The 16th Seagate Foyle Film Festival celebrations came to an end with a
glittering awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon at the Tower Hotel.
Special guests who attended the Festival's Light In Motion (LIM) Awards
included Director Shimmy Marcus and two leading actors from "Headrush",
Wuzza Conlon and Gavin Kelty, Also in attendance were International and
Irish filmmakers who took part in the festival competition.
LIM awards were presented for the following six categories; Best Irish
short, Best International short, Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best
Feature and Best Sound Track for an Irish film. The LIM awards were
sponsored by City of Derry Crystal.
SEAGATE FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL LIM AWARD WINNERS FOR 2003:
Best Irish short -Winner - "A Dublin Story" directed by Graham Cantwell
Graham was in attendance to collect the LIM award.
Highly Recommended Irish Short - "The Honourable Scaffolder" directed by
Brendan Muldowney
Best International short - Winner - "Mrs Meitlemeihr" directed by Graham
Rose, UK
Highly Recommended International Shorts " Dust" directed by Ruxaudia Zeude,
Switzerland/Czech Republic and "Dr. Cuddle" directed by Anja Jacobs,
Germany.
Best Animation - Winner - "Harvie Crumpet" directed by Adam Elliot, Australia ('Harvie Crumpet' is distributed by Monster Distributes)
Best Documentary Winner - "CHAVEZ" directed by Kim Bartley, Donnacha O
Briain, Ireland
Best Feature Film - Winner - "Together With You" directed by Chen Kaige,
China.
Distribution Company: Momentum.
The award was accepted by David Gothard on behalf of Chen Kaige.
Highly Recommended Feature Film - "Spin the Bottle" directed by Ian
Fitzgibbon, Ireland. Distribution Company: Buena Vista International
Best Sound Track for an Irish film - Winner- "Headrush" directed by Shimmy
Marcus.
Director Shimmy Marcus and lead actors in "Headrush", Wuzza Conlon and
Gavin Kelty were in attendance to collect LIM award.
Throughout the ten-day event cinema goers were spoilt for choice with the
best in contemporary, Irish and international film. These included Foreign
Language, Classic Movies, Documentaries, Shorts and Animation. For those
more interested in the creative process of filmmaking the festival offered
cutting-edge masterclasses in special effects and industry focused events,
not to mention the festival club entertainment. The Education element
continues to be a unique part of the Seagate Foyle Film Festival and
continues to offer a challenging cultural programme.
June Coates of Festival Sponsor Seagate Technology, said "As the
entertainment industry's leading supplier of hard disc drives we are
delighted to have been able to highlight the significance of our digital
storage technology to the film industry through an association with a
festival of such high standing. It's a fitting synergy that Seagate has
been able to support a festival which celebrates the art of cinema while we
create the technology that makes films."
Director Shauna Kelpie said: "It has been a outstanding year at the
festival, the calibre of guests has been exceptional and the audiences has
been so encouraging. We are already looking to 2004!"
