The 12th Waterford Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday ( 2nd Dec) to a packed house and was a great success! Filmmakers, writers and guests traveled from USA, UK, Europe and all across Ireland to attend the 3 day event in Central Arts.
Best Short Film Award
The WINNER of the Waterford City & County Council Award For Best Short Film Went to:
‘All In Good Time’ directed by Bonnie Dempsey, Producers: David O’Sullivan & Una Shinners
The Runners up Award for Best Short Film went to:
Homecoming directed by Sinéad O’Loughlin, Producer Laura Brennan
The Special Mention Award went to Inside I’m Racing directed by Aleksander Szeser, Producer Aidan Whelan
Screenplay Award
The WINNER of the Screenplay Award went to:
Hush Little Baby written by Ricardo Bravo
The Runners up Award for Best Screenplay went to:
Teatime written by Anna Merritt and Deborah Wiseman
For more photos and info please go to the Waterford Film Fest Facebook Page
Below is the full list of the 25 Finalists of the Screenplay Competition.
- 1. Uggy
Writers: Colum Kavanagh
Logline: This dark comedy highlights the absurdity of life lived through social media by inflicting the mechanics of social media on an otherwise contented young cavewoman and her Stone Age tribe. - 2. The Gyre
Writers: Justin MacGregor
Logline: Having returned home to Waterford after serving in Afghanistan, an Irish nurse seeks solace from her grandfather who served in World War 2 and, like her, has PTSD. - 3. Burbank
Writers: Barry John O’Connor
Logline: A son wrestles with the inevitability of his fathers death. - 4. THE ARTS COUNCIL REGRETS…
Writers: Michael Bowler
Logline: Sexist, Racist, Classist, Xenophobic: - 5. Waveshifter
Writers: Michele Manahan
Logline: A young woman encounters a wicker-woman ghost doll in the seas around County Waterford. - 6. Parrallelogram
Writers: Karen Watkins
Logline: Frank desperately battles to stay within the labyrinth of his mind ,while science is trying to bring him back to the Land of the Norm ,But at what price? - 7. Teatime
Writers: Anna Merritt and Deborah Wiseman
Logline: A seemingly sweet old lady’s true nature is revealed when she is forced to take in her daughter and family. - 8. 2:00am Meetings
Writers: Ivan Cush
Logline: Every night, an anxious teenage boy distracts himself from questions of life and purpose by going on long aimless runs, where on one such occasion, he sparks an unexpected friendship with a semi-familiar figure in a similar state of turmoil. - 9. Valentine’s Day
Writers: Michael Ward
Logline: Dispite being interrupted by well meaning friends Tom Valentine hopes by the days end to achieve everlasting love. - 10. The Paper Man
Writers: Rose Byrne
Logline: When a childhood memory is suddenly awakened, it takes a disheartened Dano on a bittersweet journey with an unforeseen ray of hope - 11.Cry of the Cockatoo
Writers: Mary D’Arcy
Logline: There is nothing in the doctor’s manner to alert the former gunman. Yet every animal instinct he has is signaling wildly that she knows him. - 12. The Journey
Writers: Dave Thomas
Logline: In the beautiful small Irish coastal town in Ireland, there is an equally beautiful little train station. - 13. Tomb It May Concern
Writers: Emmet O’Brien
Logline: Two distressed souls wake up in nearby coffins, alive but changed. What is their place in a potentially changed world? - 14. Bring Back Laura
Writers: Paul Carey
Logline: A young romantic, with the help of a celebrity occultist, attempts to bring his dead girlfriend back to life. - 15. The Voice Within
Writers: Graham Lillis
Logline: A man comes face to face with his personal demons to try and start a new chapter in life. - 16. The Hunt For Chuck Berry
Writers: David Simpson
Logline: In 1970,a NASA satellite,’Voyager 1′,was shot into space and in 2017 lands on planet X68 in Andromeda star system. Small humanoids,living there, go ecstatic apon hearing a recorded version of Chuck Berry music, found on a record within the satellite. They decide to head out to find this human and bring him home to teach them more! The hunt starts! - 17. Stay
Writers: Mark Dollard
Logline: Ciara has been homeless for some time. Desperate to stay off the streets, and find somewhere more comfortable than the back seat of her car, she seeks shelter in an abandoned building. She soon realises she is not alone. - 18. The Talk
Writers: Antoin Beag Ó Colla
Logline: When Moira discovers her 14 year old son may be in a relationship she dreads about having to have…The Talk. - 19. Lambing
Writers: Katie McNeice
Logline: A young Irish couple eagerly await the birth of their son. But when the baby’s gender turns out ambiguous, how do they face everyone, or each other? - 20. The Talk
Writers: Jonathan Hughes
Logline: The Talk is a short comedy about the conversation that takes place between father and son, after a domineering Protestant father walks in on his son in bed with a man. The old saying “coming out is hard to do” is more true for some than it is for others. - 21. The Great Kopycinski
Writers: Susannah Hunt
Logline: A well-known Polish composer interned at Auschwitz uses his status to fight for the survival of his orchestra. - 22. The Wish
Writers: Margaret Dane
Logline: What can you do to alleviate someone’s grief when someone you love dies. Brian is wishing away his wife’s grief. - 23. Hush Little Baby
Writers: Ricardo Bravo
Logline: A man is slowly driven insane by the cries of a baby next door. - 24. Just One
Writers: Helena Clarke
Logline: Quirky comedy about a one legged who man receives a wedding invitation that takes him out of a rut and into an adventure - 25. Washed Up
Writers: Zoe Mercier
Logline: 80s actor looking for a 2nd chance at the big time.
All of the Team would like to thank all of the filmmakers and writers who entered and congratulations to all of those who were selected and the Winners!
We would also like to thank again all of our sponsors for contributing towards the success of this event and for helping us make it happen again this year!
A big thank you to our hosts and all of the team at Central Arts! It was fantastic for us to be there!
All of the team at the festival would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and All the best for the New year. We hope to see you again next year!