Bio
Ross Whitaker is a documentary filmmaker. He has developed, produced and directed a number of successful independent documentaries.
His debut feature - Saviours - was released in Irish cinemas in 2008 to critical acclaim. The Irish Times wrote, “Saviours packs as much of a punch as Champ, Raging Bull and all the Rocky films put together,” and the Sunday Tribune subsequently declared, “Saviours is the best Irish film of the year.”
More recently, the short documentary Bye Bye Nowhas been a big hit at festivals, notably winning the Audience Award at the prestigious AFI Discovery Channel Silverdocs Festival.
Filmography
Bye Bye Now
2009
Saviours
2007
No Experience Required
2008
God Blows My Mind
2006
Awards
Bye Bye Now
Winner Audience Award- AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs Festival (2010)
Winner Best Short Documentary – Fastnet Short Film Festival (2010)
Winner Audience Award- Stranger Then Fiction Documentary Festival (2010)
Winner Audience Award- Cork International Film Festival (2009)
Saviours
Nominated – Best Feature Documentary, IFTA 2009
Winner, Best European Documentary – South Africa International Film Festival (2008)
Winner, Visual Media Award, MAMA (2008)
Winner Best Feature Documentary – Waterford Film Festival (2007)
Runner-up, Best Feature Documentary – Galway Film Fleadh (2007)
No Experience Required
Nominated, IFTA 2008
God Blows My Mind
Winner, Short Film Of The Year Sunday Ghetto (2006)