Dermott Petty
| Dermott Petty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ireland |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Dermott Petty is an independent filmmaker from Lisdoonvarna, County Clare in Ireland.
Film career
In 1998 Petty won a Dramalogue Award for his stage direction of The Midnight Court. He produced a television pilot detailing his early experiences as an emigrant entitled Dot Ave, and a documentary about traditional Irish Ceilidh dancing called A Gathering. He was a recipient of a grant from the Irish Film Board for his script, The Prodigal Dancer.
He wrote and directed a short film entitled Paddy Takes A Meeting which played at the Galway Film Fleadh and at film festivals worldwide. He also made a short documentary, The Last Chance Saloon, which won an award at the VOV Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Petty made the feature film Manband!, a comedy on ageism, boy-bands and bad dancing which played at the Rat Powered Film Festival in Santa Ana, California,[1] at Chapman University in Orange, California and at the Glor Music Center in Ennis, Ireland.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Ave | Television pilot | ||
| A Gathering | Documentary | ||
| The Last Chance Saloon | |||
| 2002 | Paddy Takes A Meeting | Director and writer | |
| 2006 | Manband! | Director and writer |