Every November, a week or so before the Festival officially kicks off, the Ambassador of Ireland to the United Kingdom kindly hosts us for the Irish Film London Awards in The Ballroom at the Embassy of Ireland. 

Attendance is by invitation only, including our filmmakers, sponsors, and Festival Champions. The guest list is extremely limited but if you sign up to become a Festival Champion by Nov 3rd 2019 we may be able to squeeze you in!

Awards include:

• Best Film;

• Best Documentary;

• Best Short;

• Best Music Video Award;

• the Súil Eile Award, which honours a stand-out talent among the filmmakers involved in the festival’s line-up;

• and the annual Ros Hubbard Award for Acting, presented to mark the best performance of the year.