The Irish Film & Television Academy is delighted to announce that once again Philips as the Sponsor of the ‘Philips Short Film’ category for the second year running.

John Coogan, General Manager of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, said "We are delighted to once again be sponsor for the Short Film category at this year’s IFTA Awards.

This is a perfect fit for Philips as the category represents innovation and creativity, and these values are at the heart of what our brand stands for. It’s exciting to see such impressive talent highlighted at this event and we wish all the nominees every success.”

The Philips Short Film Category will be presented at the Irish Film & Television Awards on Saturday 11th February in Dublin.

The Philips Short Film nominees are:

The Boy In The Bubble
Cluck
Downpour
Foxes
The Shore

Previous nominees of this category have also been nominated for American Academy Awards and European Film Awards, including The Shore, Pentecost, The Door, Six Shooter, and New Boy.

For information about Philips: visit www.philips.ie

Information about the Philips Short Film Category is available here: http://www.ifta.ie/nominees/short.html

Hosted by Simon Delaney, the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards take place at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) on Saturday 11th of February and will be broadcast on RTÉ One that evening at 9.30pm.

The Irish Film & Television Awards are sponsored by Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann; RTÉ, IFTN, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Philips, RTÉ Guide; and has Partners CityJet, MAC, BMW, Moët & Chandon, Walt Disney Studios (Ireland), HBC.

For further information visit www.ifta.ie, www.facebook.com/iftaonline, www.twitter.com/ifta