Dublin director Brendan Muldowney has won this year's Stella Artois short film award for his horror flick the Ten Steps.
The film, which was one of 12 short-listed for the award, has already won a number of other plaudits internationally.
The 10-minute movie is about a young girl descending into a cellar during a power cut.
The Stella Artois award was established in 2001 and is open to all Irish short-film directors.