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CIFF2021 Shorts Award Winners Announced!


Nov 11, 2021 |
News

We are delighted to announce the CIFF2021 Shorts Award Winners. A huge congratulations to everyone involved.

You can catch up on the Awards Show on our YouTube page.

Winners:

  • Grand Prix Irish Short
    AN ENCOUNTER by Kelly Campbell
    [Special Mention – FALL OF THE IBIS KING by Josh O’Caoimh & Mikai Geronimo]
    Proudly presented by RTÉ Supporting the Arts
  • Best Director: Irish Short
    MISS D by Paddy Hayes
    [Special Mention – FLASH_THUNDER93 by Reuben Harvey]
    Supported by Screen Directors Guild Ireland
  • Best Cork Short Award
    CLEANER by Edwin Mullane (Lesley Conroy credited as ‘Actor as Creator’)
    [Special Mention – FOXGLOVE by Michael-David McKernan]
    Proudly presented by Red FM
  • Grand Prix International Short
    FIREFLIES (VAGALUMES) by Léo Bittencourt
  • Grand Prix Documentary Short
    THE ETERNAL SPRINGTIME (MÙA XUÂN VĨNH CỬU) by Viêt Vū
    [Special Mention – SOME KIND OF INTIMACY by Toby Bull]
  • European Film Academy 2022 Short Film Nominee
    WHEN I SMILE MY EYES CLOSE (ΌΤΑΝ ΓΕΛΆΩ ΚΛΕΊΝΟΥΝ ΤΑ ΜΆΤΙΑ ΜΟΥ)
    by Daniel Bolda

Thank you to our Trophy Partner, Cork Crystal for supplying the beautiful awards!

 

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