28/04/2010

The Belfast Film Festival marked its 10th anniversary by launching the first ever Belfast Sink Awards. Local ceramicist Steven Farnan was commissioned to produce a piece of ceramic art based on the iconic sink that is famous locally.

The first Belfast Sink for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Academy Award winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler after a screening of his seminal 60s film Medium Cool.

Belfast born actor Ciarán Hinds (The Eclipse, Hallam Foe [+see also:
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The Best Short Film Award was presented to The Chronoscope, narrated by Jeremy Irons and directed by Andrew Legge. This 20-minute short is a faux documentary about a beautiful scientist who invents a machine that can see into the past.

The Maysles Brothers Documentary winner at this year’s Festival was October Country, directed by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher. Cian Smyth, the Festival’s Documentary Programmer said, “We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome the 2010 jury's decision to award the Belfast Film Festival’s Maysles Brothers Award 2010 to Michael and Donal for their magnificent film October Country – a true gem of American cinema that overturns a lot of preconceived notions about an American obsession with violence and its impact on society.”