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Here are some of my short films and music videos, some old, some new and some more on the way hopefully very soon.
Best Irish Short
Foyle Film Festival, November 2011-
Le Prix du Cinéma Indépendant
32nd Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, November 2011 -
Nominated for a Philips Short Film Award
9th Irish Film and Television Awards, February 2012 -
Directors Choice Short Film Award
13th Irish Film Festival Boston, March 2012 -
The Love Prize
European Film festival of Lille, France April 2012 -
Overall Winner “Prix Coup de Coeur”
Festival CLAP 89 de Sens, France April 2012 -
ZeBBie for Best Short Script
The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild, May 2012
Downpour
Type: Short Films
Downpour, starring Muireann Bird and Cian Barry was funded by the Irish Film Board as part of their Short Shorts scheme and has been doing really well on the festival circuit. Some of its awards and nominations include; Best Irish Short at Foyle Film Festival 2011, the Directors Choice Short Film Award at the Irish Film Festival Boston March 2012, Le Prix du Cinéma Indépendant at the 32nd Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne and an IFTA nomination back in February 2012.
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1st prize at the ’20/20/02’ music video contest (Leeds 2006).
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1st prize in the music category of ‘Super Shorts Festival’ (London 2006).
Days of Sleep
Type: Music Videos
Music video for Leeds based band "All My Friends Are Dead". This video won 1st prize at the ’20/20/02’ music video contest (Leeds 2006) and 1st prize in the music category of ‘Super Shorts Festival’ (London 2006).
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Best Irish Short Film
Cork International Film Festival 2009 -
Best Drama
Fastnet Short Film Festival Schull, Co. Cork 2010 -
The Freise Award
12th Hamburg Short Film Festival -
Shortlisted for Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Comedy
Fastnet Short Film Festival Schull, Co. Cork 2010
Free Chips Forever
Type: Short Films
A short film about robbing chips. This short won Best Irish Short at the Cork International Film Festival in 2009, Best Drama at Fastnet Short Film Festival 2010 and the Friese award at the Children's Short Film Festival in Hamburg 2010.
Starring - Donagh Deeny, Abby Byrne, Fionn O'Shea and Nuala Kelly.
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Currently being used by Lensbaby as a promotional video
Mayfly
Type: Music Videos
Music Video for Sophie Coyle's beautiful song "Mayfly". Shot by Paddy Jordan.
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Bio:
Hi thanks for visiting my site. The latest news here is that "Downpour" has just won a Zebbie from the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild for best short script and pre-production has started on "Alia" a short fiction film funded by the Irish Film Board's Signatures scheme.
Credits:
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Writer/Director
Alia, Signatures Short funded by the Irish Film Board (in pre-production) -
Director
Git and Costello, Feature Documentary (in pre-production) -
Writer/Director
Downpour, Short Short funded by the Irish Film Board -
Series Director
Journey of a Joke, Four part documentary series funded by the BAI -
Writer/Director
Free Chips Forever! Filmbase funded short -
Series Director
An Bhfuil Cead Agam, RTÉ 1 -
Series Director
Tidiest of Towns, RTÉ 1 -
Writer/Producer
Molly and Mr. Milk, animation series on RTÉ 1 -
Series Director
Hands On, RTÉ 1 -
Director
Mayfly, music video -
Series Director
A Taste of Home, BAI funded documentary series on DCTV -
Series Director
Access for All, BAI funded documentary series on DCTV -
Director
Days of Sleep, music video
Awards:
- Downpour
- Best Irish Short
Foyle Film Festival, November 2011 - Le Prix du Cinéma Indépendant
32nd Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, November 2011 - Nominated for a Philips Short Film Award
9th Irish Film and Television Awards, February 2012 - Directors Choice Short Film Award
13th Irish Film Festival Boston, March 2012 - The Love Prize
European Film festival of Lille, France April 2012 - Overall Winner “Prix Coup de Coeur”
Festival CLAP 89 de Sens, France April 2012 - ZeBBie for Best Short Script
The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild, May 2012
- Best Irish Short
- Days of Sleep
- 1st prize at the ’20/20/02’ music video contest (Leeds 2006).
- 1st prize in the music category of ‘Super Shorts Festival’ (London 2006).
- 1st prize at the ’20/20/02’ music video contest (Leeds 2006).
- Free Chips Forever
- Best Irish Short Film
Cork International Film Festival 2009 - Best Drama
Fastnet Short Film Festival Schull, Co. Cork 2010 - The Freise Award
12th Hamburg Short Film Festival - Shortlisted for Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Comedy
Fastnet Short Film Festival Schull, Co. Cork 2010
- Best Irish Short Film
- Mayfly
- Currently being used by Lensbaby as a promotional video
- Currently being used by Lensbaby as a promotional video