It’s a wrap for the 30^th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh, the Republic of Ireland’s leading film festival. Yesterday, Sunday 15 July, the event came to a close after a raft of Irish and world premieres, special screenings, master classes and industry meetings. The closing ceremony took place before the screening of Lance Daly's Black 47 [+lire aussi :
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This year's edition saw the triumph of Ryan and Andrew Tohill's The Dig [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of award winners at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh:

Best International Short Documentary
Juck - Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert and Ulrika Bandeira (Sweden)

Best International Short Fiction
What Happened to Evie - Kate Cheeseman (UK)

Don Quixote Award for the Best Animated Short
Yunshí - James W Griffiths (UK) 

Best International Short Animation
The Driver Is Red - Randall Christopher (USA)

Best Short Documentary
Inhale - Sean Mullan (UK)
Special Mention
Johnny - Hugh Rodgers (Ireland)

Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film
Boy Saint - Kevin Treacy (Ireland)

Best Short Animation Award
The Usual – Eabha Bortolozzo and Jack Kirwan (Ireland)

Best First Short Fiction Film
Boy Saint – Tom Speers (Ireland)

Best International First Feature
Gutland [+lire aussi :
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Best International Feature Documentary
Soufra - Thomas Morgan (USA/Lebanon) 

Best International Feature
Steel Country [+lire aussi :
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Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature
When All Is Ruin Once Again [+lire aussi :
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Best Irish Feature Documentary
Katie [+lire aussi :
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Best Irish First Feature
Cellar Door [+lire aussi :
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Best Irish Feature
The Dig [+lire aussi :
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Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama
Wren Boys - Harry Lighton (UK) 

James Horgan Award for Best Animation
The Wiremen - Jessica Patterson (Ireland)

Bingham Ray New Talent Award
Jordanne Jones (actor) - Metal Heart [+lire aussi :
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Best Human Rights Feature
Women of Venezuelan Chaos [+lire aussi :
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