Bio

 

Ronan and Rob have collaborated on many crazy ideas since childhood, the short film Jellybaby, was their first as co-directors and proved to be a great success both at home and abroad. Screening at over 60 film festivals world wide, Jellybaby picked up numerous awards including Best Short at the Celtic Film and Television Festival, Best Comedy at the LA Golden Star Shorts Fest and an IFTA nomination.

 

In 2008 Ronan and Rob made their directorial television debut with Aisling’s Diary, the first teen drama for RTÉ Young People’s. It proved so popular a second series and a holiday special were commissioned. They followed up with Runners, funded by The Irish Film Board as part of their flagship short film scheme Signatures. Runners won Best Short Film at the 2010 Irish Film & Television Awards and continues to screen at festivals worldwide.

 

More recently Ronan and Rob directed the IFTA winning TV series The Importance of Being Whatever for Accomplice and RTÉ Young People’s and six episodes of the BAFTA winning ROY for Jam Media and CBBC. In 2014 they will release their feature film debut Standby a romantic comedy, funded by the Irish Film Board and the Lux Film Fund produced by John Wallace under Black Sheep Productions.

Filmography

 

STANDBY

2014 – 85mins

 

ROY SERIES 4

2014 – 6 x 30mins

 

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WHATEVER

2011 – 90 min

 

RUNNERS

2009 – Short – 16min

 

AISLING’S DIARY

2008 – 30 x 3min

 

WOODVALE

2006 – Short – 16min

 

JELLYBABY

2005 – Short – 10min

 

THE HARD WAY

2003 – Short – 9min

 

MOVING DAY

2002 – Short – 13min

 

RED TAPE

2002 – Short – 3min

 

SMALLTALK

2001 – Short – 12min

Showreel

 

 

Awards

 

 

The Importance of Being Whatever

 

2012, Best Childrens / Youth – Irish Film and Television Awards

 

Runners

 

2010, Best Short Film 7th Irish Film and Television Awards

 

2010, Best International Short Film – Malibu International Film Festival

 

2010, Best Screenplay The Corona Fastnet Short Film festival

 

2010, Commendation Belfast Film Festival

 

Jellybaby

 

2006, Best Short, 12th Annual Chlotrudis Awards

 

2006, Bronze Torc Award Best Short, Celtic Film and Television Festival

 

2006, Best Short, Cinegael Montreal Irish Film Festival

 

2006, Winner of the Live Action Jury Award, 9th Annual Crested Butte Reel Fest

 

2006, Best Comedy 2006, Golden Star Shorts Fest Hollywood

 

2006, Best Comedy Short, NYC Shorts

 

2005, 2nd Prize Best Irish Short, 17th Galway Film Fleadh

 

2006, Platinum Remi Award Short Comedy (original), World Fest Houston

 

2006, 2nd Place Audience Award, 29th Portland International Film Festival

 

2006, 2nd Place Audience Award, Chicago Irish Film Festival

 

2005, Nominated Best Short, Irish Film and Television Awards

 

2005, Nominted Best Short Film, Montreal World Film Festival

 

Smalltalk

 

2002, Best Film, Jameson Student Film Awards

 

2001, 2nd Place Best First Irish Short, 13th Galway Film Fleadh

 

Moving Day

 

2003, 3rd Place Best First Irish Short, 15th Galway Film Fleadh

 

2002, Nominated for Royal Television Society, Student Television Awards Undergraduate Non-Factual