"Skintown" Wins £50,000 Sean Connery Prize at 79th Edinburgh Film Festival

Kieron J. Walsh's "Skintown" won the audience-voted Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence at the 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 August 2026, per The Hollywood Reporter. The award, funded by the Connery Foundation, carries £50,000 ($68,055) for future projects. The film follows two friends in Northern Ireland during the 1994 ceasefire.