)
Director Brian Durnin joins MTP
)
He has directed films for huge brands, and worked with major stars but his biggest claim to fame is playing bass on Irish TV for a hit cover version of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance.
Joining Mallinson Television Productions is Brian Durnin, a bearded filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland.
He has directed films for huge brands like Guinness and Heinz, working with major stars such as Saoirse Ronan and Liam Cunningham but his biggest claim to fame is playing bass on Irish TV for a hit cover version of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. His work has taken him around the globe and he’s won a ton of awards both domestically and internationally. His short films have screened at numerous prestigious film festivals such as TriBeCa and Raindance also picking up a buttload of awards along the way. His debut feature film, Spilt Milk, set in 80’s Ireland will premiere later this year at Tallinn Black Nights and go on general release in 2025.
Recently, Durnin worked on The Ex-Wife (2022), a British drama thriller miniseries based on Jess Ryder’s book of the same name. Made for Paramount + with Brian O’Malley and starring Janet Montgomery, Celine Buckens, Jordan Stephens and Tom Mison.
Prior to this Durnin directed The Liberties: Proof of Concept (2020) and he is currently developing the series with Screen Ireland. The Liberties is pitched as Gangs of New York meets Peaky Blinders in 1815 Dublin with Season One revolving around the rise to fame of boxer, Dan Donnelly. His short film, Of Best Intentions (2008) was nominated for an IFTA and won various awards including the Best Short Film Award at Underground Cinema (Dublin), Raindance (London) and Filmare (Rome). It also screened at Tribeca Film Festival, being described as “clever, challenging and visually splendid” by Liam Neeson. The film tells the story of five characters whose well-intentioned actions all lead to disastrous consequences.
His previous short film, An Teanga Runda (2006) also won multiple awards including Best Irish Film and the Audience Award at Cork Film Festival and was the Official Selection at TriBeCa Film Festival and Galway Film Fleadh.
Spilt Milk follows an imaginative young boy who pretends to be a detective in search of his missing older brother who unbeknownst to him is a heroin addict. This story explores the tragedy of the heroin epidemic in 1980s Dublin through the eyes of an innocent, empathetic young boy. Spilt Milk is being produced by Laura McNicholas for Dublin-based 925 Productions (Ireland) and James Heath for Glasgow-based, Randan (UK) in association with Cormac Fox for Kilmacanogue-based Vico Films (Ireland). The film was developed with the support of Screen Ireland, with production funding provided by Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ. Support also comes from the Irish and UK government tax credits.
+ membership
Access the world's largest advertising database. With an intuitive toolset that helps you explore, present and collaborate more effectively.
Learn More
