Faeries wins Best Horror in Melbourne
THE FAERIES OF BLACKHEATH WOODS has scooped another award, this time for Best Horror at the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival, which took place this weekend.The short film directed by Ciarán Foy, tells the dark and magical story of a peculiar day when a curious girl Melissa was enchanted by some real Faeries. Ignoring her mother, she followed them down into Blackheath Woods... and never came back.
Produced by Louise Cornally and Alan Maher with Once Off Films, THE FAERIES OF BLACKHEATH WOODS, is Ciarán's first film since graduating from the National Film School of Ireland. It was produced as part of the IFB's Short Shorts scheme and has already picked up Best Irish Short at the recent Diversions Festival in Temple Bar, the Cork Film Festival 2006 and Kerry International Film Festival 2006.