Ian Hunt-Duffy

Ian HuntDuffy is an awardwinning filmmaker from Ireland Having graduated from the National Film School Ian established Failsafe Films in Dublin His IFTA Nominated and Oscar longlisted short Gridlock won 60 awards at over 150 film festivals worldwide including Best Director at the Savannah International Film Festival and a Young Director Award YDA at Cannes Lions In 2018 Ian was selected for the prestigious Berlinale Talents in Germany as a director before winning the Discovery Award In 2019 at the Dublin International Film Festival In 2022 Ian directed his debut feature film Double Blind a psychological horrorthriller for Screen Ireland and Epic Pictures releasing theatrically in 2024 Double Blind was nominated for 11 Irish Film Television Academy Awards IFTAs including Best Film and Best Director with Ian also being nominated for the IFTA Rising Star Award and the Bingham Ray New Talent Award