Brendan Canty

Brendan Canty has forged his way as one of the most exciting and prolific Irish directors His early career enjoyed large success with his video for Hoziers Take Me to Church which has since surpassed a billion views on Youtube along with two MTV VMA nominations since then Brendan has gone on to direct consistently elegant and visually stunning music videos for top international artists Dermot Kennedy Talos as well as commercials for brands such as Adidas Sky Sports and Failte Ireland In 2017 Brendan directed For You starring Barry Keoghan which went on to win a Kinsale Shark and was nominated for an IFTA In 2019 Brendan directed a second short film Christy which he has since made into his debut feature with BBC Film and Screen Ireland which had its world premiere at the Berlinale Film Festival 2025 He recently won a multitude of awards for his latest short film Atalii O Le Crezent Sons of the Crezent including the Audience Award and Best Director at Show Me Shorts