Bio

 

Cassidy is managing director of Timesnap (Films) Ltd which he runs with writer/producer Bill Tyson. He also founded Timesnap.net - an online ‘invite only’ private network for screen professionals. With a background in photography and journalism, Cassidy’s early directorial work was in documentary but recent years have seen him concentrate on drama with his 2008 Irish Film Board funded short Whatever Turns You On scooping several awards on the international festival circuit. Cassidy’s most recent project is The House - an eight-part drama series for TV.

 

2009 sees Whatever Turns You On continue to perform on the international festival circuit with official selections for Aspen US, Tréscourt France, Garden State US, Egypt, Swaziland and Heart of Gold Australia, amongst others. I Hate That Smile has been picked up by a distributor and Cassidy is in pre production on another Irish Film Board funded short Satellite of Love. He is also in development on his debut feature.

 

Founding Member Irish Film and Television Academy

Member Screen Directors Guild of Ireland
Member Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild
Member Irish Film Institute
Associate Member Irish Music Rights Organisation

Awards

 

Whatever Turns You On

 

Winner Best Short Short, Aspen Shortsfest, USA (Oscar© qualified)

 

Winner Best Film, Florence Film Festival, Italy

 

Winner Best Irish Short, Kerry Film Festival, Ireland

 

Winner Best Short, Rome Film Festival, Italy

 

Winner Audience Award, Filmstock, U.K

 

Winner Audience Award, Interfilm Berlin, Germany

 

Nominated Egypt International Film Festival

 

Official Selection at over 100 festivals worldwide

 

Special Mention, Chicago Irish Film Festival

 

Shortlisted Manhattan International Film Festival

 

Screened RTE Ireland,

Channel 4 UK, TV3 France, NBC India, Canal + Poland, SBS Australia

 

Screened Etihad Inflight Entertainment 2012

 

Veronique

 

Official Selection, Darklight

Film Festival, Dublin 2010

 

Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin 2012

 

Screened NBC Asia

 

Screened Etihad Inflight Entertainment 2012

 

I Hate That Smile

 

Winner Attic Short Film CompetitionOfficial

 

Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin 2012

 

Screened Channel 4 UK

 

The Bouquet

 

Official Selection, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, 2011

 

Official Selection, Interfilm Berlin, Germany 2011

 

Official Selection, Irishfest, Ukraine, 2011

 

Official Selection, Comedy Cluj Film Festival, Romania, 2011

 

Official Selection, Kerry International Film Festival, 2011

 

Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin, 2011

 

Official Selection, Clones Film Festival, Ireland, 2011

 

Official Selection, Tour De Film, Russia, 2012

 

Official Selection, Short Short Story Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA, 2012

 

Screened Etihad Inflight Entertainment 2012

 

The Bouquet

 

Official Selection, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, 2011

 

Official Selection, Interfilm Berlin, Germany 2011

 

Official Selection, Irishfest, Ukraine, 2011

 

Official Selection, Comedy Cluj Film Festival, Romania, 2011

 

Official Selection, Kerry International Film Festival, 2011

 

Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin, 2011

 

Official Selection, Clones Film Festival, Ireland, 2011

 

Official Selection, Tour De Film, Russia, 2012

 

Official Selection, Short Short Story Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA, 2012

 

Screened Etihad Inflight Entertainment 2012

 

Wedding Planners

 

Official Selection, Comedy Cluj Film Festival, Romania, 2012

 

Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin 2012

 

Nominated, Underground Film Awards, 2012

 

Screened Etihad Inflight Entertainment 2012

 

Spoon

 

Winner ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Sound’, Attic Studio Film Festival, Ireland, 2011

 

Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin 2012

 

The Box

 

Award Winner, 48 Hour Film Challenge, Romania, 2011

 

Harriet

 

Winner Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, Attic Film Festival 2014