Winners

Animation

Winner: Every Other Weekend — James Naughton

Runner Up: Wasting — Laura Breslin

Commercial

Winner: The Dragon Take Flight Merch Campaign — Douglas Reddan & Leah Moore

Runner Up: Are You Ready? Chamomile Club x Koppaberg — Robert Bass & Eoin Byrne

Music video

Winner: Our Own Way Rob de Boer — Douglas Reddan & Rob de Boer

Runnner Up: Swimming Pool HousePlants — Meghan O'Shaughnessy

EDA Cinematographers Award

Winner: Daniel Sedgwick

EDA Editing Award

Winner: Annie Walsh

Runner Up: Luke O'Shaughnessy

EDA Producers Awards

Winner: Emer Durcan

Runner Up: Proud Ngwenya

Short film

Winner: We Beg To Differ — Ruairi Bradley

Runner Up: Purebred — Caleb J Roberts

Spec commercial

Winner: Mi Wadi Madness — Eoghan Hand

Runner Up: Windolene — John Christopher

Student film

Winner: Tommy My Neighbour — Zeljka Zupanic

Runner Up: Florence — Tess Doolan Burke

2025 Panels

Adventures in music videos

Aoife Woodlock (So Simpatico Founder), Ellius Grace (Director), Eilis Doherty (Director), and Robert Bass (Director), with MayKay as moderator.

Breaking and entering

Grainne Humphreys (DIFF Festival Director), Jamie O’Rourke (Director), and Emma Foley (Director), with Ross Killeen as moderator.

AdLand awaits

Anne-Marie Curran (Founder Arrow Films), Brian Durnin (Director), Stephen Rodgers (Creative Director, Droga5), Locky McKenna (Director) and Rebecca Bourke (Founder Assembly Productions).

2025 Judges

Emma Foley

Emma Foley is a rising filmmaker from Ireland, who has transitioned from a successful career in producing film and TV to establish herself as an award-winning writer and director.

Sinead Bagnall

Sinead is the Head of Screen Scene’s Commercial's Department. Boasting over two decades of experience in Post-Production, she has a long-proven track record, with a wealth of experience. Sinead has worked alongside a variety of Irish & International directors, creatives & producers on various high-end campaigns. She promotes an excellent standard on picture, sound and vfx work resulting in many awards for her creative team.

Derek Ugochukwu

Named one of Ireland's Rising Stars and listed in the Irish Times' "50 People to Watch in 2025," Derek Ugochukwu is a writer/director based in Dublin. His directorial debut short, You're Not Home, garnered an IFTA nomination and screened at several Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals, including Sitges, SXSW, Galway Fleadh, and Encounters. He is currently developing his feature script with Screen Ireland.

Darragh Carey

Writer and Director.

As an agency creative he has written AV campaigns for TG4, DAA and FBD at Publicis, for Beats by Dre at R/GA and for Nike at Weiden+Kennedy. This work has been awarded at ICAD, Kinsale Sharks, EPICA, British Arrows, One Show and Cannes Lions. He has directed spots for Special Olympics Ireland, RTÉ and The Marie Keating Foundation. A Brixton Tale, a feature film he co-wrote and co-directed, was released in UK cinemas in 2021 and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Karina Cotter

Senior Producer

Karina has been a part of the Droga5 Production team for nearly ten years, with extensive experience across major international brands including LEGO, Guinness and White Claw. With a grá for productions big and small, Karina has a distinct passion for connecting with talent that bring a fresh perspective and a different approach. Karina loves production so much, she even produces film in her spare time.