Bertie Brosnan
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland[2]
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film producer and director
Years active2010 - present

Bertie Brosnan is an Irish screenwriter, film producer, actor and screen director. He was born in Tralee, County Kerry in Ireland.

Education

Brosnan attended Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk before studying civil engineering in the Institute of Technology, Tralee and graduating in 2005.

After attending classes at the Gaiety School of Acting, he continued his screen acting training in 2010 with Company D Theatre Company and David Scott in Dublin.

Career

Acting

Brosnan made his television acting debut on TG4's television programme Marú in 2010. He later had roles in short films such as Chemical 13 (by Garredondo Productions) and Prey (by Randal Plunkett). Next was a dystopian war film titled Guerrilla, also produced by Randal Plunkett and directed by Blaine Rennicks. Later, Brosnan had roles on an RTÉ/Filmbase-funded short film Empty.

Writing and directing

Brosnan began writing screenplays early on in his career and his script Oh, the Accent! came to fruition in 2012 with Brosnan starring in the lead role. Oh, the Accent! was aired on Planet 3 TV in 2012. His professional directorial debut came with his short film Jacob Wrestling With The Angel in 2013. The next year, he wrote and directed his second short film titled Sineater. Both films screened at international film festivals in Ireland and elsewhere. Sineater and Wrestling With The Angel went to market at the Cannes Short Film Corner and gained deals with Shorts TV & SoFy.TV.[3][4]

Brosnan obtained a film bursary from Cork City Arts in 2016, and produced two more arthouse short films Forgotten Paradise and Last Service. Mark Ziobro, an online critic from The Movie Buff said of his films, "Brosnan has presented a series of films that do what independent films do best – they make us think, they make us feel, they make us question."[5]

In the summer of 2016, production began on Brosnan's feature film called Con,[6] a film made at a cost of €7,000 and which premiered at Kerry Film Festival in 2018.[7] The Dublin Inquirer said that "Con is a view into a potential filmmaking disaster. Brosnan’s film shows the unmaking of a documentary, alongside the descending fortunes of its subject".[8]

Producing

Brosnan began working as producer and co-produced an RTÉ-funded short film by the comedy troupe CCCahoots Productions in 2017. He was later engaged by Locked In The Attic Productions to help produce the feature film Misty Button[9] which began its run of festivals in 2019. Also in 2019, he became an associate producer of the documentary Troll Inc which covered the concept of internet trolling.

References

  1. ↑ "Filmmaker hopes for breakthrough at Cannes". irishexaminer.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Film is life long passion for Bertie". The Kerryman. 13 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "BidSlate Close Deal with SoFy.tv for Package that Includes Bertie Brosnan's 'Sineater'". iftn.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shorts Round-up: New Release from Director Dave Tynan, Distribution deals for 'Sineater' & 'Jacob Wrestling with the Angels'". iftn.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Ziobro, Mark. "Life, Death & In-Between: Irish Filmmaker Bertie Brosnan Explores Woeful, Deep, and Universal Themes Along Four Short Independent Films". The Movie Buff. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Filmmaker Bertie Brosnan pens new book on all he's learnt over 15 years in the industry". The Kerryman. 5 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Con' a 7,000 Euro Irish Feature Film". filmireland.net. 16 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Maxwell, Luke. "Con, Reviewed". The Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 14 Nov 2018.
  9. ↑ "Irish-American Feature Film 'Misty Button' Wins Best Narrative Feature Award on St. Patrick's Day". iftn.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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