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David Gleeson - Director/Writer
Wide Eye Films
70 St John's Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
+353 1 678 7930
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www.wideeyefilms.com
David Gleeson began his career showing movies and checking tickets in the family’s cinema in rural Ireland. His journey to the other side of the screen took him across the North Sea and into the Arctic Circle where he worked for 7 years in the oil industry to raise funds.

David's feature film debut, COWBOYS & ANGELS (’03) charmed critics and audiences on both sides of the Atlantic -- THE WASHINGTON POST called it; “Witty, sweet and flat-out adorable”. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE commented; “Stack COWBOYS against most of the fare American studios offer young adults and it's meatier by far."

David’s next film, THE FRONT LINE, opened in cinemas across Ireland in Summer ‘06. THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT wrote – “David Gleeson has delivered a terrific film that reminds us what big screens were made for and it deserves to be a smash… Bristles with freshness and cinematic sophistication.” VARIETY called the film; “Impressive… Shocking… Sustains high levels of suspense while delivering an emotional wallop”.

FEATURE FILMS

THE FRONT LINE (2006), Writer/Director, Wide Eye Films with Eriq Ebouaney, James Frain, Gerard McSorley, Hakeem Kae-Kasim

AWARDS BEST FILM, SALERNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY, 2007) BEST FILM, BOSTON IRISH FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2007) BERNHARD WICKI PRIZE (AUDIENCE AWARD), EMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY, 2007) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, MADRID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, (SPAIN, 2007) Nominated for 4 Irish Film & Television Academy awards (2007) including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Music

COWBOYS & ANGELS (2003), Writer/Director, Wide Eye Films with Michael Legge, Allen Leech, Amy Shiels

AWARDS BEST FILM, MADRID MOSTOLES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SPAIN, 2005) BEST FILM, GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY, 2004) GOLD MEDAL AWARD, SPECIAL AWARD FOR PROMOTING A MESSAGE OF TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING TO YOUNG PEOPLE, GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY, 2004) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2004) BEST COSTUME DESIGN, IRISH FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS (IRL, 2004) BEST FILM, FORT WORTH INTL. FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2004) SHORT FILMS

HUNTED, Writer/Director, 2002

FEELS LIKE HOME, Writer/Director, 1998


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Filmography
 Film Name  Director  Year
-  Hunted  David Gleeson  2002
-  The Real Thing  David Gleeson  2002
-  Cowboys & Angels  David Gleeson  2003
-  Front Line, The  David Gleeson  2006
-  Don't Go  David Gleeson  2018
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Related News Articles
28 May 2019 Screen Ireland Announces Q1 2019 Funding Decisions
15 Apr 2019 David Gleeson's Psychological Thriller 'Don’t Go' Starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George Releases in Irish Cinemas
05 Apr 2019 IFTN Talks with 'The Limit Of' Star Laurence O'Fuarain
14 Mar 2019 EXCLUSIVE: Trailer & Artwork Released for David Gleeson’s Supernatural Thriller 'Don’t Go', in Irish Cinemas April 12th
27 Sep 2018 Don’t Go Set for October US Release as IFC Films Acquires North American Rights
21 Aug 2018 Don’t Go Secures US Release as IFC Films Acquires North American Rights
28 Jun 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Line-Up Revealed
13 Jun 2018 Exclusive: Black '47 to Close Galway Film Fleadh, Three More World Premieres Announced
07 Jun 2018 First Titles Announced for the 30th Edition of the Galway Film Fleadh
11 May 2018 Cannes Round-Up: 2 Irish Screenings & Host of Irish Productions Selling at Cannes Market

 



 
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