Declan Cassidy
Company: Timesnap Films Ltd.
Address: 18 The Innings Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin 6
E-mail: declan@timesnap.com
Tel: +353 (0) 86 127 2740
Film Type: Live Action
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
Filmography
I HATE THAT SMILE
2009
DANCING DUBLIN
2008
WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON
2008 – Short Film
THE HOUSE
2008
MAKE IT STOP
2007 – Short Film
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