Awards 2026
1. Best International Short Film
2. Best Tv Pilot
3. Best LGBTQ
4. Best Music Video
5. Best Horror
6. Best Comedy
7. Best Animation
8. Best Sci-Fi
9. Best Score/Music
10. Best Student
11. Best Irish Short
12. Best Actor
13. Best Actress
14. Best Documentary
15. Best AI
Winners 2025
Best International Short Film
Money Talks, Directed by Tony Mucci, Noir-Drama, USA
Best Tv Pilot
Little Caesar, Directed by Amy Tierney, Animation, Ireland
Best LGBTQ
Clutter, Directed by James Card, LGBTQ-Drama, UK
Best Music Video
Jenny & Johnny, Directed by Fabio Ciccarelli, Music Video, Ireland
Best Horror
Morning Vigil, Directed by David M. Night Maire, Horror, France
Best Comedy
Camping in Paradise, Directed by Eirik Tveiten, Drama Comedy, Norway
Best Animation
Mother’s Child, Directed by Naomi Noir, Animation, Netherlands
Best Sci-Fi
Neuro, Directed by Wes Ellis, Sci-Fi, USA
Best Score/Music
Rob Eletto- Morning Vigil, Directed by David M. Night Maire
Best Student
Stranger, Directed by Jens Glomnes Hertzberg, Drama, Norway
Best Irish Short
Galar, Directed by Niall Duffy, Drama, Ireland
Best Actor
Mark Loughran- Galar, Directed by Niall Duffy, Drama, Ireland
Best Actress
Lynn Rafferty- Return, Directed by Rosie Barrett, Drama, Ireland
Best Documentary
Boobs, Directed by Nicola Leddy, Documentary, Ireland
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Winners 2024
Best International Short
I’m not a robot, Directed by Victoria Warmerdam, Drama-Comedy, Netherlands, 22min, 2024
Best LGBTQ
Sucker’s Death, Directed by Krzysztof Grudziński, Drama-LGBTQ, Poland, 20min, 2024
Best Music Video
Meekz – Mini Me’s, Directed by KC Locke, Music Video, UK, 5min, 2024
Best Horror
Mean Ends, Directed by Émile Lavoie, Horror, Canada, 15min, 2023
Best Comedy
Baps and Buns, Directed by Noel McInerney, Comedy, Ireland, 13min, 2023
Best Animation
Highschool, or : I’m not saying I want to kill myself but it sure would be nice to be in the hospital for a month or two, Directed by Meta Laitko, Animation, Netherlands, 13min, 2023
Best Sci-Fi
Beyond the System, Directed by Fergus Mulligan, Sci-Fi, Ireland, 16min, 2024
Best Score
David Nicholas –Tethered, Directed by Stephen T Lally, Fantasy-Drama, Ireland, 24min, 2023
Best Student
Eisspin, the oh so Terrible, Directed by Adrian Doll, Animation, 15min, Germany, 2023
Best Irish Short
Callus, Directed by Ciarán Hickey, Drama-Horror, Ireland, 18min, 2024
Best Actor
Paul Butler Lennox, Marauders, Directed by Randal Plunkett, Drama, Ireland, 15min, 2024
Best Actress
Úna Ní Bhriain, Tethered, Directed by Stephen T Lally, Fantasy-Drama, Ireland, 24min, 2023
Best Documentary
Culture vs War. Liberov, Directed by Kadim Tarasov, Documentary, Ukraine, 26min, 2023
Best Tv Pilot
Marauders, Directed by Randal Plunkett, Drama, Ireland, 15min, 2024
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Winners 2023
Best Advert
Nature Made Multivitamin, Directed by Sarab Sahni, Commercial Advert, USA, 2023, 2min
Best LGBTQ
Jean Fell in Love, Directed by Romain Roellet, LGBTQ, France, 2022, 20min
Best Music Video
Algorithm Takedown, Directed by Alex Budovsky, Animation-Music Video, USA, 2023, 4min
Best Horror
The Unquiet Dead, Directed by John Thomas Gray, Horror, USA, 2022, 12min
Best Comedy
Pushing Daisy, Directed by Leah Revivo, Comedy, UK, 2023, 16min
Best Animation
Love Bubbles, Directed by Marcel Hobi, Animation, Switzerland, 2023, 8min
Best Sci-Fi
Dark Cell, Directed by Jean-Michel Tari, Sci-Fi, France, 2023, 25min
Best Score/Music
Josh Reichental- The Inheritance, Directed by Donncha Gilmore, Horror, Ireland, 2022, 17min
Best Student
Knots, Directed by Alek Nowak, Drama, Ireland, 2023, 16min
Best Actor
Fintan McHugh- My Old Love, Directed by Fabian Fornalski, Drama, Germany, 2023, 20min
Best Actress
Blaithín Ward- Thicker Than Water, Directed by Pippa Molony, Drama, Ireland, 2022, 23min
Best Documentary
JFK – The Three Miles, Directed by Pamela Finn, Documentary, Ireland, 2023, 20min
Best International Short
Meeting Mr Samuel, Directed by Rob Leggatt, Comedy, UK, 2023, 17min
Best Irish Short
Forever Hold Your Peace, Directed by Jason Branagan, Drama, Ireland, 2022, 14min
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Winners of the 11th DISFMF
1. Best International Short Film
Bardo: A Rogue and Peasant Slave, Directed by Michael B Clifford, Drama, UK, 22min, 2021
2. Best Director
Emmanuel Tenenbaum, Free Fall, Drama, Ireland, 19min, 2021
3. Best LGBTQ
Punch Line, Directed by Becky Cheatle, Drama-Comedy-LGBTQ, Ireland, 10min, 2022
4. Best Music Video
La Madeleine, Directed by Richard Lennon, Music Video, Ireland, 6min, 2021
5. Best Horror
All Alone Here, Directed by Callum Patrick O’Brien, Horror-Fantasy, Ireland, 15min, 2022
6. Best Comedy
Background Story, Directed by Ron Baranov, Comedy-Drama, Israel, 9min, 2019
7. Best Animation
Candlelight, Directed by Scott Newton, Animation, UK, 7min, 2021
8. Best Sci-Fi
Connected, Directed by Daniele Guarnera, Sci-Fi, Italy, 15min, 2022
9. Best Score/ Music
Darc Mavid, Da Capo-The Town of Music, Directed by Darc Mavid, Musical-Comedy, Germany, 25min, 2022
10. Best Student
When She Was Good, Directed by Margarita Milne, Drama, UK, 20min, 2021
11. Best Irish Short
Sweet Wort, Directed by Michael Philip Reid, Comedy-Drama, Ireland, 24min, 2022
12. Best Actor
Sung Ming Jun, Sound of Summer Gone, Directed by Youngkwang Park, Drama, South of Korea, 26min, 2022
13. Best Actress
Sarah Ridgeway, Bardo: A Rogue and Peasant Slave, Directed by Michael B Clifford, Drama, UK, 22min, 2021
14. Best Documentary
Hunger Ward, Directed by Skye Fitzgerald, Documentary, USA, 40min, 2022
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2021 Winners
Best International Short Film
The Rope, Directed by Boris Dobrovolskiy, 30min, Drama, Russia, 2017
Best Director
Farmers, Directed by Tim Carlier, 18min, Sci-Fi Comedy, Australia, 2021
Best LGBTQ
As Simple as That, Directed by Luciana Bitencourt, 19min, Comedy-Drama LGBTQ, Brazil, 2021
Best Music Video
Graindelavoix: Saint Anthony’s Fire, Directed by Sebastian Pańczyk, 7min, Music Video, Poland, 2020
Best Horror
Lips & Tips, Directed by Christian Koch, 30min, Horror, Germany, 2021
Best Comedy
Wormhole in The Washer, Directed by Paireac Keane, 18min, Comedy, Ireland, 2020
Best Animation
Soft Rain, Directed by Sacha Goedegebure, 7min, Animation, Singapore, 2021
Best Student
Vlada Goes to London, Directed by Arti Savchenko, 22min, Drama, Israel, 2020
Best Documentary
A Man in Chain, Directed by Alireza Mirasadollah, 22min, Documentary, UK, 2021
Best Sound Design
Gorilla Post, The Dead Hands of Dublin, Directed by Leo Crowley, 8min, Animation Thriller, Ireland, 2020
Best Score/Music
Karl Steven, June, Directed by Dwayne Cameron, 15min, Sci-Fi Drama, New Zealand, 2021
Best Actor
Gerry Cannon, Acheron, Directed by Tommy Creagh, 16min, Drama, Ireland, 2021
Best Actress
Keeya King, The Blactor, Directed by Rukiya Bernard, 13min, Drama, Canada, 2021
Best Irish Short
Barriers, Directed by Fiach Kunz, 13min, Drama Thriller, Ireland, 2020
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2020 Winners
Best International Short Film
Divertimento, Directed by Keyvan Sheikhalishahi, 30min, Drama-Mystery, 30 min, France, 2020
Best Director
Alexandre Singh, The Appointment, 20min, Horror, UK, 2019
Best Script
Noel Fuzellier, Mars Colony, Directed by Noel Fuzellier, 35min, Drama-SF, France, 2019
Best Music Video
Darkness, Directed by Yury Yarushnikov, 3min, Music Video, Russian Federation, 2020
Best Horror
Household Demons, Directed by John Gray, 9min, Horror, USA, 2020
Best Comedy
Home Wreckers, Directed by Joe Ferrera, 11min, Comedy, UK, 2019
Best Animation
Gon, The Little Fox, Directed by Takeshi Yashiro, 28min, Animation, Japan, 2019
Best Sound Design
Karim Shaker, Efímera “Ephemeral”, Directed by Paco Peregrín, 3min, Experimental, Spain, 2016
Best Score/Music
Kaspar Kaae, Isa, Directed by Christian Prener and Jens Langkjaer, 10min, Drama, Denmark, 2020
Best Student
Summit of Solitude, Directed by Andreas Bacher, 33min, Drama, Austria, 2020
Best Irish Short
In Orbit, Directed by Katie McNeice, 17min, Drama, Ireland, 2019
Best Actor
Mark McCullough, Alina, Directed by Rami Kodeih, 25min, Drama, USA, 2019
Best Actress
Laia Manzanares, Planet Earth Calling Ana, Directed by Fernando Bonelli, 20min, Drama, Spain, 2019
Best Documentary
12000 Km, Directed by Erik Nylander, 28min, Documentary, Sweeden, 2019
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2019 Winners
Best Director – Pia Andell, The Match, Comedy-Drama, 15min, Finland
Best Script – [Still] love you, directed by Fernando Bonelli, Drama, 30min, Spain
Best Music Video – Dark like the night-Karenina, directed by Radda Novikova, Music Video, 8min, Russia
Best Cinematography-Philippe Brelot, Virtual Attraction, directed by Sophie Picciotto, Comedy-Romance, 15min, France
Best Comedy- The Work Party, directed by Steven McKenna, 22min, Ireland
Best Animation-Them, directed by Robin Lochmann, 15min, Germany
Best Sound Design- Anacronte, directed by Raúl Koler & Emiliano Sette, Argentina, 15min,
Best Music- Casual, directed by Aoife Nic Ardghail & Kate Dolan, Drama, 12min, Ireland
Best Student- The Dressmaker, directed by Olivia McLaughlin, Drama, 16min, Ireland
Best Irish Short- The Family Way, directed by Nuno Bernardo, Drama, 18min
Best Actor- Scott Adsit, Still Happy, directed by Fred Berner USA
Best Actress- Fatou Mbemgue, The School Trip directed by Salvatore Allocca, Italy
Best Documentary- Joe Boots, directed by Florian Baron, Documentary, 30min, Germany-USA
Best International Short Film- Clothes & Blow, directed by Sam Peter Jackson, 23min, UK
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2018 Winners
o Best International Short Film, Manicure, Directed by Arman Fayaz, Iran
o Best Director – Christophe Switzer, Papa, France
o Best Script – Bless Me Father, Directed by Paul M. Horan, Ireland
o Best Music Video – Local H-Innocents, Directed by Felix Piñeiro, USA
o Best Cinematography – Tommy Fitzgerald, Inside I Am Racing directed by Aleksander Szeser, Ireland
o Best Comedy – My Best Friend, Directed by Catalin Bugean, Romania
o Best Animation – Hell Visa, Directed by Junjie Zhang, China
o Best Sound Design – Alex Gregson, The Last Dance, Directed by Chris Keller, UK,
o Best Score – Francesco Tresca, The Observer Effect, Directed by Garret Walsh, Ireland
o Best Student – The Beginning, Directed by Sudeshna Sharma, India – France
o Best Irish Short – Land Of Winte, Directed by Tommy Creagh, Ireland
o Best Actor – Emmet Kelly, Lost Memories, Directed by Eamonn Murphy, Ireland
o Best Actress-Aisling Reid, Daffodils & Tulips, Directed by Michael Reid, Ireland
o Best Documentary-Lifeboat, Directed by Skye Fitzgerald, USA
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The 2017 winners are ………!!
o Best Director – Julian Quintanilla
The Whole World, Directed by Julian Quintanilla, Drama, 29min, Spain
o Best Producer – Charlo Johnson
Sober Minds, Directed by Charlo Johnson, Documentary, 17min, Ireland
o Best Script- Christophe Switzer
Soury, Directed by Christophe Switzer, Drama, 20min, France
o Best Music Video BP Fallon ‘Henry McCullough
BP Fallon ‘Henry McCullough’ Directed by Alan Leonard, Music Video, 6min, Ireland
o Best Cinematography Alberto Pareja
The Whole World, Directed by Julian Quintanilla, Drama, 29min, Spain
o Best Edit Gina Hirch
Emerald City, Directed by Scott Coffey, Drama, 15min, USA
o Best Animation – Love on The Line
Love on The Line, Directed by Nicole McKinnon, 5min, Animation Documentary, Australia
o Best Sound Design Srdjan Kurpjel
Nimmer, Directed by Lieven Vanhove, Drama, 16min, Belgium
o Best Score-Colin Hurley and Kevin MacLeod
Psychodelic, Directed by Rachel Gregan, Drama-Action, 22min, Ireland
o Best Student- The Test
The Test, Directed by Jinsui Song, 26 min, Family Drama, China
o Best Irish Short Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith, Directed by Mark Smith, Drama, Sci-Fi, 14min, Ireland
o Best Actor Fanoum Diop
They Died for Nothing, Directed by Ibrahim Koudie, Drama, 15min, France
o Best Actress Lydia McGuinness
We Have Each Other, Directed by Naomi Sheridan, Psychological Drama, 18min, Ireland
o Best Documentary Sound Is Half the Picture
Sound Is Half the Picture, Directed by Dede Maitre, 13min, Documentary, USA
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