Another Galway Film Fleadh came and went over the weekend, and the festival's big award, Best Irish Film, was actually shared between two films: Gerard Barrett's Pilgrim Hill follow-up Glassland, a tale of a young man trying to save his mother from addiction, starring Jack Reynor and Will Poulter, and Terry McMahon's (Charlie Casanova) Patrick's Day, about a schizophrenic named Patrick who finds a connection with a depressed woman on St. Patrick's Day. Both films received a great reaction at the festival, and are well deserving of the award. Noble, biopic of Christina Noble (Deirdre O'Kane) whose charity work lead to the creation of an international organisation which helps oppressed and marginalised children around the world, came in second to the pair. The best documentary award was also shared between One Million Dubliners, an examination of the history of Glasnevin cemetery, and Blood Fruit, telling the story of how Dunnes Stores employees refused to sell South African goods during the Apartheid years. Other winners included two legends of Irish film, Brenda Fricker and Brown Bag Films, picking up the festival's honorary Galway Hooker award for their amazing work throughout the years.
