2009 KERRY FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 7 2009
Click here to download the 2008 program.
Click here to download the 2009 application form.
The 2008 Kerry Film Festival was a fantastic success showing more films to more people in more places that ever before, congratulations to all our winners, thanks to our guests and adjudicators and most especially to our audience, you’re all helping KFF to live up to its billing as ‘Biggest little film festival in the world!’ Be sure to check the news link on the right to stay up to speed with all the developments at KFF.
Kerry Film Festival Winners 2008
Best Overall Short – OF BEST INTENTIONS
Best Irish Short – WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON
Best International Short – HISTORIAS DEL VIENTO (STORIES OF THE WIND)
Best Animated Short – OUR WONDERFUL NATURE
Best Documentary Short – PARKLIFE
What the adjudicators had to say:
“I was very impressed with the level of excellence, technical achievement and emotional content of all the films (International and Ireland.) There are some real original ‘voices’ out there with great stories to tell. My sincerest congratulations to all the finalists. It was a delight and an honour to watch these films.”
Liam Neeson
“HISTORIAS DEL VIENTO (STORIES OF THE WIND) had incredible self-confidence! It really feels like an auteur film, Javier Beltrán Ramos is a directing talent to watch. It was so assured in its shots, it's lack of dialogue, it's sense and atmosphere... I thought ultimately it was very brave.”
Kirsten Sheridan
“In the International section, I was really torn between HISTORIAS DEL VIENTO (STORIES OF THE WIND), PORQUE HAY COSA QUE NUNCA SE OLVIDAN (BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEVER FORGET), and, the animated, ATENCION AL CLIENTE (CUSTOMER SERVICE). SEBASTIAN’S VOODOO was also excellent; as was PATIENCE. The Spanish entry “BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEVER FORGET really took me by surprise, completely. I loved the vision, the humour and the anarchy and, again, the technical achievement was wonderful.”
Liam Neeson
“I loved the ‘short’ short WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON, it’s a wonderfully sweet film, brilliantly acted and the ending left me with a lump in my throat. Great cast and fantastically directed – for me it’s the winner.”
John Carney
“I was moved by the little girl in JANEY MARY and admired WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON. Very impressed with THE BET, but I must go with OF BEST INTENTIONS. It was clever, and challenging and technically very adroit with excellent editing and good performances and has a great universal appeal. It was also, visually, splendid.”
Liam Neeson
“OUR WONDERFUL NATURE is a very well crafted and enjoyable little piece. The film is fully realised, economically told, and has very good pacing and timing.”
Suzie Templeton - Animation
“I really enjoyed watching the shorts! There’s a lot of really strong work and because all the shorts are so different from one another other it's very difficult to single one out – but I think my favorite is PARK LIFE.
I liked how much it conveyed in such a short time, I like how intimate it feels while the audience never sees the face of the characters, I like the editing and the storytelling is very simple but, again, powerful because of its simplicity.”
Vanessa Roth - Documentary
Film Links
HISTORIAS http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INTNS1.html
PORQUE HAY http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INTNS2.html
ATENCION http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/animation_shorts.html
SEBASTIANS VOODOO http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/animation_shorts.html
PATIENCE http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INTNS1.html
WHATEVER TURNS http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INS1.html
JANEY MARY http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INS2.html
THE BET http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INS2.html
OF BEST INTENTIONS http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/INS2.html
OUR WONDERFUL NATURE http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/animation_shorts.html
PARK LIFE http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/IDS.html