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Conor McDermottroe (Writer/Director/Producer)
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Agent:
Jessica Cooper
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Conor has worked in a variety of theatre, film and television roles. He started at the Irish Theatre Company as an ASM, then worked at The Abbey, The Gate and The Royal National Theatre as an actor. He spent 10 years in Australia, appearing in award-winning TV and film productions. On his return to Ireland he worked with the Druid Theatre Company and returned to The Abbey Theatre Dublin for three years. His many TV and film roles include PURE MULE, THE MATCHMAKER and INTERMISSION. He is a talented writer and director; his short films have been appreciated all over the world, and he has several projects in development. |
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WRITING CREDITS
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UNTITLED PROJECT In development |
Innisfree Films |
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MIORUILTI (MIRACLES) A six-part television series. In development. Produced by Borderline Films |
TG4 |
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EAST MEATS WEST In development Produced by Borderline Films |
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MY WIFE In development |
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| * New Works Reading Series: Irish Repertory Theatre, New York - March 07 | ||
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DAWNHURST In development |
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KNOCK AIRPORT In development - a musical |
Storyteller |
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OCCI VERSUS THE WORLD In production - a feature film adapted from SWANSONG |
Developed by Irish Film Board/ Florin Film |
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A WOMAN'S HAIR Short film Produced by Kate Bowe and Marina Hughes |
Irish Film Board/ RTE |
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| * Selected for the Cork Film Festival 2005 * Selected for the Venice Short Film Festival 2005 - Winner, Best Film * Official Selection Mar Del Plata Film Festival 2006 * Official Selection Brisbaine Film Festival 2006 * Cardiff Film Festival 2006 | ||
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20 or 22 Short film - Gaelic-language comedy Produced by Borderline Films |
Irish Film Board/ TG4 |
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| * Currently being developed into a six-part series * Selected for the Belfast Film Festival 2006 (Jameson Short Film Competition) * Selected for the British and Irish Film Festival in Berlin 2006 * Selected for the Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival 2006 * Selected for the Celtic Film Fest 2006 * Cardiff Film Festival 2006 | ||
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SQUADDIE An original short film 13mins |
Borderline Films / Northern Irish Film & TV Commission |
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| * Screened on RTE, April 2005 * Special Commendation, Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival 2006 | ||
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THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE A one act stage play |
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| * Broadcast as a radio drama by RTE, May 2004 | ||
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STREEDAGH STREET Original screenplay |
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| * Selected by Moonstone International Screenwriters' Lab in Slovenia * Second draft completed | ||
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SWANSONG One act play |
Premiered at the Solo Festival in The Model Arts Centre in Sligo, Sept 2003 |
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| * Invitations to Galway Arts Festival in July 2004, and The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 * Run at Andrew's Lane Studio, Dublin - January 05 and the Finborough Theatre, London - September 05 * "A vivid and brusing picture of life in the west of Ireland in the 1960s ... colourful and involving ... this first play is a song filled with promise." (The Times) * "A doughty, plain-spoken look at how childhood alienation can augur a lifetime of resentment and violence ... Occi is a perky, ever-engaging witness." (Time Out) * "The prose has a guttural lyricism, the situation is examined with intellectual clarity and delivered with a vivid compassion which marks real writing talent." (The Independent on Sunday) | ||
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LOVE AROUND THE WORLD Theatre play in development |
Abbey Theatre Dublin |
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PRICKS OF MORTAR 6 part television treatment |
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BOMBER SAVAGE Original Comedy Screenplay |
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WAITING FOR THE HEALER Screenplay adapted from the novel by Eammon Sweeney |
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| * Selected by Moonstone International Screenwriters' Lab in Wales | ||
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DIRECTOR
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I DO NOT LIKE THEE DOCTOR FELL Stage play |
Crossroads Theatre, Sydney |
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HUNTING COCKROACHES Stage play |
Crossroads Theatre, Sydney |
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SWANSONG One act play Writer & director |
Premiered at the Solo Festival in The Model Arts Centre in Sligo, Sept 2003 |
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SQUADDIE Original short film Writer & director Starring Tom Burke, Eileen Pollock, Stella McCusker, Ian McElhinney |
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20 or 22 Short film Produced by Borderline Films |
Irish Film Board/ TG4 |
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A WOMAN'S HAIR Short film Produced by Kate Bowe and Marina Hughes |
Irish Film Board/ RTE |