Darklight Festival Winners Announced
The Darklight Festival, Ireland's digital independent film festival has announced the 2012 winners who took part in this year's festival.
The winners are:
SPIRIT OF DARKLIGHT
Abel Kavanagh - Laberinto Verde
A gift from the Pacha Mama, the coca leaf has sparked more debate at this time of important geopolitical shifts in South America. We set out to look at this plant from a new perspective, hoping to decry the established link between the sacred leaf and the illegal drug derived from it: cocaine.
We travel along the nerves of the leaf, moving gradually from the traditional to the industrial world, from Bolivia to Peru, from yesterday to today on a journey that reveals the vital importance of the coca leaf to people across these two countries.
See the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/22190588
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Daniel Lucceshi & Alex Ramseyer-Bache - We Are Poets
WE ARE POETS intimately follows six young poets over the course of one very special year, as they are chosen to represent the UK at Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry slam competition in the USA. Cinematic, honest and deeply personal, WE ARE POETS is a testament to the power of creativity, community and the dynamism of young people.
BEST ANIMATION
Eamonn O'Neill - I'm Fine Thanks
See the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/27969206
BEST SHORT
Al Early - Doyle
EUROPE 2020 COMPETITION
Winner: Dan Dalton - 2020 and Beyond
Runner Up: Jordan Ballantine (Neeru Productions) - Europe 2020
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board (IFB) is an industry partner of the Darklight Festival.