Graham Cantwell Director

BIOGRAPHY

Graham Cantwell is an award winning Irish director and writer, who achieved early acclaim when his short film 'A Dublin Story' won several awards and was shortlisted for Academy Award nomination in 2004.

In 2006 he directed a sellout run of the European premiere of stage play 'Babylon Heights' with writer Irvine Welsh. He also collaborated with the writer on a staged reading of 'A Letter from Death Row', in which he directed Gary Lewis.

In 2008 he directed 'Anton' (international title 'Trapped') which was nominated for three Irish Film and Television Academy awards, had a three week domestic theatrical release and hit the Top 10 in DVD sales charts at Christmas on it's release in Ireland. The film, which stars IFTA winner Gerard McSorley, was picked up for UK distribution by High Fliers Films and has sold to over 40 territories worldwide.

In 2010 he directed 'The Guards' for TV3, the first ever home grown single drama commissioned by the broadcaster, set in the dynamic world of the Irish police force.

His latest feature, romantic comedy 'The Callback Queen' with acting stalwarts Ger Ryan and Vicki Michelle, is currently in post production and set for release in 2012.

Director Credits
The Callback Queen (2012) Feature Film
The Guards (2010) TV Series Drama Pilot
Exercise Caution (2010) Short Film
The Letter (2009) Short Film
Anton/Trapped (International title) (2008) Feature Film
Those Powerful Machines (2008) Theatre production
One (2008) Greg Pearle/Paul Brady Music video
Sirens (2008) Segment for Darklight 4 day feature film
One Careful Owner (2007) Short Film
An Racán (2007) Short Film
Primetime Inserts (2007) RTE Current Affairs Program
The Coalboat Kids (2006) Television Pilot
Babylon Heights (2006) Theatre production
Melon Hunter (2006) Short Film
A Letter From Death Row (2006) Radio Play
Camille O’Sullivan (2002-2006) Live events
The Waterboys (2005-2006) Live events
Failte go hEirinn (2005) Filmbase/TG4 Short
Spoon Fed (2005) Theatre production
Who’s Your Daddy? (2005) Calipo Theatre Company Short
Still Life (2005) Short film
Aideen O’Donnell @The Helix (2005) Live event
Past Pupil (2005) Filmbase/RTE Short
Boys’ Life (2005) Theatre production
Fighting Fitness (2004) Martial Arts TV Pilot
A Dublin Story (2003) Filmbase/RTE Short
Damien Rice (1997-2003) Live events
Republic of Loose (2003-2005) Live events
Amie (2003) Damien Rice music video
A Machine That Works (2002) Short film
Mangamania (2002) Short film
L'Etranger (2001) Experimental film
Fuascailt (2001) Irish/French language short film
The Package (2001) Short film
On a Clear Day (1999) Short film
Powertrip (1998) Short film

Membership
Film Venture London Co-founder and Director
The Attic Studio Co-founder and Director
Filmbase Board of Directors
Screen Directors Guild of Ireland
Founding member of the Irish Film and Television Academy
SIPTU Film & Entertainment Division Grade 1 (Director) No. 11634664
Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild

Training
Mark Travis Directing techniques workshop The Attic Studio
Bruce Block Visual Structure Workshop STI Dublin
Qualified in Stage Combat Fight Proficiency Test Irish Dramatic Combat Academy
Judith Weston Script Analysis Masterclass STI Dublin
Directing Actors with Andy Hay STI Dublin
Directing for Television with Ciaran Donnelly STI Dublin
Judith Weston Directing Actors Masterclass STI Dublin
Conrad Pope Film Scoring Masterclass STI Dublin
Stanley Tucci Director’s Masterclass Galway Film Fleadh
European AudioVisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) Workshops Athens, Greece & Oulu, Finland
Agnieszka Holland Director's Masterclass Galway Film Fleadh
Mediadesk PILOTS Script Development Weekend Galway
John Lynch Working for Television Masterclass Irish Writer's Centre
Jim Sheridan Director's Masterclass Irish Film Centre
Mira Nair Director's Masterclass Galway Film Fleadh
Certificate in Acting Studies Gaiety School of Acting
John Sherlock Scriptwriting Masterclasses Samuel Beckett Centre
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics University College Dublin

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Graham at the 2009 IFTAs

Awards

Anton nominated for 3 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards 2009

Bronze award 15 second film festival 2008

Shortlisted for Academy Award Nomination, Academy Awards 2004

Special mention for Best International Short Film, Tirana International Film Festival 2004

Remi Bronze Award for Best Dramatic Original Short, WorldFest, Houston 2004

Light In Motion Award for Best Irish Short, Foyle International Film Festival 2003

Kodak Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Film, Galway Film Fleadh 2003


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