65th Cork International Film Festival

CIFF2020 Award Winning Shorts

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65th Cork International Film Festival Award Winners:

Short Film Award Candidate for the 2021 European Film Awards: Blue Fear

Best Cork Short: Ballast

Best Director: Irish Short: Dúirt Tú (You Said)

Grand Prix Documentary Short: Signal 8

Grand Prix International Short: Sudden Light 

Grand Prix Irish Short: Flicker

Michael, a man living in the rural west of Ireland, spends his days constructing something in his workshop with only his dog for companionship. When his life is again shattered, he must complete the means to escape his existence.


  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English, Gaelic
  • Country
    Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Note
    Subtitled
  • Director
    Jesse Gilbert
  • Screenwriter
    Jesse Gilbert
  • Producer
    Kalyani Pathak, Jesse Gilbert
  • Cast
    Peadar Lamb, Noelle Maloney, Damien DeBara, Anna Hayes
  • Cinematographer
    Yash Suda
  • Editor
    Sarah Stock
  • Composer
    Niel Quigley, Jacob O'Connor