Watch: Prospect House wins CIFF Best New Irish Feature

PROSPECT House, directed by Paul Mercier was the wiinner of the Best New Irish Feature, a new category proudly sponsored by The Irish Examiner, at the Cork 68 International Film Festival. Tom Fitzpatrick, Editor, The Irish Examiner with Anne Gately, Producer, Paul Mercier, director and Fiona Clark, Festival Director and CEO, Cork 68 International Film Festival at The Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork. Pic Larry Cummins

Sunday night at Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) with the announcement of the event’s inaugural Best New Irish Feature award which went to Prospect house directed by Paul Mercier.

Dublin-born Mercier has a long association with the Cork festival, with one of his early short films being shown at the event back in the 1990s.