Barry Dignam
As an educator, Barry has over twenty years’ experience in teaching, academic strategy and quality assurance.
He studied Drama at Trinity College Dublin and Film at the National Film School IADT. As a filmmaker, he has made many multi-award-winning short films including ‘Chicken’, ‘Dream Kitchen’ and ‘A Ferret Called Mickey’. He’s had been nominated for a Palme d’Or at Cannes and a Berlin Bear. ‘Monged’ a feature he co-wrote with Gary Duggan premiered in 2015.
Filmography
Monged, feature film (screenplay), Irish Film Board / Filmbase. [enough], short film (writer / director), Fantastic Films, Irish Film Board. A Ferret Called Mickey (director), Saffron Pictures, Irish Film Board. Chicken (director / producer), Hit + Run, Irish Film Board.
Exhibitions
Barry’s films have been presented in official selection at over a hundred and fifty international film festivals and have won numerous awards. They have been screened by top broadcasters including Film Four, PBS, Canal+ and been released on DVD and theatrically in both Europe and beyond.
Awards + Achievements
- Cannes Film Festival– Nominated for a Palme d’Or for CHICKEN
- Berlin Film Festival– Nominated for a Golden Bear for DREAM KITCHEN
- Galway Film Festival– Best Irish Short Film for DREAM KITCHEN
- BFI London Lesbian + Gay Film Festival2004 Film Four TX Short Film Prize for A FERRET CALLED MICKEY