In 1972, in a working class suburb of Dublin an ordinary couple conceive an extraordinary son – Roy, Ireland’s first-ever animated boy born to a live-action family!  Badly Drawn Roy is the wonderfully inventive and hilarious concoction of director Alan Shannon.  We are thrilled to name Badly Drawn Roy this year’s Best Short Fiction/Animation.

Doug (Iain Glen) is an aspiring country singer who has spent his life as a loser in a small rural town with nobody believing in his heartbreaking voice and talent. His wife has left him, he has trouble finding a job and only his best friend Bill (Steven Mackintosh), owner of the titular engine repair shop, stands by him. But Doug has one last chance to make it big. Director Niall Heery’s debut feature is a crowd-pleasing, feel-good comedy—and Ireland’s first ever country musical!  Winner of this year’s Best Film Award at the Galway Film Fleadh, we are proud to present it here as our 2006 Director’s Choice Award winner.