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Peter Foott (born September 29, 1976) is an Irish director, producer and screenwriter known for his work on The Young Offenders.

Peter Foott
Born	Peter Foott (1976-09-29) 29 September 1976 (age 45) Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Director, producer and screenwriter
Spouse	Hillary Rose ​ (m. 2010)​

Career

Foott is one of the co-founders of Vico Films which was formed in 2004.[1] His first short was Just a Little Bit of Love: A Tribute to Des Smyth.[2]

Another short, The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife was screened on RTÉ, and at a number of film festivals.[3] It won nine awards including 'Best Comedy' at the 2004 Los Angeles Film Festival and a 'Special Mention' at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.[3]

Subsequently, Foott worked primarily in television and comedy, including in directing and producing roles on the RTÉ comedy show Republic of Telly.[4] Foott also won an IFTA in 2010 for 'Best TV Moment’, for directing and producing the Rubberbandits Horse Outside music video.[5] He has also created and produced the hidden camera show The Fear.[6]

In 2016 Foott wrote, directed and produced The Young Offenders, a story inspired by a multi-million cocaine haul off the coast of Cork during 2007. The film was released in September 2016,[7] and had its Irish premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh 2016.[8] The Young Offenders had the biggest opening weekend at the Irish box office of any Irish film in 2016.[9] Its international premiere was held at Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas 2016,[10] and its European premiere was at the BFI London Film Festival in 2016.[11]

Early and family life

Peter Foott, of Monkstown, County Cork,[12] attended Ashton Secondary School and later St. John's Central College in Cork city.[13][14] He is married to actress Hilary Rose.[15]

Filmography

Foott's film and TV credits include:[4]

• The Young Offenders - TV series (2018–present)
• The Young Offenders - film (2016)
• The Doner (2014)
• The Fear (2012)
• Horse Outside (2010)
• The Republic of Telly (2009–2011)
• An Créatúr (2007)
• The Lump (2005)
• The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife (2004)
• Just a Little Bit of Love: A Tribute to Des Smyth (2002)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2016	Los Angeles Comedy Festival	Best Feature Film, Best Feature Screenplay, Best Feature Direction[16]	The Young Offenders	Won
2016	Irish Film Festival London	The Súil Eile Award, The Ros Hubbard Award for Acting	The Young Offenders	Won
2016	Fantastic Fest	Special Mention for Best Comedy Debut	The Young Offenders	Won
2016	Galway Film Fleadh	Best Irish Feature Film[16]	The Young Offenders	Won
2011	IFTA	Best TV Moment of the Year[16]	Horse Outside	Won
2007	Cork Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Irish Film[17]	An Créatúr	Won
2005	Montecatini Terme Film Festival	Fedic Plaque[16]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2005	Night of the Living Shorts	2nd Place Jury Award[citation needed]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2005	World Fest Houston	Gold Remi Award[16]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2005	Cleveland Film Festival	Honourable Mention - Best Student Short[16]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2005	Mallorca Film Festival	2nd Place[citation needed]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2004	Venice Film Festival	Special Mention Award[16]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2004	LA Short Film Festival	Best Comedy[3]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Won
2004	Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest	Melies d'Or Award[citation needed]	The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife	Nominated
2003	Experimento Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize[18]	Just a Little Bit of Love	Won
2002	Hamptons International Film Festival	Best Undergraduate Short Film[18]	Just a Little Bit of Love	Won

References

External links

• Peter Foott at IMDb

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