Winners announced for IFI Stranger Than Fiction Awards 2013

After a hugely successful IFI Stranger Than Fiction 2013, the votes for the Audience Awards have been counted and the Jury has returned it’s verdict for the Short Film Award.

• Audience Award – Best Feature – Close to Evil – Directed by Gerry Gregg 

• Audience Award – Best Short – Last Days of Peter Bergmann Prize – Directed by Ciaran Cassidy

• Jury’s Award, Best Short – Rebirth  – Directed by Emile Dineen

• Jury special mention for Shorts – Gordie – Directed by Traolach Ó Murchú

The IFI thanks all the audiences, the filmmakers, the Jury, Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann and in particular Windmill Lane for their extremely generous prize sponsorship. Both the Audience Award for Best Short and the Jury’s Award for Best Short received a €1500 voucher for Mix/Grading at Windmill Lane Creative Post Production and Annual Memberships of the IFI.