Round 24: Conversation with the Director: Brendan Canty
Hosted by: Emily Power
September 28th 2025​
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Followed by 2 Year Jubilee Gig - featuring:
Misneach / Bony / Ruby Tina / Laurie Shaw
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Brendan Canty
Brendan Canty has forged his way as one of the most exciting and prolific Irish directors. His early career enjoyed large success with his video for Hozier’s ‘Take Me to Church’ (which has since surpassed a billion views on Youtube along with two MTV VMA nominations), since then Brendan has gone on to direct consistently elegant and visually stunning music videos for top international artists (Dermot Kennedy, Talos) as well as commercials for brands such as Adidas, Sky Sports and Failte Ireland.
In 2017 Brendan directed For You (starring Barry Keoghan), which went on to win a Kinsale Shark and was nominated for an IFTA. In 2019, Brendan directed a second short film, Christy, which he has since made into his debut feature with BBC Film and Screen Ireland. The film premiered at the Berlinale 2025, where it won the Generation 14plus Grand Prix, and Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh. He recently won a multitude of awards for his latest short film Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent), including the Audience Award and Best Director at Show Me Shorts.
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