26th October to
30th October, 2023
The Richard Harris International Film Festival in Limerick, Ireland

Schedule & Ticket Info at Eventive.org

2023 Awards Winners

Best Feature, The Cost Matthew Holmes

Winner Best Director Feature, David Duchovny Bucky Fucking Dent

Best Feature Documentary, The Eastern Front

Best Actor Female Role Feature, Brid Ni Neachtain Advent

Best Actor Male Role Feature, David Duchovny Bucky F Dent

Winnner Best International Short. In Too Deep Chris Overton

Best Overall Short, We Were There

Winner Best National Short, CALF Jamie O'Rourke

Midwest Short, SNOW Darragh O'Flanagan

Student Short Winner, Knick Knack Emer Hussey

Best Short Doc, CANINE Paul Webster

Winner Director Short, Leah O'Toole and Noah Santana

Best Female Short, Isabelle Connolly CALF

Winner Best Male Short, Jason Watkins One Note Man

Best Editing, Daniel Butler Bean Feasa

Best Cinematography, Colm Whelan Postpartum

Animation, Candlelight Scott Newton

Best Music - Stephen Warbeck One Man One Note

Outstanding Talent Award 2023 Jamie Dornan

Judges Special Mention SHORT FILM, MOVERS & SHAPERS

Judges Special Mention Feature Film, Advent

Special Recognition, Trish Long

Lifetime achievement award, Fiona Shaw

Best Feature, The Cost Matthew Holmes

Winner Best Director Feature, David Duchovny Bucky Fucking Dent

Best Feature Documentary, The Eastern Front

Best Actor Female Role Feature, Brid Ni Neachtain Advent

Best Actor Male Role Feature, David Duchovny Bucky F Dent

Winnner Best International Short. In Too Deep Chris Overton

Best Overall Short, We Were There

Winner Best National Short, CALF Jamie O'Rourke

Midwest Short, SNOW Darragh O'Flanagan

Student Short Winner, Knick Knack Emer Hussey

Best Short Doc, CANINE Paul Webster

28 win best sports doc Martin Donnelly Life on the Edge

Winner Director Short, Leah O'Toole and Noah Santana

Best Female Short, Isabelle Connolly CALF

Winner Best Male Short, Jason Watkins One Note Man

13 win writing short Will McConnell Three wishes

Best Editing, Daniel Butler Bean Feasa

Best Cinematography, Colm Whelan Postpartum

Animation, Candlelight Scott Newton

Best Music - Stephen Warbeck One Man One Note

Outstanding Talent Award 2023 Jamie Dornan

29 Style Award

Judges Special Mention SHORT FILM, MOVERS & SHAPERS

Judges Special Mention Feature Film, Advent

Special Recognition, Trish Long

Lifetime achievement award, Fiona Shaw

30 win audience award

2023 Awards Nominees

Best feature film nominees

Best director feature film & doc nominees

Overall short film nominees

Best Actor in a Female Role Feature nominees

Best Actor in a Male Role Feature nominees

Best Documentary Feature nominees

Best Documentary Short nominees

Best International Short nominees

Best National Short nominees

Midwest short film nominees

Student short film nominees

Best Director Short nominees

Actor in a female role short film nominees

Actor in a male role short film nominees

Editing short film nominees

Writing short film nominees

Cinematography short film nominees

Best Animation nominees

Best feature film nominees

Best director feature film & doc nominees

Overall short film nominees

Best Actor in a Female Role Feature nominees

Best Actor in a Male Role Feature nominees

Best Documentary Feature nominees

Best Documentary Short nominees

Best International Short nominees

Best National Short nominees

Midwest short film nominees

Student short film nominees

Best Director Short nominees

Actor in a female role short film nominees

Actor in a male role short film nominees

Editing short film nominees

Writing short film nominees

Cinematography short film nominees

Best Animation nominees

2023 RHIFF Sponsors

Title Card sponsors

Amcomri Entertainment

The RHIFF Amcomri Fund
Filmmakers who have previously screened at our festival are now eligible to apply for funding on your next project through our exclusive partnership with Amcomri.