graham cantwell
graham cantwell was born on march 25, 1974 in dublin, ireland. he is a director and writer, known for
it' s the first modern american fairy tale ,
said cantwell .
following a deal struck at cannes, graham cantwell’s romantic comedy ‘the callback queen’ has been picked up for global sales rights across all media by us sales agent princ films .
being an irvine welsh thing, it' s obviously not going to be people holding hands and sitting watching the sunset ,
said director graham cantwell .
it' s pretty dark .
the irish lgbt project was awarded as best narrative short while cantwell received the courage in cinema award .
- graham has recently been attached to write and direct world war ii drama' faraway home' with powerscourt pictures .
cantwell’s ifta - nominated ‘the callback queen’ previously screened in santa fe at george rr martin' s jean cocteau cinema .
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the film is written and directed by graham cantwell whose previous works include debut short film ‘a dublin story’ which was shortlisted for an oscar nomination in 2004, as well as political thriller ‘anton’ which received three ifta nominations in 2009. joseph conlan composed the score while anthony bowes served as dop. executive producers on the film were stephen gibson, martin carroll and martin witts .
rich henrich, festival programmer: “the courage in cinema award acknowledges a filmmaker for taking risks in storytelling to enlighten the world through the courage of cinematic storytelling. it isn' t always easy to tell the stories of the marginalized and least heard or understood in society. graham cantwell places the quandary of humanity in the hands of an incredible cast to bring dignity and compassion to the screen for all to see. ”
if you look at any situation where young people are stuck together, pretty much under house arrest, they' re going to have to distract themselves somehow ,
said cantwell, a founder of dublin' s attic studio theater group .
drink, drugs, sex _ it' s all there .
showreel for london based irish director graham cantwell. footage from ifta nominated feature film
anton
( international title
trapped
) with gerard mcsorley, anthony fox and laura way, feature film
the callback queen
starring mark killeen, amy - joyce hastings and eoin macken, award winning short film
a dublin story
with robbie sheehan and cain williams, tv3 tv series
the guards
with emmett j scanlan and gordon mahon, tv pilot
the coalboat kids
and short films
the letter
,
one careful owner
and
exercise caution
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speaking about the deal, igor princ, president of princ film said: “from the first look we felt that this clever, funny and engaging film will perfectly fit into our slate of films for next season. we are confident that ‘the callback queen’ will see warm welcome among film buyers and distributors we work with globally. at the same we are delighted that we can work with stephen and graham not only on this film but, hopefully, future projects they have in development. ”
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dublin, ireland - - on the stage of a small dublin theater, actors dressed as munchkins swear, steal, fight, drink and smoke opium .
the seamy underside of
the wizard of oz
is on display in
babylon heights ,
a provocative backstage drama complete with drug addiction, sex and suicide among the movie' s munchkin performers .
the show, which opened tuesday in dublin, has titillated the tabloid press _ and left some small people worried about how they will be portrayed .
it' s easy to see why. the play is co - written by irvine welsh, an auteur of excess whose 1993 novel ,
trainspotting ,
put scottish heroin addicts and salty edinburgh slang on the literary map .
the play _ first staged at san francisco' s exit theatre earlier this year _ has generated a flurry of headlines thanks to its depiction of dwarf debauchery. britain' s daily mail recounted with relish the
shocking episodes of drunkenness, depravity and wild sexual propositions
behind the scenes of the 1939 film .
ruth morgan, manager of the 3, 000 - member restricted growth association, said she was keeping an open mind about the play, in which the characters are played by full - sized actors on an oversized set .
but she is worried it will bring the derogatory word munchkin back into common use .
people of restricted growth are not munchkins ,
she said .
they are people of restricted growth .
judging by opening night, the play is deliriously vulgar, as subtle as a sledgehammer _ and far too long. but the irish cast imbue the characters with genuine emotion, and the trick of perspective played by the huge set does give audience members a sense of what it' s like to be small in a big person' s world .
the alleged offstage antics of the actors who played the munchkins have become part of
wizard of oz
lore. more than 120 small performers appeared in the movie as inhabitants of the magical munchkinland visited by dorothy and her loyal dog, toto .
some were seasoned performers recruited from circuses and vaudeville troupes. others were inexperienced hopefuls _ lured, like many before and since, by the promise of the hollywood dream. they were, welsh said in a recent interview ,
the smallest of the small people in depression america .
billeted apart from the other actors in a hotel near the mgm studios _ and reportedly paid less than the dog playing toto _ they were an object of prurient fascination to their co - stars .
director mervyn leroy recalled
sex orgies at the hotel .
in a 1960s talk show appearance, judy garland blurted out
they were drunks
when asked about her diminutive co - stars .
welsh and co - author dean cavanagh confine four characters _ a new jersey tough guy, a self - important thespian, an irish lass and a sensitive englishman _ in a dingy hotel room, then let the tension and tantrums unfold .
the fate of one munchkin became a movie myth: it' s rumored that a dark figure glimpsed dangling from a tree in one scene is the body of an actor who hanged himself in despair. film historians say it was a bird, but welsh and cavanagh try to imagine what would drive a munchkin to suicide .
it' s a persistent myth ,
welsh told the british broadcasting corp. last week .
the point about myths is they don' t really need to be true. people need to believe in them .
the wizard of oz
is a similarly persistent tale. the story of young dorothy' s journey from depression - era kansas to magical emerald city, the film was only modestly successful on its release but has become a much - loved, often - televised classic .
generations have grown up laughing with the cowardly lion and trembling at the wicked witch of the west. the story, adapted from l. frank baum' s novel ,
the wonderful wizard of oz ,
has inspired innumerable tributes and takeoffs, from disco musical
the wiz
to gregory maguire' s revisionist novel _ adapted into a hit musical _
wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west .
welsh hopes to bring his take on the tale to theaters in chicago and new york .
it starts out quite dark _ toto is kidnapped, there' s a tornado, (dorothy) kills a witch. and it gets brighter and brighter and brighter. and the play mirrors that in reverse. it starts off quite upbeat and gets darker and darker .
if you scratch the surface of any fairy tale, you' ll find something pretty nasty going on underneath .
babylon heights
runs until aug. 19 at the mill theatre, dublin .
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- lily has won the tiernan mcbride best irish drama award at the galway film fleadh, qualifying it for academy award consideration. it also screened as part of the global shorts forum at the prestigious savannah film festival .
- the callback queen was recently nominated for two irish film and television academy awards at the 2016 iftas .
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film venture also operates as a production company of original narrative fiction films. credits include feature films the callback queen (2 x ifta nominations 2016), duets (in development) as well as many award winning short films body of christ, parfum, nocturne passage, exercise caution, qed and the oscar longlisted, ifta nominated lily .
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the film’s executive producer stephen gibson said: “when igor and i met at cannes i knew we had found the perfect partner to help implement our distribution strategy. princ films have a sterling track record and vast experience in the independent sector. ”
the romantic comedy which stars amy - joyce hastings (' the tudors') and mark killeen (' 300: rise of an empire') will soon enjoy a select uk theatrical release. a number of northern ireland cinemas are confirmed, with dates and screens to be announced soon. the film has also just sealed a uk and ireland vod and tv distribution deal with the movie partnership, europe' s premium aggregator, based in the uk .
‘the callback queen’ is about an irish actress in the cut - throat london film industry, striving to land a role in an epic fantasy film, directed by famous movie director vincent catalano. the film also stars eoin macken, ger ryan and seán t. ó meallaigh .
the independent film had its world premiere at the galway film fleadh and its london premiere at leicester square theatre, before going on to screen as part of the british and irish film season in luxembourg, selling out two screens at the irish film festa in rome, and a week - long test run at ‘game of thrones’ creator george r. r. martin' s jean cocteau cinema in new mexico .
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‘lily’ also won the the tiernan mcbride best short drama award at the galway film fleadh this year. its us premiere was had at the prestigious savannah film festival, while at home it was selected for the kerry film festival and clones film festival .
clara harte plays the titular character in this short film, starring alongside dean quinn as best friend simon, with a supporting cast which includes paul ronan (veronica guerin), aisling o’neill (fair city), and lynette callaghan (the yank). amy - joyce hastings (the callback queen) and leah mcnamara (nails) also star .
“with a combination of wild west style buildings and a thriving artistic community it is unique in my experience of american cities. we have close ties with santa fe, having visited previously and made many friends, so to be honoured here in this way really means a lot. i am grateful to the organisers of the santa fe film festival and to the people of santa fe for giving us such a warm reception and supporting us and our film in the way that they have. the quality of films in competition was exceptional, so for ‘lily’ to have been awarded the' best narrative short' award is also very gratifying. ”
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graham cantwell ( born march 25 , 1974 ) is an irish film and television director . he is best known for directing feature film anton which achieved a three-week domestic cinema release and was nominated for three irish film and television awards in 2009 . his short film a dublin story was shortlisted for academy award nomination in 2004 having picked up several film festival awards . in 2010 he directed a new television drama the guards for tv3 in ireland . most recently he directed a romantic comedy set in the film industry in london , the callback queen , which premiered at the galway film fleadh in july 2013 and screened in the u.s. at the jean cocteau cinema , owned and run by george _ r. _ r. _ martin . in addition to his directing works he is co-founder of film venture london and the attic studio in dublin . in 2006 he developed and staged the european premiere of babylon heights by irvine welsh ( of trainspotting fame ) and dean cavanagh . he is represented by felix de wolfe in london . 
graham cantwell (born march 25, 1974) is an irish film and television director. he is best known for directing feature film anton which achieved a three-week domestic cinema release and was nominated for three irish film and television awards in 2009. his short film a dublin story was shortlisted for academy award nomination in 2004 having picked up several film festival awards. in 2010 he directed a new television drama the guards for tv3 in ireland. most recently he directed a romantic comedy set in the film industry in london, the callback queen, which premiered at the galway film fleadh in july 2013 and screened in the u.s. at the jean cocteau cinema, owned and run by george _ r. _ r. _ martin. in addition to his directing works he is co-founder of film venture london and the attic studio in dublin. in 2006 he developed and staged the european premiere of babylon heights by irvine welsh (of trainspotting fame) and dean cavanagh. he is represented by felix de wolfe in london.
graham cantwell (born march 25, 1974) is an irish film and television director. he is best known for directing feature film anton which achieved a three-week domestic cinema release and was nominated for three irish film and television awards in 2009. his short film a dublin story was shortlisted for academy award nomination in 2004 having picked up several film festival awards. in 2010 he directed a new television drama the guards for tv3 in ireland. most recently he directed a romantic comedy set in the film industry in london, the callback queen, which premiered at the galway film fleadh in july 2013 and screened in the u.s. at the jean cocteau cinema, owned and run by george _ r. _ r. _ martin. in addition to his directing works he is co-founder of film venture london and the attic studio in dublin. in 2006 he developed and staged the european premiere of babylon heights by irvine welsh (of trainspotting fame) and dean cavanagh. he is represented by felix de wolfe in london.