1st Place: Uisce Breatha / Water For Life dir Elaine Kennedy
2nd Place: Reel Time dir. Ken Womack
3rd Place: More than a Barbershop dir. Xandru Fernandez and Fernando Perandones
Honorable Mention: The Shortest Distance dir. Peter Loring McGee
2017 Audience Awards
1st Place: The Nation Holds Its Breath dir. Kevin Cahill
2nd Place: First Kiss dir. Owen Fitzpatrick
3rd Place: Static dir. Daniel Holmes
Honorable Mention: Strangers In The Night dir. Conor McMahon
Consulate of Ireland Award
Since 2012 the festival has awarded a prize to a film that captures the spirit, culture and history of Ireland selected and presented by the Consul General of Ireland-Chicago. This year is the first time the award has been won by an American, in fact four Americans.
2017 Consulate of Ireland Award goes to Rachel Lattin, Michelle Sahlin, Brett Melnick, Peter Heres for Walk On