Adjudicators
BEST DIRECTOR: JOHN BOORMAN
One of Britain’s most acclaimed directors, John Boorman is known
for making films resplendent with great visual flair and taut narrative.
Boorman is also known as one of the commercial mainstream’s
most independently minded directors. His list of classic films include
Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory to mention but
a few. His most recent work Country of my Skull is based around The
Truth and Reconciliation Hearings and was filmed on location in South
Africa.
IRISH: NED DOWD
Ned’s most recent work was as the Executive Producer on blockbuster
King Arthur for Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer; biopic Veronica Guerin;
the sci-fi epic Reign of Fire; and the award winning Wonderboys with
Michael Douglas. He was the co-producer of the critical and commercial
hit Shanghai Noon with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. For Caravan Pictures
he was head of production on a number of major titles including Rocket
Man; Washington Square; GI Jane; Gone Fishin; Grosse Point Blank;
Powder and While you were Sleeping. He worked as an assistant director
on a number of titles including; I’ll do Anything; Dead Ringers;
Hoffa; Other Peoples Money; House of Games; and Fool for Love.
IRISH: DERRY O’BRIEN
Derry O’Brien is managing director of Network Ireland Television,
Ireland’s foremost independent television and film distribution
company. He has 20 years experience in international services in the
music, television and film sectors. Derry was responsible for the
inauguration of the Ireland on Screen joint marketing initiative between
LEDU (Local Enterprise Development Unit, Belfast) and ABT (The Irish
Trade Board). He was a board member of the E.U. programme Euro Aim
and was also a member of the Northern Ireland Film Commission.
ANIMATION: SEAMUS DUGGAN
Seamus has worked in Filmbase for the past seven years, first as Supervisor
of the Writer/Director Scheme and as manager for the last four years.
Previously he had worked in the Lighthouse, the IFI and the Dublin
Film Festival as well as in documentary productions with Liam Wylie.
He is involved in commissioning up to twelve short films every year
with Filmbase and currently programmes the Shortscreen short film
slot for RTE.
INTERNATIONAL: BRENDAN McCAUL
VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER - BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL
Brendan joined Walt Disney Productions as General Manager in 1977.
In 1987 he joined 20th century Fox as General Manager and released
the first film to cross the 2m box-office barrier in 1991 - The Commitments.
In 1993 Brendan joined the newly formed Buena Vista International
as General Manager, which in 2003 became the No. 1 distributor in
Ireland for the first time propelled by the success of Irish films
‘Veronica Guerin’ and ‘Intermission’.
DOCUMENTARY: SÉ MERRY DOYLE
Sé Merry Doyle started his career in the Project Theatre working
alongside Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne and Jim Sheridan. His first major
film work James Gandon - A Life became a huge critical success. Sé
was executive producer on the BBC/RTE commissioned Hidden Treasures
series. He has also produced the award-winning Imprint and Writer’s
in Profile for RTE. Sé and his company Loopline have produced
many other awardwinning films and his latest work is a film on the
poet PatrickKavanagh.
EXPERIMENTAL: AILEEN CORKERY
Aileen Corkery is the visual arts curator of the artist film and video
programme, Temple Bar Outdoors:outside visual arts. She devised the
programme in 1997 and it includes short and feature length films as
well as newly commissioned work from both emerging and established
Irish and international artists. She is currently preparing for a
new film commission with Rosalind Nashashibi, the young Glasgow -
based artist who won the Beck’s Futures in 2003.
BEST DIRECTOR: JOHN BOORMAN
One of Britain’s most acclaimed directors, John Boorman is known
for making films resplendent with great visual flair and taut narrative.
Boorman is also known as one of the commercial mainstream’s
most independently minded directors. His list of classic films include
Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory to mention but
a few. His most recent work Country of my Skull is based around The
Truth and Reconciliation Hearings and was filmed on location in South
Africa.
IRISH: NED DOWD
Ned’s most recent work was as the Executive Producer on blockbuster
King Arthur for Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer; biopic Veronica Guerin;
the sci-fi epic Reign of Fire; and the award winning Wonderboys with
Michael Douglas. He was the co-producer of the critical and commercial
hit Shanghai Noon with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. For Caravan Pictures
he was head of production on a number of major titles including Rocket
Man; Washington Square; GI Jane; Gone Fishin; Grosse Point Blank;
Powder and While you were Sleeping. He worked as an assistant director
on a number of titles including; I’ll do Anything; Dead Ringers;
Hoffa; Other Peoples Money; House of Games; and Fool for Love.
IRISH: DERRY O’BRIEN
Derry O’Brien is managing director of Network Ireland Television,
Ireland’s foremost independent television and film distribution
company. He has 20 years experience in international services in the
music, television and film sectors. Derry was responsible for the
inauguration of the Ireland on Screen joint marketing initiative between
LEDU (Local Enterprise Development Unit, Belfast) and ABT (The Irish
Trade Board). He was a board member of the E.U. programme Euro Aim
and was also a member of the Northern Ireland Film Commission.
ANIMATION: SEAMUS DUGGAN
Seamus has worked in Filmbase for the past seven years, first as Supervisor
of the Writer/Director Scheme and as manager for the last four years.
Previously he had worked in the Lighthouse, the IFI and the Dublin
Film Festival as well as in documentary productions with Liam Wylie.
He is involved in commissioning up to twelve short films every year
with Filmbase and currently programmes the Shortscreen short film
slot for RTE.
INTERNATIONAL: BRENDAN McCAUL
VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER - BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL
Brendan joined Walt Disney Productions as General Manager in 1977.
In 1987 he joined 20th century Fox as General Manager and released
the first film to cross the 2m box-office barrier in 1991 - The Commitments.
In 1993 Brendan joined the newly formed Buena Vista International
as General Manager, which in 2003 became the No. 1 distributor in
Ireland for the first time propelled by the success of Irish films
‘Veronica Guerin’ and ‘Intermission’.
DOCUMENTARY: SÉ MERRY DOYLE
Sé Merry Doyle started his career in the Project Theatre working
alongside Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne and Jim Sheridan. His first major
film work James Gandon - A Life became a huge critical success. Sé
was executive producer on the BBC/RTE commissioned Hidden Treasures
series. He has also produced the award-winning Imprint and Writer’s
in Profile for RTE. Sé and his company Loopline have produced
many other awardwinning films and his latest work is a film on the
poet PatrickKavanagh.
EXPERIMENTAL: AILEEN CORKERY
Aileen Corkery is the visual arts curator of the artist film and video
programme, Temple Bar Outdoors:outside visual arts. She devised the
programme in 1997 and it includes short and feature length films as
well as newly commissioned work from both emerging and established
Irish and international artists. She is currently preparing for a
new film commission with Rosalind Nashashibi, the young Glasgow -
based artist who won the Beck’s Futures in 2003.
