Moving

I've moved my blog over to: http://piersmcgrail.tumblr.com.

Wrapped on 'Without Name'

Just finished a four week shoot with director Lorcan Finnegan on his Catalyst project 'Without Name'. It was a great shoot and has the makings of a really strong feature.

Glassland Reviews

Some really strong review for Glassland upon its recent release...

★★★★@IrishTimes ★★★★@guardian ★★★★@Telegraph ★★★★ @Independent_ie ★★★★ @totalfilm ★★★★@MetroUK . #Glassland Out Now https://t.co/BJ5AKtVqKY
— Glassland Film (@GlasslandFilm) April 21, 2015

Award!

I'm delighted to have won the Michael Dwyer Discovery Award at the Dublin Film Festival, presented by the Dublin Film Critics Circle. I remember Michael well from the many screenings I attended at the earlier iterations of the festival, so it's a real privilege to win an award in his name.

The award itself features what appears to be a woman in period costume following an antlered sheep. Which is quite a strong reflection of the film industry, to be fair.

All Tvvins 'Thank You'

Music Video I shot for Irish band 'All Tvvins'. Directed by Feel Good Lost.

Dublin Film Festival Screenings

Three features that I shot screened at the Dublin Film Festival this year. Well done to everyone involved!

USA

Some stills I took while visiting the States at the start of the year.

Glassland Screens in Sundance

Glassland had a very successful screening at this years Sundance Film Festival in February. Every screening sold out, and Jack Reynor won the jury prize for acting for his role in the film. Well done to director Gerard Barrett, producers Juliette Bonass, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and all the talented cast.

Grabs from Primordial Music Video

A Wrap on L'Accabadora

I recently finished shooting an Italian period drama for director Enrico Pau. We shot in various locations around Sardinia for six weeks.

'Glassland' wins at Galway

Glassland, which I shot earlier this year, has won Best Irish Feature in Galway. Congratulations to director Gerard Barrett and producers Juliette Bonass and Ed Guiney.

Let Us Prey at the Edinburgh Film Festival

Good luck to everyone over in Edinburgh for the Let Us Prey UK premiere! The film shows tonight and Sunday.

All The Others

Shot this a couple of months back. Directed by Hugh O'Connor, produced by Michael Donnelly.

Kyivstar 'Edelwiess'

Here's a commercial I shot over in the Ukraine a couple of months ago. Directed by Jason Harrington.

Screen Grabs from 'All the Others'

Here are some grabs from a video I shot for The Coronas last weekend. Directed by Hugh O'Connor and produced by Michael Donnely. Shot on an Epic with Kowa anamorphics.

New York

Snaps from my trip to NY for Tribeca.

'Let Us Prey' wins at BIFFF

'Let Us Prey', a horror that I shot last Autumn, has won Best European Horror at the Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels. Well done to director Brian O'Malley and everyone else involved. Read more here.

The Canal screens at TriBeCa

The Canal, a horror film I shot last year with director Ivan Kavanagh, will screen at next months TriBeCa film festival, as part of the Midnight section.

Last Song of the Night

A music video created from a short film which I shot some time ago. Directed by Stevie Russell and produced by Michael Donnelly.

Kelly + Victor wins a BAFTA

Very happy to see Kelly + Victor, my first feature, picking up the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut at the BAFTAs a few weeks ago. Well done to director Kieran Evans, and producers Janine Marmot and Andrew Freedman.