'Run and Jump' and 'Coming Home' Win Big at the Galway Film Fleadh
IFB funded Feature's ‘Run and Jump' and ‘Coming Home' have picked up four of the most prestigious awards at the Galway Film Fleadh this week. The awards ceremony which closed the 25th Galway Film Fleadh was held on Sunday the 14th and was attended by President Higgens.
Directed by Academy Award nominated Steph Green, ‘Run and Jump' picked up the Best Irish Feature and the Best First Irish Feature Film at the awards on Sunday. Produced by Tamara Anghie and Martina Niland for Samson Films, it tells the story of Vanetia Casey, a spirited Irish woman who, while struggling to rebuild her family after her husband suffers a stroke, finds comfort in an American researcher who is sent to study her husband's condition. ‘Run and Jump' had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April and stars Saturday Night Live star Will Forte and Maxine Peake (Shameless, Silk). It is Green's debut feature following on from the success of her short film ‘New Boy' which was nominated for an Oscar in 2010. You can watch ‘New Boy' here on our Media Hub.
Best Irish Feature Documentary and Best Human Rights Documentary were both won by Vico Nikci's ‘Coming Home'. Produced by David Collins for Samson Films, ‘Coming Home' is a documentary about Angel Cordero who was wrongly charged with attempted murder in 1999 when he was 25 years old. The documentary follows Angel as he rediscovers technology, social communication and is reunited with his family after 13 years in prison.