Huge congratulations to director Ian Hunt Duffy on winning the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival for his work on Low Tide! 

"I’m absolutely delighted to win the Discovery Award, it’s a huge honour. Working in film can be tough going at times, so it’s amazing to get recognition for your work. Thanks to the jury and DIFF for this incredible award, to Screen Ireland for funding Low Tide, and to all our amazing cast and crew."

And further congratulations to Low Tide make-up artist Madonna Bambino for her Special Mention at the Discovery Awards! Go team! #VMDIFF19 #IrishTalent #IrishFilm #LowTide

Kick off those Monday blues by watching the teaser trailer for 'MOTH', our brand new film now in post-production after wrapping principal photography in January. 'MOTH' is set over the course of one night, following a taxi driver who returns to work after the death of his daughter only to come across the young boy who who may be responsible for her death. Written and directed by Allyn Quigley.

Watch MOTH Teaser Trailer

Check out this great new interview with director Ian Hunt Duffy on the 'Wrap Chat' podcast for Film Network Ireland

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Congrats to director Ian Hunt Duffy who is nominated for a Discovery Award at the 2019 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival! Ian was nominated alongside Low Tide writer Darach McGarrigle and make-up artist Madonna Bambino, as well as production designer Alice Russell for her work on The Trap! Great news and really well deserved!

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Feast your eyes on the official poster for Low Tide. Thanks to Kevin Herlihy for the amazing artwork.

Thanks to Film Ireland for reviewing our new Screen Ireland short film Low Tide! Looking forward to sharing this film with more audiences in 2019!

Happy New Year folks! 2018 was a good year for Failsafe. We officially launched our sister company Strangelove and produced two Screen Ireland films 'Low Tide' and 'The Trap' which premiered at the Cork Film Festival in November. But 2019 is shaping up to to be even better!

We're producing a new short film later this month- 'Moth' directed by Allyn Quigley; our feature film 'Double Blind' is in development with Screen Ireland, and Paddy Slattery's debut feature film 'Let Your Guard Down' is in post-production. So lots of exciting things to come!

From everyone here at Failsafe, wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy our festive GIF below to get you in the mood!

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Our two new Screen Ireland funded short films-- 'The Trap' directed by Helen Flanagan and 'Low Tide' directed by Ian Hunt Duffy- both had their World Premiere on Saturday 17th of November at the Cork Film Festival. Both films went down really well with the audience, so we're looking forward to screening at more festivals soon. Watch this space!

Failsafe and Strangelove director Allyn Quigley has completed an hour long documentary called 'Beyond 80: Knocked', which deals with concussions in rugby. The full film goes online this weekend. 

Check out the trailer below:

Beyond 80: Knocked- Official Trailer

The second week of filming has begun on the feature film 'Let Your Guard Down', written and directed by Paddy Slattery. The footage so far is looking great, with some lovely cinematography from DOP and Failsafe regular Narayan Van Maele. We're excited to see more! #LetYourGuardDown #IrishFilm #FeatureFilm #Failsafefilms

Principal photography has begun on the feature film 'Let Your Guard Down', which will be filming in Dublin over the next 4 weeks. The film is a crime drama written and directed by Paddy Slattery, produced by Simon Doyle of Failsafe Films, and starring Tristan Heanue, Gemma Leah Devereux and John Connors. Watch this space!