Huge congratulations to directors Paddy Slattery and Claire Byrne who both won the Aer Lingus Discovery Award today at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival last night! Truly well deserved.
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Winner Winner!
Mar 09, 2020
Guilty Pleasure- Ireland's Eurovision Entry
Mar 06, 2020
Check out our official video for Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest entry by Lesley Roy, shot out in Kite Studios. Produced by Karen Twomey for Failsafe Films, directed by Kate Dolan, cinematography by Evan Barry and edited by Allyn Quigley. A bitta Euro pop to brighten up your day!
The Guardian Reviews Broken Law!
Mar 04, 2020
Thanks to The Guardian for our first review of Broken Law. It's described as "a headbutt of a thriller...loads of energy and belligerent moxie". We'll take it!
Check out the full review here.
Broken Law Premiere- Standing Ovation!
Mar 02, 2020
A huge thank you to the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and everyone who attended the World Premiere of Broken Law at the weekend. To receive a standing ovation for the film was an incredible experience, one that ourselves and Paddy Slattery won't soon forget!
New Video for JAPE
Feb 14, 2020
The new video for JAPE's 'I Want To Get Right' has gone live. Directed by Allyn Quigley it tells the story of a young Jehovah’s Witness who decides to have some fun with what she’s doing. This video will be screened alongside 7 other videos on the 4th of March in the National Concert Hall, with JAPE live scoring the tracks to the videos. Watch the video HERE
World Premiere- Broken Law!
Jan 21, 2020
We are delighted to announce that our feature film 'Broken Law' will have it's World Premiere on Friday 28th February at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival! Screening in Cineworld Dublin at 20:45, tickets on sale now HERE!

The FINALE of Boyz on Top!
Jan 20, 2020
Here it is folks! The FINAL episode of our comedy series Boyz on Top is now live! We had a great time producing this series for HeadStuff last year, and really hope you enjoy watching it.
Good endings are notoriously difficult to pull off, but we think this one sticks the landing! See what you think...WATCH HERE
And catch-up on all 6 episodes here
Discovery Award Nominations 2020!
Jan 17, 2020
Delighted that three directors we work with have been nominated for this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 'Discovery Award'! Allyn Quigley, Claire Byrne and Paddy Slattery have all been nominated, while costume designer Gwen Jeffares-Hourie is also up for her work on 'Broken Law'! Huge congrats to all, really well deserved! 👏
You can read all about the awards here.
Creep Hunt Begins Shooting!
Jan 15, 2020
Our new horror film 'Creep Hunt' has begun shooting in Kildare! Written and directed by David Lester Mooney and starring John Connors, 'Creep Hunt' follows an online vigilante group as they live stream a sting on a suspected paedophile. But soon things take a sinister turn, and the hunters become the hunted.
Coming soon!
Broken Law makes 'Irish Films to Look Out For in 2020' List!
Jan 10, 2020
Delighted to have our feature film 'Broken Law' make Film Ireland's list for 'Irish Films to Look Out For in 2020'. Great to be in such good company. News on our World Premiere will be announced very soon!
Boyz on Top goes live! New episode every Sunday!
Jan 08, 2020
Happy New Year from everyone here at Failsafe! To help shake off those January blues, check out our new comedy web series Boyz on Top! It's a 6 part series we produced for Headstuff, with a new episode premiering every Sunday! Check out the first 4 episodes here.

MOTH Wins Gold at Kinsale Sharks!
Sep 29, 2019
Delighted to win a GOLD Shark Award at the Shark Awards Kinsale at the weekend for Moth! It won Best Irish Short on the night. Big congrats to writer/director Allyn Quigley!