Jameson Award for Best Irish Short
Film
Killing The Afternoon,dir. Margaret Corkery
Special Mention:-
The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish, dir. Andrew
Legge
Claire Lynch Award for Best First Short
by an Irish Director
Hitch, dir. Mik Duffy
Best International Short Film
Museum Piece (Hotel Diaries 2) dir. John Smith
Special Mentions:-
Heydar, An Afghan in Tehran,
dir. Babak Jalali. Iran/England
Autobiographical Scene No. 6882,
dir. Ruben Östlund, Sweden
Youth Jury Award for Best International
Short
With All My Might (A Bras Le Corps), dir. Katell Quilléveré,
France
The Gael Linn Award for Best Short
in the Irish language
An Teanga Runda, dir. Brian Durnin
Special Mention:-
Mac an Athar, dir. Colm Bairéad
Irish Examiner 'Made in Cork' Award
Mullet, dir. Ed Godsell
Special Mention:-
Killing The Afternoon, dir. Margaret Corkery
Audience Award for Best Irish Short
An Teanga Runda, dir. Brian Durnin
Audience Award for Best International
Short
Ryan, Chris Landreth, Canada
'OutLook' Award for Best Lesbian and
Gay Film
Nights In Love, dir. Hakon Liu, Sweden
Award of the Festival
Away From The Sun, dir. Pablo Aguero, Argentina
Special Mention:-
Hobblecraft And The Hideous Heart,dir. Rupert Morris,
Ireland
Anna Niileksela, Tampere Film Festival
Norah Norton, Arts Director
Ian Kilroy, Arts Editor, Irish Examiner
MADE IN CORK JURY STATEMENT
First off, it should be said that the standard in the
Made In Cork category this year was very high. It is
a good reflection of the standard of local filmmaking,
and bodes well for the future. Of the 16 films Norah,
Anna and myself viewed, all deserved their initial selection
because of their own particular strengths. However,
only one can be awarded the Made In Cork prize, which
the Irish Examiner is delighted to be associated with
for the second year running. Before I name the winner
on behalf of my judging colleagues, I want to single
out one film for special mention, and that's Margaret
Corkery's Killing The Afternoon. My colleagues and myself
were impressed with its achievements as a film, its
rhythms and patterns, its ambiguity and nostalgic colour
quality. Margaret Corkery has received many accolades
elsewhere for her film and she is clearly a rising talent.
However, this year's Made In Cork prize goes to a film
that is both satisfying and visually inventive, with
its warm and affectionate portrayal of the people of
Cork, it is yet universal in its gentle and humorous
investigation of a place and its local urban myths.
Not bad for a film that couldn't have cost more than
50 euro to make. So, this year's Made In Cork award
goes to the innocent curiosity of an intrepid German
tourist, as portrayed by Ed Godsell in his wonderful
Mullet.
David Pearce, Queerscreen, Sydney, Australia
Michele Devlin, Director Belfast Film Festival
Ken Wardrop, winner of Cork's 2004,Jameson Award with
Undressing My Mother
NATIONAL JURY STATEMENT
Claire Lynch Award for Best First Short by an Irish
Director
"A well-executed, clever twist on genre expectations
Ð the National Jury presents the Claire Lynch Award
for Best First Short by an Irish Director to Mik Duffy,
for his film Hitch."
JAMESON AWARD FOR BEST IRISH SHORT FILM
Special commendation in this category goes to The Unusual
Inventions of Henry Cavendish, by Andrew Legge. "A quirky
love story that is an assured and imaginative interpretation
of a period film."
JAMESON AWARD FOR BEST IRISH SHORT FILM "..goes to a
film which demonstrates a director with an original
voice. Laced with striking imagery and frame-composition,
combined with evocative music to create a complete cinematic
work. The National Jury presents the Jameson Award for
Best Irish Short Film for: Killing The Afternoon, by
Margaret Corkery
Brigitta Burger-Utzer, Director Sixpack Film, Austria
Prof. Richard Raskin, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Frédéeric Pelle, Filmmaker, France
INTERNATIONAL JURY STATEMENT
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM:- Museum Piece, dir: John
Smith
"Using the smallest means to tell a great deal, Museum
Piece is both a personal film and also a reflection
on social and political issues, combining humour with
serious commentary on past and present concerns. It
brings to the foreground the difficulties of taking
a position, facing the complex realities of our times."
Special mention in this category goes to:
- Heydar, An Afghan in Tehran, dir: Babak Jalali, for
its memorable portrayal of the everyday life of a refugee
and his attempt to shape his future. -
Autobiographical Scene No. 6882, dir: Ruben Östlund.
Although it looks like a documentary captured by a hidden
camera, it is a precisely written studies of power relationships
in a group of men and women.
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