Graham Cantwell

Graham Cantwell is an award winning Irish director and writer, who achieved early acclaim when his short film 'A 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 . 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.

For more on Graham’s projects visit www.powertriphome.com For Graham’s IMDB page click on www.imdb.com/name/nm1531261/

Director Credits The Callback Queen (2012) Feature Film The Guards (2010) TV Drama Exercise Caution (2010) Short Film The Letter (2009) Short Film Those Powerful Machines (2008) Stage, World Premiere Anton/Trapped (International Title) (2008) Feature Film 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) Stage, European Premiere Melon Hunter (2006) Short Film A Letter From Death Row (2006) Staged 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) Stage Who’s Your Daddy? (2005) Short Film Still Life (2005) Short Film Aideen O’Donnell @The Helix (2005) Live Event Past Pupil (2005) Filmbase/RTE Short Boys’ Life (2005) Stage 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

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Awards 3 IFTA Nominations (Anton) Irish Film & Television Awards 2010 Bronze award (One Careful Owner) 15 Second Film Festival 2008 Shortlisted for Academy Award Nomination (A Dublin Story) Academy Awards 2004 Special mention for Best International Short Film (A Dublin Story) Tirana International Film Festival 2004 Remi Bronze Award for Best Dramatic Original Short (A Dublin Story) WorldFest, Houston 2004 Light In Motion Award for Best Irish Short (A Dublin Story) Foyle International Film Festival 2003 Kodak Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Film (A Dublin Story) Film Fleadh 2003

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

Membership Film Venture 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

Teaching M.Sc. in Digital Filmmaking Filmbase, Dublin Directors and Actors workshops Film Venture London, UK and Ireland (Co-founder) The Attic Studio Workshops The Attic Studio (Co-founder & Facilitator) Directing, Screenwriting and Acting for camera workshops Irish Film Academy, Dublin SIOL Programme Directing actors module EOTeilifis, Galway Directing actors Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology Acting for camera , Samuel Beckett Centre Film Foundation Course Directing module Filmbase, Dublin Directing Drama Griffith College, Dublin Acting for Camera The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin Director’s Masterclass The Mid Ulster Film Festival, Omagh, Co. Tyrone Director’s Masterclass The Foyle International Film Festival, Derry Director’s Masterclass Clones Film Festival Maynooth Film Society Director's Masterclass Maynooth College

email: [email protected] phone: UK +44 (0)789 100 6110 IRL +353 (0)86 374 7974 web: www.powertriphome.com