On Sunday July 15, 2018 the 30th Galway Film Fleadh came to a close after another outstanding year of Irish and international film premieres, screenings, workshops and discussions., the annual awards ceremony took place before the screening of the closing film Black 47 . The Award Ceremony was attended by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The winners are as follows –
- Best International Short Documentary
Winner: JUCK
Director(s): Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert & Ulrika Bandeira - Best International Short Fiction
Winner: What Happened to Evie
Director: Kate Cheeseman - The Don Quijote Award for Best Animated Short
Winner: Yunshi
Director: James W. Griffiths
- Best International Short Animation
Winner: The Driver is Red
Director: Randall Christopher
- Best Short Documentary
Special Mention to JOHNNY by Hugh Rodgers
Winner: Inhale
Director: Sean Mullan - The Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film in association with the Irish Society Of Cinematographers (ISC)
Winner: Boy Saint
Cinematographer: Kevin Treacy - Best Animated Sequence in a Short Film Award in association with Brown Bag Films
for the beautiful and technically accomplished ghost sequence
Winner: The Overcoat
Director(s): Sean Mullen & Meelis Arulepp
- Best First Short Animation Award in association with An Pucán & The Connacht Hotel
Winner: The Usual
Director: Eabha Bortolozzo & Jack Kirwan
- Best First Short Fiction Award in association with Mazars
Presented by: Paul Mee
Winner: Boy Saint
Director: Tom Speers
- Pitching Award in association with 101 Films International
Presented by: Steve Davey
Winner: Liam Beatty – Alice Productions with a documentary entitled ‘Don’t Forget Your Dress’
- Best International First Feature
Winner: Gutland
Director: Govinda Van Maele
- Best International Feature Documentary
Winner: Soufra
Director: Thomas Morgan
- Best International Feature
Winner: Steel Country
Director: Simon Fellows
- Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature in association with Teach Solais
Winner: When All Is Ruin Once again
Cinematographer: Keith Walsh - Best Irish Feature Documentary
Winner: Katie
Director: Ross Whitaker - Best Irish First Feature in association with Troy Studios and Ardmore Studios
Presented by Joe Devine
Winner: Cellar Door
Director: Viko Nikci - Best Irish Feature in association with Volta
Presented by Charlene Lydon
Winner: The Dig
Director: Ryan & Andrew Tohill - The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Fiction in association with Network Television Ireland
Presented by: Derry O Brien
Winner: Wren Boys
Director: Harry Lighton - The James Horgan Award for Best Short Animation
Winner: The Wiremen
Director Jessica Patterson - The Bingham Ray New Talent Award in association with Magnolia Pictures
Nominees:
Martin Beirne – Director – Around Here
Aislinn Clarke – Director – The Devil’s Doorway
Brian J. Falconer – Producer – The Dig
Jordanne Jones – Actor – Metal Heart
Viko Nicki – Director – Cellar DoorWinner – Jordanne Jones – Actor – Metal Heart
- Best Human Rights Feature in association with Amnesty International
Winner: Women of Venezuelan Chaos
Director: Margarita Cadenas - Galway Hooker Award
Presented to Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures