Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed ''
Man About Dog'', ''
Blow Dry
''Blow Dry'' is a 2001 British romantic comedy film directed by Paddy Breathnach and based on the screenplay ''Never Better'' by Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnet ...
'' and ''
Shrooms''. He was also involved in the production of ''
The Mighty Celt
''The Mighty Celt'' is a 2005 drama film set in Northern Ireland, written and directed by Pearse Elliott. It stars Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Sean McGinley, Ken Stott and Tyrone McKenna. It is centred on greyhound racing in a Catholic ...
'' and ''
Ape''.
Filmography
* ''
Ailsa'' (1994)
* ''
The Long Way Home'' (1995)
* ''
I Went Down'' (1997)
* ''
Blow Dry
''Blow Dry'' is a 2001 British romantic comedy film directed by Paddy Breathnach and based on the screenplay ''Never Better'' by Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnet ...
'' (2001)
* ''
Man About Dog'' (2004)
* ''
Shrooms'' (2006)
* ''
Freakdog'' (2008)
* ''
Viva
Viva may refer to:
Companies and organisations
* Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator
* Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iberia
* Viva Air Dominicana
* VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company
* V ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Rosie'' (2018)
Awards and nominations
Breathnach received awards at the
Thessaloniki Film Festival
The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its y ...
, the
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in ...
and the
Bogotá Film Festival
The Bogotá Film Festival ( es, Festival de Cine de Bogotá) is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984. It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in Engl ...
. He won ADL Stand Up Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2016.
See also
*
Breathnach
Breathnach or Bhreathnach (meaning ''Welshman'') is an Irish surname, indicating an ancestor who was Welsh. It is the Irish-language version of surnames such as Brannagh, Brunnock, Brannick, Walsh, Wallace, and Wallis.
However, it does not nec ...
References
External links
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Film people from Dublin (city)
Irish film directors
1964 births
Living people
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