The Corona Cork Film Festival honours Left and others…
Hats off to the good people at the Corona Cork Film Festival which ended another successful edition on Sunday with the annual awards for short films. The event always hosts an array of features and special events. But it remains …
Hats off to the good people at the Corona Cork Film Festival which ended another successful edition on Sunday with the annual awards for short films. The event always hosts an array of features and special events. But it remains the place to go if you have a shorter film that you want the world to see. If you read my column on Saturday you will know that Andrew Legge — a real talent — offered a nice piece of whimsey with his agreeable A Kingdom Once Again. Such are the wonders of modern technology that we can show it to you now.
I didn’t find space for Eamonn O’Neill’s Left, which was an honourable winner of best Irish short, in my round up today. That was a mistake. It’s a very touching, mildly disturbing animation concerning two childhood pals whose lives head in different directions. The trailer above should give you some idea what to expect. Keep an eye out for the appearance of the complete film. It’s well worth your attention.
The full awards are as follows…
57th CORONA CORK FILM FESTIVAL
SHORT FILM AWARDS 2012
Best International Short Film
All Hallows Week (Hiljainen Viikko)
Jussi Hiltunen
Finland
Special Mentions
Ballet Story
Daria Belova
Germany
Premature (Prematur)
Gunhild Enger
Norway
Cork Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards
Morning
Cathy Brady
England, Ireland
International Jury: Per Fikse (Norway), Nicky Gogan (Ireland), Philip Ilson (England).
Best Irish Short Film
Left
Eamonn O’Neill
Special Mention:
A Removals Job
Nicholas Keogh
Claire Lynch Award for Best First-Time Irish Director of a Short Film
Two Wheels, Good
Barry Gene Murphy
Special Mentions:
Solitude
Sean Breathnach
Buried In Light
Siobhan Perry
Perry’s film stands out for its difference in theme and its elegant yet form approach to its subject.
‘Made In Cork’ Award for Best Short Film
Uisce Beatha
Shaun O’Connor
Award of the Festival for Best Short Film
Oh Willy…
Marc James Roels, Emma de Swaef
Belgium
Audience Award for Best International Short Film
Rhinos
Shimmy Marcus
Ireland
Audience Award for Best Irish Short Film
Motion Sickness
John McIlduff
OutLook Award for Best LGBT Short Film
Next Door Letters
Sascha Fülscher
Sweden
Fülscher’s animation is a sweet and tender short that reaches audiences both young and old with its authentic message of unrequited love.