Thrilled to see myself in one of the featured photos posted by Belfast Live for my part in The Dublin Murders. Click here to view the full article.
The Dublin Murders
Fun with a “Model Citizen”
My staff (which currently consists of my personal assistant/partner, Amy) has been having a bit of fun with some of the behind the scenes photos from a project I’ve been working on with the fantastic team of Aaron and TJ at Drawn in Pen Productions. Here is a bit of the “Cannon Fodder” she likes to toss together in her spare time – miniatures of me pasted into some of the test scenes of “Model Citizen,” coming soon to a screen near you.
Erin
“…and after he lost her, he lost his mind and spent the rest of his days staring out the window…waiting for her to come home”.
‘Erin’
It doesn’t seem so long ago that I spent the day with a fantastic group of creatives at Glenarm Harbour and several nearby locations in Northern Ireland working on a proof of concept film. It was cold. It was windy. Still, they perservered and the end result is nothing short of pure art.
‘Erin’ is the first original short film written and directed by the fabulous Connor Richmond of Dogleap Productions and filmed in collaboration with Grafters Media. It is co-produced by Connor and Jamie McBrien. It casts myself and the lovely Laura Douglas in the roles of a father and daughter struggling to accept the past in order to connect with their present and move ahead into their future. This short pilot serves as a proof of concept for a future short film set three years later, which is currently in development.
I recently attended the premiere of ‘Erin’ at The Strand Cinema and was not disappointed. It is a beautifully crafted and edited film. It is a shining example of what can be done with a small budget, a lot of talent and pure determination.
My thanks to Connor for inviting me along to be a part of this outstanding short film and to every member of the cast and crew who helped make it such a memorable experience.
You can watch at the link below.
Erin – Short Film (2019) | Written & Directed by Connor Richmond from Dogleap Productions on Vimeo.
You might also want to check out the ‘Making of Erin’ by Director of Photographer, Stephen Reid for some great behind the scenes footage.
April Updates
April is shaping up to be a busy month with multiple projects already in the works. In addition to helping out some of our local students with a number of films, I’ll be working a bit more on a recent project for Drawn in Pen Productions. It’s under wraps for now, but I’ll tell you more about it when I can.
If you’re interested in learning a bit more about zero budget short films, take some time to visit the fine group of young people at RTS Futures NI for Zero Budget Filmmaking: A How-to Guide on April 11 at 7 p.m. at QUB. I’ll be there, along with Thomas Scott and Steve Earley, giving a short seminar on production and etiquette when working with unpaid acting talent.
Also happening this month, several of the short films I’ve been in during previous months will be showing at the Belfast Film Festival. You can catch Her Very Own (by Dominic Curran) in Shorts Competition Programme 2, at noon (QFT)
Later that day, you can watch two more short films I had the pleasure of taking a part in. Both Violet (by Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside) and the award winning short The Invention (by Leo McGuigan) will be showing in Shorts Competition Programme 4 at 4:15 p.m. (QFT)
Finally, we’re down in the boglands for a duel to the death. Be sure to see the short film Now Shoot a Fellowman (by Mark McNally) showing at Film Devour Short Film Festival 29 on April 15 at 7 p.m.
Other than that, I’m just busy filming and pursuing new projects. I’ll update my page with more information soon. Until then . . . keep making your magic happen.
SPOT – RTS NI Student Awards 2019
It was such a great pleasure to be a part of this fantastic film created and filmed by the students at QUB. If it had just ended with the filming, I’d have been happy enough to have enjoyed the magic they put into it, but SPOT was so good that it won an RTS award in the category of Comedy and Entertainment this week too!
I can’t express just how much I admire these talented young people and what they have accomplished. I have no doubt that you will be hearing more of Hannah McEvoy, Patrick Magennis, Conor Patterson, Jenny Parkhill and Bethany Mackin in the future.
R.I.P. Spot. Your memory will live on forever.
Frank Cannon & Spot
Jenny Parkhill – Spot
RTS NI Winner – Spot!
Jenny Parkhill & Parents – Spot
Cast and Crew – SPOT
Cast & Crew – Spot
Hannah McEvoy & Spot
Spot on Screen
Hannah McEvoy, Bethany Mackin
RTS NI – Spot
Cast & Crew – Spot
Film Devour 28 The Hangman
“The Hangman” takes us back to 1958 Belfast to witness a convicted prisoner (Andrew Stanford) spending his final hours with his executioner (Frank Cannon).
This fantastic short by brilliant director Margaret McGoldrick (What’s Next Films) had previously taken official selection at the 2018 CKF Festival with Margaret bringing home the Best Director award.
“The Hangman” will be showing at Film Devour 28 on February 4 – 7 p.m. at the Black Box in Belfast.
All photos courtesy Margaret McGoldrick, What’s Next Films
Takeover Film
Frank recently spoke to the members of the local Takeover Film Youth group this coming Thursday. He says that he can’t say enough about the vast amount of talent that can be found within the ranks of up and coming young people involved in the film industry,
See more here.
Violet – Short Film
Frank is very excited to be selected for the role of Violet’s father in this brilliant new short film. He is looking forward to working with the cast and crew in the coming months. You can keep up with the latest news on this project by following Violet’s Facebook page.
frankcannon.actor 