The 35th edition of the Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film hosted its awards ceremony on 5 October, after a week of many sold-out screenings and events.

The jury of the main competition, led by actress Arielle Dombasle, and also comprising French actress Alba Gaïa Bellugi, French actress-musician Julie Depardieu, French actor Stanislas Merhar, British actor Phoebe Campbell, Irish filmmaker Colm Bairéad, British filmmaker and artist Charlotte Colbert, and British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen, presented the Ciné+ OCS Golden Hitchcock Award to Ariane Labed’s September Says [+lee también:
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The jury also gave the Best Performance Hitchcock Award to Lalor Roddy for his turn in That They May Face the Rising Sun [+lee también:
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The evening’s big winner, however, was Unicorns [+lee también:
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In the Talent of Tomorrow Competition, dedicated to debut features (last year’s winner was Naqqash Khalid’s In Camera [+lee también:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Competition

Ciné+ OCS Golden Hitchcock award
September Says [+lee también:
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Best Performance Hitchcock Award
Lalor Roddy – That They May Face the Rising Sun [+lee también:
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Barrière Special Jury Prize
Unicorns [+lee también:
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Audience Awards

Hitchcock Audience Award for Best Feature
Unicorns – Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd

Hitchcock Audience Award for Best Short Film
Legacy – Harry Hadden-Paton (UK)

Talent of Tomorrow Competition

Ouest-France Talent of Tomorrow Award
Paul & Paulette Take a Bath [+lee también:
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