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The 36th edition of Ireland’s Galway Film Fleadh has come to a close with Best Irish Film going to the hit Kneecap, which screened at Sundance earlier this year and was picked up by Sony Classics. Scroll down for a full list of winners.

Written and directed by Rich Peppiat and produced by Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Patrick O'Neill, the film tells the story of the eponymous Belfast hip hop trio, played in the film by group members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí. Michael Fassbender also stars. The film also won the Audience Award and the Irish Language Feature Film Award, a feat never seen before at the Fleadh in its 36-year run.

Best Irish Debut Film was Fidil Ghorm directed by Anne McCabe, written by Patricia Forde and produced by Pierce Boyce and Bríd Seoighe. Pic tells the story of 10-year-old Molly, who believes that if she learns to play the violin like her father, she can wake him from a coma.