'School Run', 'Little White Lies' and 'A Film with me in it' nominated for an IFTA

Last April i worked as an assistant on School Run, the first television drama to be commissioned by TV3. It was produced by Grand Pictures and was supported by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland Sound and Vision Fund. Designed by Jason Carlin, School Run and featuring actors Katherine Igoe (The Bill, Casualty), Conor Mullen (Rough Diamond, Holby City), Barry McGovern (The Tudors, Ballykissangel), Peter Gaynor (Goldfish Memory, Rough Diamond), newcomer Isabelle Geraghty and Irish speakers Carrie Crowley (The Running Mate, Anner House), Lesley Conroy (The Running Mate, Eden) Macdara O’Fatharta (Ros na Run) and Norma Sheahan (Paddywhackery, Love is the Drug)as well as a cameo from Linda Martin.
School Run has been nominated for Best Single Drama/ Drama Series. Little White Lies is nominated for Best Actress, Best script and best Single/Drama Series. A Film with me in it is nominated for Best Lead Actor. Best Director, Best DOP, Best Film, Best Script and Best Sound.
The 6th Annual Film & Television awards will be held on the 14th February.

Anton nominated for three IFTAs

My first feature film, Anton, has been nominated in three catergories in this years IFTAs:
Best Supporting Actor (Gerald McSorley); Best Cinematography (Fergal O'Hanlon); and Best Original Score(Anna Rice).
This years IFTA Cermony is to be shown on RTE One on 14th of February.

Anton gets its Irish release 10th October

Filmed December 2006-July 2007, Anton was the first feature film i designed. I had previously designed a short for Graham Cantwell the previous summer(The Coalboat Kids &the Pickaronnie). Graham asked me to come on board along with Anita Delaney for his ambitious project. Funded privately and produced by Foxgloove Films and i4i Productions, Anton stars Gerald McSorley, Antony Fox and Laura Way. Following screenings at the Marche du Film at the Cannes Film Festival, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Boston Irish Film Festival, the Foyle Film Festival and the American Film Market, the film was picked up by Eastwest Distribution.

It is due for a three week release from October 10th in the Screen Cinema Dublin, Movies @ Dundrum, Movies @ Swords, IMC Dundalk, Storm Cinemas Cavan, Storm Cinema Belfast, Bundoran Multiplex Donegal, Lifford Eclipse Cinema Donegal, The Gaiety Cinema Sligo, The Gaiety Cinema Arklow, The Gate Cinema Cork and Carrick Multiplex Carrick on Shannon.

Slow Dance

This January i built and designed a set for a music video for Dublin based band, The Flaws. Produced by CherryRED Pictures with Sfx by David Rotherham from Team fx.