17/07/2017 - The honourees also include Michael Inside, City of Ghosts and Song of Granite

Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country [+see also:
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Here is the complete list of winners:

Best International Feature
Mad to Be Normal [+see also:
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Best International First Feature
God’s Own Country [+see also:
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Best Human Rights Feature
City of Ghosts – Matthew Heineman (USA) 

Best Irish Feature
Michael Inside [+see also:
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Best Irish First Feature
The Drummer and the Keeper [+see also:
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Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature 
Richard Kendrick – Song of Granite [+see also:
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Best Irish Feature Documentary 
Rocky Ros Muc [+see also:
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Best International Feature Documentary 
All the Wild Horses – Ivo Marloh (Mongolia/South Africa/UK/USA)

James Horgan Award for Best Animation
An Island – Rory Byrne (Ireland)

Bingham Ray New Talent Award
Dafyhyd Flynn (actor) – Michael Inside

Best First Short Animation Award
An Béal Bocht – Tom Collins (Ireland)

Best First Short Drama
The Date – Selina Cartmell (Ireland)

Don Quijote Award for Animation in a Short Film
An Béal Bocht – Tom Collins

Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film
Burschi Wojnar – Wave (Ireland)

Best Animated Sequence in a Short Film
Late Afternoon – Cartoon Saloon (Ireland) 

Best Short Documentary Award (joint winners)
Throwline – Mia Mullarkey (Ireland)
Tit for Tatt – Mairéad Ní Thréinir (Ireland) 

One Minute Film Festival Award
Tempo – Arjan Brentjes (Netherlands)

Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama
Wave – Benjamin Cleary and TJ O’Grady Peyton

Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award
Against the Tide – Michelle Lehane (Ireland)