It’s a wrap for the 2022 edition of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, one of Ireland’s most prestigious film events. This year, the festival unspooled from 23 February-6 March. The event saw the triumph of Gaspar Noé’s latest effort, Vortex [+lee también:
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Vortex, named Best Film by the Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) and premiered at Cannes last year, is a three-character drama about death and mourning, starring Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun and Alex Lutz in the leading roles. Meanwhile, the jury’s supporting statement highlighted the qualities of Bairéad’s feature, describing it as “a masterful character study that has rightly won international recognition”, which “is putting Irish cinema on the map in a unique and individual way, using our native language to tell stories with sensitivity and cinematic craft that moved us all”.

Speaking about this year’s edition, Gráinne Humphreys, the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival’s director, said: “There has been an extra-special intensity to the audience responses to the screenings at this year’s festival. From the tears flowing after our opening-night film The Quiet Girl to the laughter of our comedy strand – including Róise & Frank and The Good Boss [+lee también:
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Here is a list of this year’s award winners:

Best Film
Vortex [+lee también:
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Best Actress
Anamaria Vartolomei – Happening [+lee también:
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Best Actor
Udo Kier – Swan Song (USA)

Best Screenplay
Terence Davies – Benediction [+lee también:
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Best Editor
Sean Baker – Red Rocket (USA)

Best Director
Laura Samani – Small Body [+lee también:
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Best Documentary
Maisie – Lee Cooper (UK)

Best Irish Documentary
Vicky – Jono McLeod (Ireland)

Best Irish Feature
The Quiet Girl [+lee también:
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Sue Bruce-Smith Award for Best Irish Short
An Encounter – Kelly Campbell – (Ireland)
Special Mention
Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You – Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair (Ireland)

Best International Short
Stiletto – A Pink Family Tragedy – Can Merdan Doğan (Turkey/Germany)
Special Mentions
In Flow of Words – Elaine Esther Bots (Netherlands)
Store Policy – Sarah Arnold (France)

Aer Lingus Discovery Award
Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl
Kate Dolan – You Are Not My Mother (Ireland)
Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair – Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You (short)

ICCL Human Rights Film Award
Young Plato – Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath (UK/Ireland/France/Belgium)
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Best Cinematography
Frédéric Noirhomme – Playground [+lee también:
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Best Ensemble
Róise & Frank – Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy (Ireland)

George Byrne Maverick Award
Tristan Heanue – Harvest (Ireland)

Michael Dwyer Discovery Award
Kelly Campbell – An Encounter (short)

Special Jury Prize
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest [+lee también:
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