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Nominations
&
​awards
FROM DICFF
JAN 2022


THE DEIRDRE O'KANE AWARD FOR BEST IRISH SHORT FILM
Winner: Tina Times Two by Bonnie Dempsey
Nominated: ​
Every Limerence Helps by Bebhinn Naughton

Magic by Jo Halpin


THE SEINFELD AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM 

Winner: Squish/Sprotch by Xavier Seron 
Nominated:
​
Big Weekend PLans by Tesha Khondrat 
​Arm by Jill Worlsey 
​Menace Miamine by Alexandre Brulé


THE MARIA BAMFORD & CHRIS ROCK AWARD FOR BEST WEB-SERIES 

Winner: QuaranDream! By Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland
Nominated:
Adventure Bros by Paul & James Longley 
Resistance by Maxime Chefdeville 


THE LUCILLE BALL AWARD FOR BEST MALE ACTOR 

Winner: ​Killian Sundermann - Magic
Nominated:
Jean Le Peltier - Squish 
Paul Longley - Adventure Bros 


THE LUCILLE BALL AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE ACTOR 

Winner: Ali Hardiman - Magic
Nominated:
Maria McDermottroe - Post Love 
Yvette Boakye - Cut Off 


THE LARRY DAVID AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR 
Winner: James Longley - Adventure Bros 

Nominated:
Martin Verset - Squish
Sunil Patel - Cut Off


THE LARRY DAVID AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR 

​Lia Hatzakis - Cut Off
Nominated:
Noni Stapleton - Tina Times Two 
Esther Woods - Qu’est-ce Que c’est 


THE MICHAELA COEL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION 

Winner: Jill Worsley - Arm 
Nominated:
Jo Halpin - Magic 
Richard Keane - Chicken Out 
Xavier Seron - Squish


THE FLEABAG AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY 

Winner: Chicken Out by Imelda Carroll 
Nominated:
In The Room by Jonathan Hughes  
Post Love by Ryan Mortell 
Squish by Xavier Seron 
Menace Miamine by Alexandre Brulé


​THE WHOOPI GOLDBERG AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SKETCH 
Winner: Unorganized Crime by Antoinette Scherer


THE AMY SCHUMER AWARD FOR BEST IRISH SKETCH 
Winner: Nosy Neighbour by Jack McKenna


LIBERDADE AWARD - FINDING FREEDOM WITHIN PRISON
Winner: Money Craze by Leonardo Gutiérrez  
Nominated:
Can I Tap? By Stephen McKeown
Every Limerence Helps by Bebhinn Naughton

This Award is in association with the Irish Prison Service and drama teacher Anna Nugent. The winner and nominations of this award were chosen by the Women of Dóchas Prison Centre, who viewed a selection of short films from the festival.  The shortlisted films relate to freedom within the varied "prisons" we all live in, - our own routines, dependence on others, obsession to money. For their award criteria, the films had to be relatable, situational, physical, humorous, sarcastic and creative. A key criteria was how the movie made them feel emotionally – deep down. How the film speaks to the soul, because they all believe and agree that humour is therapeutic.  



THE MAEVE HIGGINS AWARD FOR BEST IRISH FEATURE 
Winner: 
FOLLOW THE DEAD by Adam William Cahill 
Nominated:
REBECCA’S BOYFRIEND by Craig Reynolds 
WELCOME TO NORTHERN IRELAND by Michael MacBroom


THE FRENCH & SAUNDERS AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE 
Winner: Ashens and the Polybius Heist by Riyad Barmania 
Nominated:
Losers Revolution by Gregory Beghin & Thomas Ancora 
Holidays at all Cost by Stevan Lee Mraovitch


THE MICHAELA COEL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A FEATURE 
Winner: Losers Revolution - Gregory Beghin+Thomas Ancora  
Nominated:
Holidays at All Cost - Stevan Lee Mraovitch 
Tracy & Martina’s Cape Breton Christmas Special - Lara Cassidy


THE LUCILLE BALL AWARD FOR BEST MALE ACTOR IN A FEATURE 
Winner: Cameron Macauly - Rebecca’s Boyfriend 
Nominated:
Stuart Ashen - Ashens and the Polybius Heist 
Clement Manuel - Losers Revolution


THE LUCILLE BALL AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A FEATURE 
Winner: Donia Eden - Holidays at all Cost
Nominated:
Laura Thompson - Welcome to Northern Ireland 
Joanna O’Connor - Ashens and the Polybius Heist 


THE LARRY DAVID AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A FEATURE 
Winner: Tadhg Devery - Follow the Dead 
Nominated:
Jack Gleeson - Rebecca’s Boyfriend 
Kody Kim - Losers Revolution 
Benjamin Garnier - Holidays at All Cost


THE LARRY DAVID AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A FEATURE 
Winner: Karen Kinghan - Welcome to Northern Ireland
Nominated:
Tania Garbarski - Losers Revolution 
Maeve O’Mahony - Rebecca’s Boyfriend 
Alyssa Kyria - Ashens and the Polybius Heist 


THE FLEABAG AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A FEATURE 
Winner: ​Holidays at all Cost by Stevan Lee Mraovitch
Nominated:
Welcome to Northern Ireland by Michael MacBroom
Ashens &  the Polybius Heist by Riyad Barmania and Stuart Ashen
Losers Revolution by Thomas Ancora


ELAINE MAY AND RICHARD PRYOR AWARD
This special festival award is for a film that is HILARIOUS & has been built from the ground up by a filmmaker we admire greatly.
Winner: WELCOME TO NORTHERN IRELAND


STAR OF FEST 
This special festival award is for an artist who creates exceptional work, and captures the spirit of the festival
Winner: MIRIAM DEVITT - for ‘BARRY’ - Writer, Producer, Actor


THE MELISSA MCCARTHY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT 
Winner: Every Limerence Helps by Bebhinn Naughton 
​
Nominated:
The Joy of Growing Pineapples by Simon Hutchins
Qu’est-ce Que c’est by Ian Brew



THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN AWARD FOR BEST COMPOSER
Winner: Welcome to Northern Ireland - Arvo Party


THE DAVE CHAPELLE AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGN
Winner: Follow the Dead - Robin Sherry Wood


THE AMY & TINA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
Winner: Chicken Out by Richard Keane


THE SHARON HORGAN AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Viskar I Vinden by Harrison Newman


​THE AISLING BEA AWARD FOR SPECIAL MENTION
Winner: Fern the Dog - for a brilliant performance in ‘Barry’

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DICFF JOKER AWARD
Winner: EDOARDO BENEDETTO



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