' * Best Début:

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('' Picco'') * Best Actor: Jakob Cedergren ('' Submarino'') * Best Actress: Martina Gusman ('' Carancho'') * Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Still Films

2012

Volta Awards: *

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

, actor * Marin Karmitz, director, producer, distributor and cinema chain owner * Al Pacino, actor Audience Award: '' The Raid: Redemption'' Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards: * Best Film: '' The Raid: Redemption'' * Best Irish Film: '' Nuala: A Life and Death'' * Best Actor: Michael Fuith ('' Michael'') * Best Actress:

Greta Gerwig Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in a number of films ...

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'') * Best Screenplay:

Joseph Cedar Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (Hebrew: יוסף סידר; born August 31, 1968) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. Biography Cedar was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in New York City. His father is biochemist Howard Cedar. When Joseph was ...

(''

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'') * Best Director:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning '' Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography sta ...

('' Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'') * Best Documentary: '' Samsara'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde for ''Silence''

2013

The 2013 festival ran from 14 to 24 February. Volta Career Achievement Awards: *

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...

, actor and director *

Tim Roth Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the " Brit Pack". He made his television debut ...

, actor *

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, director * Joss Whedon, screenwriter and director The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: '' Vanishing Waves'' by Kristina Buožytė * Best Director:

Mikhail Segal Mikhail Yurievich Segal, (russian: Михаил Юрьевич Сегал; born 3 January 1974) is a Russian film director and writer. Biography Mikhail grew up in Oryol, Russia. As a schoolboy he was attending a theatrical studio at the local ...

for ''

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'' * Best Actor:

Aleksey Vertkov Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin A ...

for ''

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'' * Best Actress: Dilan Aksüt, '' Night of Silence'' * Best Debut:

Maja Miloš Maja Miloš ( sr-cyr, Маја Милош) (born 16 May 1983) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. She is most notable for creating the 2012 movie ''Clip (film), Clip''. Selected filmography * ''Si Tu Timazin'' (2004) * ''Clip (film), ...

for '' Klip'' * Best Screenplay: Oriol Paulo and

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for '' The Body'' * Best Cinematography:

Oleg Mutu Oleg Mutu (born 22 July 1972) is a Romanian cinematographer and film producer. He was born in Chișinău, then part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. With director Cristian Mungiu, Mutu developed a formula of lengthy takes and medium s ...

for '' Beyond the Hills'' * Best Documentary: '' Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story'' * Best Irish Feature: '' Babygirl'' by Macdara Vallelly * Best Irish Documentary: ''

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'' by Cathy Pearson * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: '' Broken Song'' by Claire Dix *Audience Award: '' Broken Song'' Jury Prizes were awarded to: * '' Blancanieves'' * '' After Lucia'' * '' The King of Pigs''

2014

The 2014 festival ran from 13 to 23 February. Volta Career Achievement Awards: *

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including '' Time Bandits'' (1981), '' ...

, actor and director * Peter Morgan, screenwriter * Richard Dreyfuss, actor *

Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's '' Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in fil ...

, actor The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: '' The Reunion'' by Anna Odell * Best Director:

Paweł Pawlikowski Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. He garnered early praise for a string of documentaries in the 1990s and for his award-winning feature films of the 2000s, '' Last Resort'' (2000) and '' My Summer of ...

for '' Ida'' * Best Actor: Jack O'Connell for ''

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'' * Best Actress: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin and Liv LeMoyne for '' We Are the Best!'' * Best Debut Feature: '' The Rocket'' by

Kim Mordaunt Kim Mordaunt is a well known Australian director, cinematographer and actor who comes from a documentary background. He graduated from UTS (University of Technology, Sydney) and got a diploma in acting from LAMDA ( London Academy of Music and Dr ...

* Best Screenplay: Georg Mass for '' Two Lives'' * Best Cinematography: Daniel Landin for '' Under the Skin'' * Best Documentary: '' Los Wild Ones'' by Elise Salomon * Best Irish Feature: '' Love Eternal'' by

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* Best Irish Documentary: '' Living in a Coded Land'' by Pat Collins * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: '' Out of Here'' by Donal Foreman *Audience Award: '' Los Wild Ones'' Jury Prizes were awarded to: * ''

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'' * '' The Golden Dream'' * '' The Congress''

2015

The 2015 festival ran from 19 to 29 March. Volta Career Achievement Awards: *

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, actor and director *

Laurent Cantet Laurent Cantet (; born 11 April 1961) is a French director, cinematographer and screenwriter. His film ''Entre les murs'' ('' The Class'') won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008. Biography Laurent Cantet was born in 1961 in the town ...

, director and screenwriter * Julie Andrews, actress The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: '' The Tribe'', director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy * Best Director:

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for '' Force Majeure'' * Best Screenplay:

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for '' The Fool'' * Best Cinematography: Lyle Vincent for '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' * Best Documentary: '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'', director

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* Best Actor:

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for '' The Dark Horse'' * Best Actress:

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for ''

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'' * Best Irish Feature: '' Glassland'', director Gerard Barrett * Best Irish Documentary: '' Wheel of Fortune: The Story and Legacy of the Fairview Lion Tamer'', director Joe Lee * Best Debut:

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for ''

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'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Piers McGrail, cinematographer on '' Glassland'', ''

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'', '' The Canal'' Audience Awards went to: * Feature: '' The Salt of the Earth'' * Short: ''

Boogaloo and Graham ''Boogaloo and Graham'' is a 2014 British short drama film directed by Michael Lennox and starring Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, and Jonathan Harden. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Acade ...

'' Special Jury Prizes were awarded to: * ''

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'' * '' Eden'' * '' You're Sleeping, Nicole'' * '' 10,000 km''

2016

Sing Street cast at Dublin International Film Festival

The 2016 festival ran from 18 to 28 February. Volta Career Achievement Awards: *

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, actress and singer *

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, actress *

Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), directing '' Finding Nemo'' (2003) ...

, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: ''

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'', director Deniz Gamze Ergüven * Best Director:

Lucile Hadžihalilović Lucile Emina Hadžihalilović (born 7 May 1961) is a French writer and director of Bosnian descent. She is best known for the 1996 short film '' La Bouche de Jean-Pierre'' and the 2004 feature-length film '' Innocence'', for which she became t ...

for ''

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'' * Best Screenplay:

Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities. Van Dormael spent his childho ...

and Thomas Gunzig for ''

The Brand New Testament ''The Brand New Testament'' (french: Le Tout Nouveau Testament) is a 2015 fantasy dark comedy film written, produced, and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. It is a co-production among Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The film was screened at the D ...

'' * Best Cinematography: Mátyás Erdély for ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, a ...

'' * Best Documentary: ''

Heart of a Dog ''Heart of a Dog'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Собачье сердце, Sobachye serdtse) is a novella by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. A biting satire of Bolshevism, it was written in 1925 at the height of the NEP period, when commu ...

'', director

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

* Best Actor: Alex Lawther for '' Departure'' * Best Actress:

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French f ...

for '' Ville-Marie'' * Best Ensemble Cast: ''

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'', director

Jeremy Saulnier Jeremy Saulnier (; born June 10, 1976) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. Career In 2007, he released his first feature film, '' Murder Party'' which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair ...

* Best Irish Feature: '' Viva'', director

Paddy Breathnach Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed '' Man About Dog'', ''Blow Dry'' and '' Shrooms''. He was also involved in the production of ''The Mighty Celt'' and '' Ape''. Filmography * '' Ailsa'' (1994) * '' ...

* Best Irish Documentary: ''

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'', director Risteard Ó Domhnaill * Best Irish Short Film: '' Geist'', director Eric Daniel Dunn * Best International Short Film: '' The Bathtub'', director Tim Ellrich * George Byrne Maverick Award: Stephen Rea for '' Viva'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, actor on ''

Sing Street ''Sing Street'' is a 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Thor ...

'' AUDI-ence Awards went to: * Feature: '' Viva'' * Short: '' Little Bear'' Special Jury Prizes were awarded to: * ''

Black Mountain Poets The Black Mountain poets, sometimes called projectivist poets, were a group of mid-20th-century American ''avant-garde'' or postmodern poets centered on Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Background Although it lasted only twenty-three ...

'' * ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

'' * ''

Anomalisa ''Anomalisa'' is a 2015 American adult stop motion animated psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, who co-directed with Duke Johnson. It was based on Kaufman's 2005 audio play of the same name under his alias F ...

'' ADIFF Discovery Awards went to: * Barry Keoghan, actor on '' Mammal'', '' Traders'' and '' The Break'' *

Jack O'Shea Jack O'Shea (born 19 November 1957 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs St Mary's in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior fo ...

, director/animator on '' A Coat Made Dark'' and '' Eat the Danger'' * Kathryn Kennedy, producer on '' My Name is Emily'', '' It's Not Yet Dark'' and ''

After After may refer to: Literature * ''After'' (Elgar), an 1895 poem by Philip Bourke Marston set to music by Edward Elgar * ''After'' (Prose novel), a 2003 novel by Francine Prose * ''After'' (book), a 2005 book by Canadian writer Francis Chalifour ...

2017

The festival ran from 16 to 26 February. Volta Career Achievement Awards: *

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

, actress The Dublin Film Critics' Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film – ''

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'', director

Kleber Mendonça Filho Kleber Mendonça Filho (; born 3 November 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic. Life and career With a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as ...

* Best Actress –

Florence Pugh Florence Pugh ( ; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film '' The Falling''. Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a young bride in the independent drama ''Lady Macbeth' ...

, '' Lady Macbeth'' * Best Actor – Sherwan Haji, ''

The Other Side of Hope ''The Other Side of Hope'' ( fi, Toivon tuolla puolen) is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik. In December 2016, it was selected to pla ...

'' * Best Director –

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...

, '' The Woman Who Left'' * Best Cinematography –

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, ''

The Love Witch ''The Love Witch'' is a 2016 American comedy horror film written, edited, directed, produced, and scored by Anna Biller. The film stars Samantha Robinson as Elaine Parks, a modern-day witch who uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love ...

'' * Best Screenplay – Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, '' Glory'' * Best Irish Feature – '' Handsome Devil'', director John Butler * Best Irish Documentary – ''The Farthest'', director Emer Reynolds * Best Documentary – ''

I Am Not Your Negro ''I Am Not Your Negro'' is a 2016 documentary film and social critique film essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript '' Remember This House''. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the hist ...

'', director

Raoul Peck Raoul Peck (born 9 September 1953 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films. He is known for using historical, political, and personal characters to tackle and recount societal issues and historical ...

* George Byrne Maverick Award: Emer Reynolds, editor Special Jury Prizes were awarded to: * Kristopher Avedisian, ''Donald Cried'' * Daouda Coulibaly, ''Wulu'' * ''

My Life as a Courgette ''My Life as a Courgette'' (french: Ma vie de Courgette; also titled ''My Life as a Zucchini'' in North America and Australia) is a 2016 stop-motion animated comedy-drama film directed by Claude Barras, and co-written by Céline Sciamma. It was s ...

'' * '' The Transfiguration'' AUDI-ence Award: * '' The Farthest'', director Emer Reynolds ADIFF Discovery Awards went to: * John Connors, actor on '' The Secret Scripture'' and ''Breathe'' * Niamh Algar, actor on '' Without Name'', ''Pebbles'' and ''Gone'' * Vincent Gallagher, writer/director on ''Second to None'' and ''Love is a Sting''

2018

The festival began on 22 February. Its ending was extended to 12 March due to the " Beast from the East" snowstorm. Volta Career Achievement Award: * Paul Schrader, writer and director * Vanessa Redgrave (missed 2017 ceremony due to illness) The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: '' Custody'', director Xavier Legrand * Best Director: Chloé Zhao for '' The Rider'' * Best Irish Director:

Rebecca Daly Rebecca Daly (born 1980) is an Irish people, Irish film director, screenwriter, and actress. Early life Daly was born in West Sussex and grew up in an Irish family in Haywards Heath. They later moved to Naas, Ireland. She studied theatre studie ...

for '' Good Favour'' * Best Screenplay:

Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

for ''

You Were Never Really Here ''You Were Never Really Here'' (released as ''A Beautiful Day'' in France and Germany) is a 2017 neo-noir crime psychological thriller film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Based on the 2013 novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames, it st ...

'' * Best Cinematography: Monika Lenczewska for '' Under the Tree'' * Best Actor:

Charlie Plummer Charlie Faulkner Plummer is an American actor. Plummer began his career as a child actor in short films before appearing on the television dramas ''Boardwalk Empire'' and ''Granite Flats.'' In 2019, he starred in the Hulu miniseries '' Looking fo ...

for '' Lean on Pete'' * Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling for '' Hannah'' * Best Documentary: ''So Help Me God'' (''Ni juge, ni soumise''), director Yves Hinant * Best Irish Film: ''

The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid ''The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid'' is a 2017 Irish documentary film directed by Feargal Ward, concerning the legal struggle between a small farmer and the power of international corporations and government institutions. Premise Thomas Reid (b ...

'', director Feargal Ward * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Coralie Fargeat, director-writer on '' Revenge'' * George Byrne Maverick Award: Stephen Rea, actor in '' Black 47'' *Extraordinary Achievement: Bill Morrison, writer-director-editor of '' Dawson City: Frozen Time'' Jury Prizes were awarded to: *

Kathleen Hepburn Kathleen Hepburn is a Canadian screenwriter and film director. She first attracted acclaim for her film ''Never Steady, Never Still'', which premiered as a short film in 2015 before being expanded into her feature film debut in 2017.

for '' Never Steady, Never Still'' *

Warwick Thornton Warwick Thornton (born 1970) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film '' Samson and Delilah'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific ...

for '' Sweet Country'' * Liu Jian for '' Have a Nice Day'' * Ryan Killackey for ''

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'' ADIFF Discovery Awards went to: * Mia Mullarkey, director of '' Mother & Baby'' *

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and Trevor Whelan, directors of '' Bordalo II: A Life of Waste'' * TJ O'Grady Peyton, director of ''

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'' ** Special Mention:

Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. The recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards, she was listed at number 38 on ''The Irish Times'' list of ...

Short film awards: * Best Irish Short Film: '' Mother & Baby'', director Mia Mullarkey ** Special Mention: ''Time Traveller'', director Steve Kenny * Best International Short Film: '' Retouch'', director Kaveh Mazaheri ** Special Mention: ''Mary Mother'', director Sadam Wahidi AUDI-ence Awards went to: * Feature: '' The Breadwinner'' * Short: ''Time Traveller'' Fantastic Flix Children's Jury Awards * Feature: '' Room 213'' * Short: '' Earthy Encounters''

2019

was the sponsor for the 2019 festival, which was held 20 February – 3 March. Volta Awards: *

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...

, actor-director *

Sean Bailey Sean Bailey is an American film and television producer. Bailey is currently the president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, a role he has served since his appointment in 2010. Career Early career As a co-founder and executiv ...

, producer Short film awards: * Best Irish Short Film: ''Five Letters to the Stranger Who Will Dissect My Brain'', director Oonagh Kearney ** Special Mention: ''The First was a Boy'', director Shaun Dunne * Best International Short Film: ''Inanimate'', director Lucia Bulgheroni **Special Mention: ''Child'', director Joren Molter Audience Awards went to: * Feature: ''

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'', director Alex Holmes * Short: ''99 Problems'', director Ross Killeen Discovery Awards went to: * Alexandra McGuinness, writer-director of ''

She's Missing ''She's Missing'' (originally titled ''Highway'') is a 2019 drama film directed by Alexandra McGuinness and starring Lucy Fry and Eiza González. The film premiered at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival in March 2019. Plot The ...

'' * Ian Hunt Duffy, director of '' Low Tide'' * Oonagh Kearney, director of ''Five Letters to the Stranger Who Will Dissect My Brain'' * Madonna Bambino, makeup artist on '' Low Tide'' Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Documentary prize: *Winner: ''

Of Fathers and Sons ''Of Fathers and Sons'' ( ''ʿan al-ʾābāʾ wal-ʾabnāʾ'') is a 2017 Arabic, Arabic-language Germany, German-Syrian documentary film directed by Talal Derki about radical jihadism and terrorist training in Syrian Civil War, Syria. Synopsis U ...

'', director Talal Derki *Honourable mention: ''GAZA'', directors Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell Dublin Human Rights Film Award: *Winner: '' Heartbound: A Different Kind of Love Story'', director

Janus Metz Pedersen Janus Metz Pedersen (born 1974) is a Danish film director and documentary filmmaker. Work Metz worked as a documentary researcher and moved to South Africa. There he worked on the television drama ''Soul City'' before making his debut documentar ...

*Special mention: '' Land Without God'', directors

Gerard Mannix Flynn Mannix Flynn (born Gerard Mannix Flynn, 4 May 1957) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor since May 2009.Mia and the White Lion'', director Gilles de Maistre *Feature – Special Mention: ''Departures'', director Peter Hutchings *Short – Winner: ''First Disco'', director Helen M. O'Reilly *Feature – Special Mention: ''The Overcoat'', directors Meelis Arulepp and Sean Mullen Young Programmer's Choice Award: *Winner: ''

Rafiki is a 2018 Kenyan drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu. ''Rafiki'' is the story of romance that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures around LGBT rights in Kenya. The film had its international prem ...

'', director Wanuri Kahiu * Special Mention: '' Ballon'', director

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The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners: * Best Film: ''

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'', director Christian Petzold * Best Director: Rima Das for '' Bulbul Can Sing'' * Best Cinematography: Hiroshi Okuyama for ''Jesus'' * Best Documentary: ''GAZA'', directors Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell * Best Irish Film: '' Greta'', director

Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian ...

* Best Screenplay: Bai Xue for '' The Crossing'' * Best Actor: Bogdan Dumitrache for ''

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'' * Best Actress:

for '' Wild Rose'' *Jury Prizes **

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

, director of ''

Ash Is Purest White ''Ash Is Purest White'' ( zh, 江湖儿女; 'Sons and Daughters of Jianghu') is a 2018 Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The story is loosely based on the lea ...

'' **

Alex Ross Perry Alex Ross Perry (born July 14, 1984) is an American filmmaker and actor. Early life Perry was born to a Jewish family in 1984 and raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he worked on a local television news program during high school.Renninger, ...

, writer-director-producer of ''

Her Smell ''Her Smell'' is a 2018 American drama film written, co-produced and directed by Alex Ross Perry. It stars Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Ashley Benson, Dylan Gelula, Virginia Madsen and Amber Heard ...

'' ** Baran Kosari, actress in ''Cold Sweat'' (''La Permission'') ** Hu Bo, director-writer-editor of '' An Elephant Sitting Still'' ** Bo Burnham, writer-director of '' Eighth Grade'' * George Byrne Maverick Award:

Hugh O'Conor Hugh O'Conor (born 19 April 1975) is an Irish actor, writer, director, and photographer. In 2020, he was listed as number 49 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Career His first film appearance was opposite Liam Neeso ...

, director of '' Metal Heart'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Dianne Lucille Campbell, director of ''El Hor''

2020

The 2020 festival took place between 26 February and 8 March. Volta Awards: *

Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films '' Being John Malkovich'' (1999), '' Adaptation'' (2002), and '' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial ...

, writer and director *

Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national r ...

, actress and singer Audience Awards: *Virgin Media Audience Award: ''Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day'' (dir. John Connors) *Virgin Media Audience Award, Short Film: ''Iarscoláire'' (dir. Shaun Dunne) *Fantastic Flix Audience Award: '' Onward'' *Fantastic Flix Audience Award, Short Film: ''The Girl at the End of the Garden'' Aer Lingus Discovery Awards: * Paddy Slattery, writer/director of '' Broken Law'' *Cara Holmes, director of ''Welcome to a Bright White Limbo'' *Claire Byrne, director of ''Sister This'' * Dónall Ó Héalaí, actor in ''

Arracht ''Arracht'' (; "Monster") is a 2019 Irish period drama film directed and written by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin set during the Great Famine of Ireland. It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy ...

'' Documentary Competition: *Special mention: ''Women Make Film: A New Road Trip Through Cinema'' *Winner: ''Confucian Dream'', director Mijie Li Short Film Awards, supported by Griffith College: *Special Mention International Short Film: ''Adnan'' *Best International Short Film: ''Quiet Land Good People'' *Special Mention, Irish Short Film : ''Innocent Boy'', dir. John Connors *Best Irish Short Film: ''Welcome to a Bright White Limbo'', dir. Cara Holmes Irish Council for Civil Liberties Human Rights Film Award: *Special Mention: ''Street Leagues'', dir. Daniel F. Holmes *Winner: '' Herself'', dir.

Phyllida Lloyd Phyllida Christian Lloyd, (born 17 June 1957) is an English film director and producer, best known for ''Mamma Mia!'' (2008) and '' The Iron Lady'' (2011). Her theatre work includes directing productions at the Royal Court Theatre and Royal Na ...

Lifetime Contribution Award:

Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independe ...

, actor Fantastic Flix Jury Awards, as chosen by The Ark's Children's Jury: *Feature Film: '' Onward'' *Short Film: ''Streets of Fury'', dir. Aidan McAteer Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards: *Best Film: ''Supernova'' *Best Actor: Albano Jeronimo ('' The Domain'') *Best Actress:

Barbara Sukowa Barbara Sukowa (; born 2 February 1950) is a German actress of screen and stage and singer. She has received three German Film Awards for Best Actress, three Bavarian Film Awards, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Venice Film Festival ...

(''Deux'') *Best Screenplay: Congcong Teng ('' Send Me to the Clouds'') *Best Director: Roy Andersson ('' About Endlessness'') *Best Cinematography: Leonardo Simões ('' Vitalina Varela'') *Best Ensemble: ''Rocks'' *Best Irish Film: ''

'' *George Byrne Maverick Award: Pat Murphy *Best Documentary: ''New York Our Time'' *Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Clare Dunne *Jury Prizes: '' Moffie''; '' Marona's Fantastic Tale''; ''

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''; ''If You Are Happy''

2021

The 2021 festival took place during 3–14 March. Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards: *Best Film: ''Apples'' *Best Actor:

Goran Bogdan Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005. He has appeared in some American and English films and TV series such as the 2012 film ''Goltzius and the Pelican Company'', and the thir ...

(''Father'') *Best Actress:

Joanna Scanlan Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in British series such as ''The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), '' Getting On'' (2009–2012), ''Puppy Love'' (2014), and ''No Offence'' ( ...

('' After Love'') *Best Screenplay:

Lee Isaac Chung Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter. His debut feature ''Munyurangabo'' (2007) was an Official Selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda ...

('' ''Minari'''') *Best Director: Lili Horvát ('' Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time'') *Best Cinematography: Viktor Kossakovsky/ Egil Håskjold Larsen ('' Gunda'') *Best Irish Film: Tadhg O'Sullivan (''To The Moon'') *George Byrne Maverick Award:

Ivan Kavanagh Ivan Kavanagh is an Irish filmmaker who has written, directed and edited five features and ten short films. His second feature film "The Solution" won Best Drama at the Portobello Film Festival 2007 in London. His third feature Tin Can Man won Bou ...

*Best Documentary: Acasă, My Home *Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Zofia Stafiej (''I Never Cry'') *Jury Prizes: **

Kyle Gallner Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the television series ''Veronica Mars'', superhero Bart Allen in the drama series ''Smallville'' and Reed Garrett ...

, actor in ''

Dinner in America ''Dinner in America'' is a 2020 American coming of age dark comedy film written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier. It stars Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Griffin Gluck, Pat Healy, Mary Lynn Rajskub, David Yow, Hannah Marks, Nick Chinl ...

'' **

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, writer-director of '' Lapsis'' ** Zoé Wittock, director of ''

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'' **

Bryan Fogel Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary ''Icarus,'' which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018 ...

, director-producer of '' The Dissident''

2022

The 2022 festival took place from 23 February to 6 March. *Best Director: Laura Samani, '' Small Body'' *Best Screenplay:

Terence Davies Terence Davies (born 10 November 1945) is an English screenwriter, film director, and novelist, seen by many critics as one of the greatest British filmmakers of his times. He is best known as the writer and director of autobiographical films ...

, ''

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'' *Best Actress:

Anamaria Vartolomei Anamaria Vartolomei (born 9 April 1999) is a French-Romanian actress. She began her career as a child actress in the film ''My Little Princess'' (2011). She won the Lumières Award for Best Actress and the César Award for Most Promising Actress ...

, '' Happening'' *Best Actor:

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, '' Swan Song'' *Best Debut Feature: Blerta Basholli, '' Hive'' *Best Editor: Sean Baker, '' Red Rocket'' *Best Cinematography: Frédéric Noirhomme, '' Playground'' *Best Ensemble: '' Róise & Frank'' *Best Documentary: '' Maisie'' *Best Irish Documentary: '' Vicky'' *Special Jury Prize: '' Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest'' *George Byrne Maverick Award: '' Tristan Heanue'' (''Harvest'' – short) *Michael Dwyer Discovery Award: Kelly Campbell (''An Encounter'' – short)

2023

The 2023 festival will place from 23 February to 4 March.

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