Bio

 

Terry Loane is an award-winning screenwriter and film director who lives and works in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  He completed his Masters in Fine Art Photography in Belfast in 1994.  During the 1990’s he has exhibited widely as a Photographic Artist (including the BT New Contemporaries in 1994), and designed theatre productions for companies across Ireland.

 

In 1998 he wrote and directed his first short film comedy, Cluck.

Since then he has been directing commercials and writing and directing film.

Mickybo & Me (Universal / Working Title, 2005) was Terry’s debut as a feature film director and screenwriter.

Filmography

 

MICKYBO & ME

2005 – Feature – 94min

Awards

 

 

Mickybo & Me

 

2004 Shortlisted for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film, Edinburgh International Film Festival

 

2005 Best Irish Film, Big Buzz Ireland Entertainment Awards

 

2005 Best Feature Film, Boston Irish Film Festival

 

2005 Lichtenauer Audience Award, Schlingel International Children’s Film Festival, Chemnitz

 

2005 The Children’s Jury Award for Best Film, Oulo International Film Festival

 

2005 The CIFEJ Award for Best Film, Oulo International Film Festival

 

2005 Six Nominations including Best Film (Jury and People’s Choice), Best New Talent and Best Screenplay, Irish Film and Television Awards

 

2006 Best Children’s Film, Tiburon International Film Festival, USA

 

2006 Grand Prix (International Jury), Buster Film Festival, Copenhagen

 

2006 Grand Prix (Children’s Jury), Buster Film Festival, Copenhagen

 

2006 Best Director, Olympia International Youth Film Festival

 

2006 Best Film, Olympia International Youth Film Festival

 

2007 Best Film (Audience Award), Titanic International Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary