Dublin Film Critics Circle Winners Announced
SNAP, AS IF I AM NOT THERE, MEN OF ARLINGTON and SMALL CHANGE have all picked up awards at the Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards which took place at the weekend during the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.Carmel Winter's SNAP was awarded the Best Irish Film and the Best Irish Director while MEN OF ARLINGTON, picked up the Best Irish Documentary prize. Tim Fleming picked the Best Cinematography prize for his work on Juanita Wilson's AS IF I AM NOT THERE while Kathy Brady's SMALL CHANGE won the Best Short. The Michael Dwyer Discovery award went to Still Films who have produced a wide range films including the documentaries PYJAMA GIRLS and SEAVIEW.
The Winners:
Best Film - The Robber
Best Director - Aleksei Popogrebsky, How I Ended This Summer
Best Irish Film - Snap
Best Irish Director - Carmel Winters, Snap
Best Cinematography - Tim Fleming, As If I Am Not There
Best Screenplay - Medal of Honour
Best Short - Small Change
Best Int'l Documentary - Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Best Irish Documentary - Men of Arlington
Best Debut - Philip Koch, Picco
Best Actor - Jacob Cadergren, Submarino
Best Actress - Martina Gusman, Carancho
Special Jury Prize - Le Quattro Volte
Michael Dwyer Discovery Award - Still Films
About SNAP
SNAP, written and directed by Carmel Winters is a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. It was produced by Martina Niland and Samson Films (Eden, Once) and was funded by the IFB and Screen Scene.
About MEN OF ARLINGTON
This documentary, directed by Enda Hughes, documents the lives of the residents of London's Arlington House, which housed thousands of Irish men who fled Ireland in the 1950's in search of work. Produced by Brendan Byrne for Hotshot Films, it was funded by IFB, BBC Northern Ireland and BAI.
About AS IF I AM NOT THERE
Juanita Wilson's critically acclaimed directorial debut AS IF I AM NOT THERE tells the story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks into her apartment and tells her to pack her things. Rounded up with the other women from the village and imprisoned in a warehouse in a remote region of Bosnia, she quickly learns the rules of camp life.
It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and received three IFTA awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Script. The film was produced by Nathalie Lichtenthaler and James Flynn for Octagon Films. It will hit Irish cinemas in March and will be distributed by Element Pictures Distribution.