FOR all of us who enjoyed the fast moving reel that is Tres Court International Film Festival, this yearโs prize winners are as follows. The Grand Prix goes to the UKโs Max Blustin for โA Magicianโ: think back to where a man walks over to a young couple, and the girl is getting an earful from angry man. Then interloper gets to magic away with the girl who regards him charmingly.
Originality Award is Spainโs Anadir Contacto and Poilus took the Animation Award. Thereโs a prize from Canal+ Oeil de LInks for โVoltigeโ, the French animated comedy short that opened the festival in Limerick and everywhere else.
Tres Courtโs jury give special mention to the Canadian thrill, โThe Hallโ by Guillaume Blanchet and the global public choice to which we all contributed is from Germany, โOur Wonderful Nature โ The Common Chameleonโ by Tomer Eshed.
Remember that Limerickโs choice was โA Writer and Three Script Editors Walk into a Barโ, declared on June 10. The film maker was Matthew Saville, by way of Sydney.
The Womenโs Right Award is another Frenchie, Cรฉcile Ragotโs โNot a pizza orderโ.
Interested parties for next yearโs festival, always falling on a Friday early in June, will do well to book in advance at Belltableโs venue manager, www.limetreetheatre.ie. Host Alliance Francaise Limerick knows how to pack out the joint.