AWARDS
IRISH FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY (IFTA) Winner Best Editing – The Quiet Girl 2022
IRISH FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY (IFTA) Nominee Best Editing – Giles 2018
-FEATURE FILMS-
Saipan
Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn, Wild Atlantic Pictures, 2025
SELECTED Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Sanatorium
Gar O’Rourke, Venom Films, 2025
WINNER: Best Documentary-Galway Film Fleadh, Audience Youth Award-Krakow
SELECTED: CPHDOX, Visions du Reel, Melbourne, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Beldocs, DocuDays, Tartuff
SELECTED as Ireland’s entry to the 2026 Academy Awards
Frewaka
Aislinn Clarke, Doubleband Films, 2024
WINNER: Audience Award-Celluloid Screams, Audience Award-Haapsalu
WINNER: Best Score-Stiges, IFTA- Best Score
SELECTED: Locarno, BFI London Film Festival, Stiges, Chicago, Vancouver, Istanbul, Goteberg, Gijon, Cork, Belfast and many more.
The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin)
Colm Bairéad, Insceal, 2022
OSCAR and BAFTA Nominated Best International Feature
WINNER, Grand Prix, Generation Berlinale 2022
WINNER, 8 IFTA’s Best Film, Best Editing, Best Director…
WINNER, of Awards at Taipei , Denver, Newport Beach, Montclair, Dublin
WINNER, Valladolid Silver Spike Best Film, Audience Award, Fipresci Award
SELECTED Berlin, Dublin, Glasgow, Sydney, Taipei, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Newport Beach, Ghent, Dinard, Busan, Leiden, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Talinn Black Nights and many many more.
Luke McManus, Madhouse Productions, 2022
WINNER: Best Irish Doc Jury Award DIFF 2022
WINNER: American Cinematographer Award- SALEM
WINNER: Grand Prix Music-FIPADoc
NOMINATED IFTA Best Feature Documentary 2023
SELECTED Dublin IFF, Sheffield DocFest, Galway Film Fleadh 2022, Beldocs, Big Sky, BAFICI, CameraImage, CPHDOX, DocPoint Helsinki, Doxa, FIPA Doc, Heimat Europa, Santa Barbara, Trento, Zagreb, Salem and many more.
Stolen
Margo Harkin, Bosum Productions/Wildfire Films, 2023
NOMINATED IFTA Best Documentary 2024
SELECTED Dublin, DocsIreland, Foyle, Newport Beach, Galway Film Fleadh 2023,
Mattress Men
Colm Quinn, El Zorrero Films/Faction Films, 2016
WINNER IFTA Best Documentary 2017
WINNER Best Documentary Dublin Critics Circle 2016
SELECTED Hot Docs, Sheffield DocFest, Doc Leipzig, Doc Point Helsinki, Doc Edge NZ, Flahertina, Millenium, Ourense
The Essence of Eva
Alex Fegan and Malcolm Willis, Atom Films, 2025
SELECTED Galway Film Fleadh
Báite
Ruán Magan, Dan Media, 2025
WINNER: Best Irish Language Film-Galway Film Fleadh
Atomic Hope
Frankie Fenton, Kennedy Films, 2022
SELECTED Hot Docs, CPHDOX, Galway Film Fleadh, Docs Ireland, IFI DocFest, Oslo Pix, Atlantida,
The Artist and The Wall of Death
Maurice O’Brien, John Kelleher Media, Faction North 2022
NOMINATED IFTA Best Documentary 2023
SELECTED Galway Film Fleadh, Glasgow, Thesalonika, Docs Ireland, IFI DocFest
Eat/Sleep/Cheer/RepeatTanya Doyle, Marmalade Film, 2024
SELECTED Dublin, Zlin, NorthWestFest, Cinemagic
Crash and Burn
Seán Ó Cualáin, Dot Tv and Film/Mórdan Films, 2016
WINNER IFTA Sports, 2018
WINNER Celtic Media Award Sports, 2017
NOMINATED Best Documentary Dublin Critics Circle 2016
SELECTED Sheffield DocFest, Galway Film Fleadh
Jihad Jane
Ciarán Cassidy, Fastnet Films, 2019
SELECTED Galway Film Fleadh
Photo City
John Murphy & Traolach O’Murchu, Blacksheep Productions, 2017
SELECTED Dublin Film Festival, One Take Film Festival Rochester, Cork Film Festival, Belfast Film Festival.
Standby
Rob & Ronan Burke, Blacksheep Productions, 2014
NOMINATED Best Irish Film Dublin Critics Circle 2014
SELECTED: Cork IFF
Showrunners
Des Doyle, Blacksheep Productions, 2014
SELECTED: CameraImage, Zurich, Austin, Comic-Con, Cork
King of the Travellers
Mark O’Connor, Vico Films, 2012
SELECTED: Galway Film Fleadh
Rewind
PJ Dillon, Carbon Films, 2010
SELECTED: Galway Film Fleadh, Kerry
-SELECTED TELEVISION-
Paidi O Se: Ri an Pharoiste
Louise Ni Fhiannachta, Magamedia, 53min, 2013
IFTA, Sports Category 2014, WINNER
OIREACHTAS MEDIA AWARD 2014, TV Show of the Year WINNER
CELTIC MEDIA AWARD, Spirit of the Festival WINNER 2015
CELTIC MEDIA AWARD, Nominated Sports Category 2015
Arkle:The Legend Lives On
Luke McManus, Sideline, 50min, 2014
CELTIC MEDIA AWARD, Sports Category WINNER 2015
IFTA, Sports Category WINNER 2015
When Ali Came To Ireland
Ross Whitaker, True Films, 50min, RTE
IFTA, Sports Category 2013, WINNER.
Giles
Cormac Hargaden, Loosehorse, 50min, 2017
IFTA, Best Editor, John Murphy NOMINATED 2018
IFTA, Sports Category NOMINATED 2018
The Boys in Green
Ross Whitaker, Loosehorse, 52min, 2020
RTS AWARDS 2021, NOMINATED Best Sports
Rás Tailteann: Rothaí an tSaoil
Seán Ó Cualáin, Sonta, 52min, 2012
CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS 2013, WINNER Best Sports, WINNER Spirit of the Festival
Waterloo’s Warriors
Ruán Magan, Tile Films/Caledonia TV, 80min, 2015
GAA USA
Seán Ó Cualáin , Sonta Films, 40 x4, 2015
IFTA, Sports Category NOMINATED 2015
An Ceoldráma
Colm Báiread, Insceal,52×4 2014
IFTA NOMINATED, best director, Irish language award, best youth series, 2014
Bliain in Arainn Mhor
David Power, Power Pictures, 25×4, 2013
IFTA NOMINATED, best documentary series, 2014
OIREACHTAS, nominated best series, 2013
Mobs Cheanada
Dathai Keane, Abu Media 26X6, 2011
IFTA NOMINATED, Best Doc Series, 2012
Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America
Ken Wadrop/John Butler/David Power, 26×3, 52×1, 2006
IFTA NOMINATED, Best Entertainment Series, 2007
Killinaskully
James Finlan, Eugene O’Connor, SCTC, 25min x11, 3 Seasons
IFTA NOMINATED Best Entertainment series 2007
-SELECTED SHORTS-
The Last Days of Peter Bergmann
Ciaran Cassidy, Fastnet Films, 2013
IFTA WINNER, Best Short 2014,
MELBOURNE FILM FEST, Best Short Doc, 2014
NASHVILLE FF, Best Short Doc, 2014
CAMDEN IFF Best Short Doc, 2014
Selected for SUNDANCE 2014,
OSCAR Qualified, and 30+ festivals worldwide
The Moderators
Ciarán Cassidy & Adrien Chen, Field of Vision, 2017
SXSW, Sheffield Doc Fest, Nashville, Vimeo Staff Pick, 2017
Whats Left Us Then Yvonne McGuinness, 2024
Galway Arts Festival 2024
Mycelium, Maria Elena Doyle, 2023
WINNER: Best Art Film, Fastnet FF 2024
SELECTED: Galway, Foyle, Cork, Aesthetica, HollyShorts
I Found A Place Zoe Gibney, 2024
WINNER: Bloomsday Film Festival
WINNER: Dublin Indy Short Film and Music Film
Tomato Can Ciaran Cassidy 2017
SELECTED: Cork, Foyle, Kerry
The Weather Report Paul Murphy, 2014
SELECTED: Galway, Belfast, Aesthetica, Schnit, Dresden, DC Shorts and over 50 more.
The Toughest Road Back Ross Whitaker, 2015
WINNER: Kinsale Shark Award
Strangers in the Night James Cotter 2002
NOMINATED: IFTA Best Short
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