It's a long way from the grimmer corners of north London to the Hamptons, but it seems the good burghers of that posh Long Island locale were still able to make sense of Tom Collins's excellent Kings, writes Donald Clarke.

Last week the Irish Language feature, which details the travails of six boozy middle-aged immigrants, picked up the Kodak Award for Cinematography at The Hamptons International Film Festival.

The film was commended for its beauty and texture, intermixing the past and present. Aside from glory, Collins walked away with $6,000 in kind services and product.