Round 13: Cork Horror
Hosted by: Bjornism
October 20th 2024
Brian Deane
Brian Deane is the founder of TW Films and his work has screened all over the world, picking up 35 nominations and 26 International awards.
He is the first director to screen two short films in the same year in competition at the world renowned SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and was nominated for the Paul Naschy award. He is passionately compelled to bring the stories of outsiders, misfits and those on the margins of society to the big screen. His work is has strong roots in elevated genre and is defined by his attention to detail, visual flair and naturalistic performances. He is also an experienced producer, having worked on various feature and TV film projects through TW Films as well as co-producer on the latest season of The Young Offenders with Vico Films. He is currently in development with Screen Ireland with his first feature film, Dark Soil.
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Emmet O'Brien
Emmet O'Brien is a writer and Director from Cork City, Ireland.
As a member of Deep Red he has made 16 short films to date including short animation entitled "Family Tree" which has received several awards including Best Cork Film at the IndieCork Festival 2020 and has been showcased in 50+ Festivals thus far.
He collaborated with Disney Animator Robb Pratt on the well received fan film "Flash Gordon Classic."
He also worked in concept generation and production for the video of huge international hit “Take me to Church” by Irish musician Hozier. The video enjoyed tremendous success and was nominated for an MTV video award.
He is a festival programmer for genre Film Festival Spook Screen and his work in Film Criticism led to a number of articles for Film Ireland reviewing films and covering festivals. He was their featured reviewer for the Sundance UK event and did cover interviews with Brendan Gleeson and John Michael McDonagh. His insights on films has seen him featured on national radio being a critic for both Radio 1 and 2FM.
Seán Breathnach
When he’s not summoning chills or causing sleepless nights, Seán is busy writing scripts or coming up with ideas for short films and feature films. His debut feature Beyond the Woods took Best Feature Film honours in both London and Montreal, and even made Empire Magazine’s DTV must-see list in 2018. It also crept its way into the National Film Awards in London.
Seán’s short films have terrified audiences at festivals around the world, and if you're a horror fan, you've probably stumbled across his YouTube channel IrishHorror.com, or read one of his books on how to create scares on screen (yes, the horror knows no boundaries).
When Seán’s not plotting his next spine-chilling film, you can catch him sipping on damn fine coffee, plotting his next scare... or deep in conversation about all things creepy!
