Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed ''
Man About Dog
''Man About Dog'' is a 2004 Irish comedy film starring Allen Leech, Ciaran Nolan and Tom Murphy. The film was distributed by Redbus Film Distribution and directed by Paddy Breathnach.
Plot
The main characters are Mo Chara, Scud Murphy and Cer ...
'', ''
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'' and ''
Ape
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''.
Filmography
* ''
Ailsa'' (1994)
* ''
The Long Way Home'' (1995)
* ''
I Went Down
''I Went Down'' is a 1997 Irish crime comedy film by director Paddy Breathnach.
Plot
After serving an eight-month prison sentence for breaking and entering, working class Dublin lad Git Hynes, meets ex-girlfriend Sabrina Bradley, who now pref ...
'' (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
''Man About Dog'' is a 2004 Irish comedy film starring Allen Leech, Ciaran Nolan and Tom Murphy. The film was distributed by Redbus Film Distribution and directed by Paddy Breathnach.
Plot
The main characters are Mo Chara, Scud Murphy and Cer ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Shrooms'' (2006)
* ''
Freakdog
''Freakdog'' is a 2008 British horror film directed by Paddy Breathnach, that originally went under the title ''Red Mist''.
Plot
The film follows seven medical students who, while out partying one night, spike the drink of an unknowing and lone ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Viva
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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
* ...
'' (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
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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
References
External links
*
Film people from Dublin (city)
Irish film directors
1964 births
Living people
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