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International JuryDieter WiecorekPaddy JolleyFelicity Sparrow Best International Short Film AwardTolyaDir. Rodeon BrodskyIsrael Special Mentions:The Tube With A Hat
Dir. Radu JudeRomania Suburban TrainDir. Maciej CuskePoland Prix UIP Cork for Best European Short FilmThe Apology LineDir. James LeesEngland Special Mention:FrankieDir. Darren ThorntonIreland International Jury StatementThe International Jury comment on the variation and high calibre of films in this year’s International Shorts programmes.  They acknowledge the thoughtful way in which the programmes were assembled and feel  that films within each programme complemented each other and took you all around the world.  The jury shared similar sensibilities and, from a longlist of nineteen films and a shortlist of six, made a unanimous decision with relative ease.  They commend the people of Cork for their support of the festival and appreciate the immediate responses they received from these generous audiences.   National JuryAndrew KöttingGeorge EldredGeraldine Gomez Absolut Award for Best Irish Short Film

Frankie
Writer-Director Darren Thornton's work
demonstrates not only impressive accomplishment
in the artistry of filmmaking, but also
perceptive empathy with human frailty, taking a
familiar 'social problem' subject and bringing it
to very affecting life, in the person of a young
boy trying very hard to do the right thing.

Special Mention An Cailleach Bhéarra
Animator Naomi Wilson's original vision and
playful inventiveness enlivens this retelling of
a traditional Irish legend with striking images
that will remain with us for a long time to come.

Claire Lynch Award for Best First Time Director

Death In The West
Director Keith Mannix's work blends documentary
with fiction to take us into the life of an
elderly man and, with humour, compassion and
patient observation, constructs from his day's
simple routines a deeply moving portrait.

Special Mention:

The Discreet Charms of the Refugee
Writer-Director Colm Quinn makes pointedly
effective use of economical means to examine and
critique the artifice of filmmaking's pretensions
to 'truth'. 

’Made In Cork’ JuryEmma Bowell
Ian McDonagh
Ian Kilroy  Irish Examiner ‘Made In Cork’ AwardTorture Is UsDir. Noel Twomey It's not an exaggeration to say that the standard in the Made In Cork
category this year was higher than ever. And that made for a long and
protracted discussion among the other jury members - Emma Bowell, Ian
McDonagh - and myself.
So, after much horse trading, it came down to the following films. Sliding into a
convincing second is Trails, Ciara Kennedy's well-crafted, memorable and
charming boy meets snail story. And for its significant accomplishment,
we'd like to give Trails a special mention. A special mention must also be given to Mosquito Bites directed by Treasa O’Brien.
However, the overall prize, after much debate, goes to a film depicting
the questionable entrepreneurial skill of one Scooter Twomey. For its
humorous approach to a serious subject - Ireland's role in international
torture through US 'extraordinary rendition' - this year's Irish
Examiner / Made In Cork prize goes to Noel Twomey, for Torture Is Us.

  Gradam Gael Linn for Best Irish Language Short FilmRolla SaorDir. Cathal Watters   Award of the Festival for Best Short FilmThe Minutes AfterDir. Nikolay TodorovBulgaria   Outlook Award for Best LGBT Short FilmGero, Gerd and the GreatDir. Lisa AdlerGermany Jury StatementThis is a memorable short film that explores sexuality and relationships through humour and music.   Audience Award for Best International Short FilmNew Boy – 34% of the votesDir. Steph Green   Audience Award for Best Irish Short FilmAn Créatúr – 36% of the votesDir. – Peter Foott   Youth JuryDavid O’MahonyHayley MaherJohannes Ruckstuhl Firstly we would like to thank Cork Film Festival, our parents and our schools for this great opportunity. Youth Jury Award for best International Short FilmThe Last Dog in RwandaDirected by Jens Assur, SwedenWe selected this film for the youth jury internartional short award, for its evocative, powerful and disturbing narrative. This is a story of two nihilistic men, their passion for war in their quest for glory and fame.   Kommando Film AwardPiebaldDir. Michael O’Gorman