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24/11/07
Post-Festival report.
Hi All,
Well the curtain has closed on the 1st Annual Waterford Film Festival and what a year it has been. The festival was very successful for the 1st year with 80% of the filmmakers attending the festival over the 3 days and 4 nights. Filmmakers came from around Ireland, U.K., Spain and New York. Everyone who came had a fantastic time and the feedback from people has being great.
Below is just part of many e-mails I received:
“I just wanted to say a sincere thank-you and congratulations on a
superb film festival. Over the course of 4 days I travelled across the
world, visited noble cultures, entered peoples dignified lives and
experiences and now understand differently so many things I took for granted.
The medium of film is crucial to the way we as a society understand
life and the world. It challenges us to think outside the box, live
outside the fishbowl and simply to allow more people to be noble. Otherwise
there is a danger that Ireland will become a bland, predictable and
ultimately boring place to live.”
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who made it possible, my sponsors and the volunteers and the people who came out and supported the festival and the filmmakers for sending their excellent films and for attending the festival. Thank you all so much, and I would like to say congratulations to all the winners.
Below is the full list:
Best Feature : Wc
Producer: Bernie Grummell & Liam O'Mochain | Director: Liam O'Mochain
2nd prize : Cuba Libre Producer: Raimunda Garcia | Director: Raimunda Garcia
Best Feature Documentary : Saviours
Producer: Ross Whitaker/Liam Nolan | Director: Ross Whitaker/Liam Nolan
2nd prize : Fortunate Sons Producer: Greg Smith | Director: Jonathan Nolan
Best Short Film : The Cleaner
Producer: Noel Kearns | Director : Noel Kearns
2nd prize : Cregan Producer: Richard Landy | Director : Steve North
Best First Irish Short : Cuckoo
Producer: Leon Macfarlane/Hewson Maxwell | Director: Hewson Maxwell
2nd prize : The Discreet Charms of the Refugee Producer: Lars Karich, Dorothee Wenner, Christine Trostrum | Director: Colm Quinn
Best Short Documentary : The Brothers
Nemeton productions
2nd prize : Margaret Irwin- Magic for the Printmaker Producer: Paul Murphy
Director : Paul Murphy
Best Animation : A Life inside the Frame
Producer: Daniel Bevan, Joseph Campbell, Michael Higgins, John Maher | Director: Daniel Bevan, Joseph Campbell, Michael Higgins, John Maher
2nd prize: A Tortured Soul II Producer: Sean Ryan | Director: Sean Ryan
Jury Award : 10 Percent
Producer: Tony Longhurst | Director: Adam Ross
I hope everyone here that was able to come to the festival had a good time and hopefully I will see you all again next year, as the festival will be back.
This is my final newsletter till the New Year. In about March the festival will be open again for a call of entries and I will send out a newsletter when the new site is up, until then I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
All the best, Stephen
If anyone has any questions on the festival or programme please email or ring
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