Bio

 

John studied design at the College of Marketing & Design in Dublin, graduating with distinction, before gaining a diploma in Advertising at DIT. During 4 years at RTE, Irelands National Broadcaster, he designed and directed numerous award-winning TV idents and promos, as well as a number of music videos.

 

Since then John has become one of Ireland's leading commercials directors, his work has a renowned ability to combine beautiful photography and seamless post-production. Many of his commercials have won international awards. He has worked across the globe for brands including Guinness, Heineken, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, O2 and SEAT.

 

John has also made the award winning short films Two Fat Ladies & Venom, which have shown at festivals around the world. His latest short film The Girl premiered at the Corona Cork Film Festival in November 2012. He recently directed 2 on-line episodes of Doctor Who, written by Steven Moffat. He was also the 2nd unit director on the TV series Camelot & Vikings. At the moment he is in development with the Irish Film Board on the feature film script Still Life as well as continuing to make TV commercials.

Filmography

 

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

2014 – Short

 

DOCTOR WHO

2013 – TV Series

 

THE GIRL

2012 – Short

 

VENOM

2006 – Short

 

TWO FAT LADIES

2003 – Short

Awards

 

The Girl

 

Nominee, Best Short Film – The Madrid International Film Festival 2013

 

Two Fat Ladies

 

Claire Lynch Award, Best First Short - Cork Film Festival 2003

 

IFTA Nominee – Best Short Film 2004

 

Venom

 

3rd Prize TCM Classic Shorts – London Film Festival 2006

 

2nd Prize, Tiernan McBride Award – Galway Film Fleadh 2006