It's a wrap for the 31^st edition of the Galway Film Fleadh, the Republic of Ireland's leading film festival. Yesterday, Sunday 14 July, the event came to a close after the screening of Ivan Kavanagh's new western Never Grow Old [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ivan Kavanagh
fiche film], starring Emile Hirsch and John Cusack in the lead roles. As always, the historic Town Hall Theatre hosted the awards ceremony.

This year's edition saw the triumph of two Irish comedies – namely, Shelly Love's A Bump Along the Way [+lire aussi :
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interview : Shelly Love
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Other prestigious awards were bestowed upon Abbie Ainsworth's Stage: The Culinary Internship (Best International Feature Documentary), Michael McCormack's Breaking Out (Best Irish Feature Documentary), Anke Blondé's The Best of Dorien B. [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of award winners at the 2019 Galway Film Fleadh:

Best International Film
A Bread Factory - Patrick Wang (USA)

Best International First Feature
The Best of Dorien B. [+lire aussi :
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Best International Documentary
Stage: The Culinary Internship - Abbie Ainsworth (Canada)

Best Human Rights Film
For Sama [+lire aussi :
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interview : Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
fiche film] - Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (UK/USA)

Best Irish Film
Extra Ordinary [+lire aussi :
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Best Irish Documentary
Breaking Out - Michael McCormack (Ireland)

Best Irish First Feature
A Bump Along the Way [+lire aussi :
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interview : Shelly Love
fiche film] - Shelly Love (UK)

Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature
Cathal Watters - Finky (Ireland)

Bingham Ray New Talent Award
Lola Petticrew (actress) – A Bump Along the Way

Best International Short Documentary
After the Silence - Sonam Larcin (Belgium)

Best International Short Animation
Roadkill - Leszek Mozga (UK)

Best International Short Fiction
Brotherhood - Joobeur Meryam (Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden)

Don Quijote Award for Best Animated Short Film
Featherweight - Kayleigh Gibbons (Ireland)

Best Animated Sequence in a Short Film
Abe’s Story - Adam H Stewart (Ireland)

Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film
Rip to the Rescue! - Robin Whenary (Ireland)

Best Short Documentary
Hydebank - Ross McClean (UK)

Best First Short Drama
Bainne - Jack Reynor (Ireland)

Best First Short Animation
Archie’s Bat - Shannon Egan (Ireland)

Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama
Cynthia - Jack Hickey (Ireland)

James Horgan Award for Best Animation
Streets of Fury - Aidan McAteer (Ireland)

Galway Hooker Award for Outstanding Achievement
James Schmaus, Ros Hubbard and Jon Hubbard