Richard Keaney

Richard Keaney first started making films while studying at University College Dublin from 2010-2013 where he made a number of student shorts. Soon after graduating, he founded Fight Back Films with fellow classmate and director, Natasha Waugh (IFTA nominee- 'Terminal', 2016) and has gone on to direct multiple award winning short films including 'Scope' and 'Late Arrivals' ,the latter being selected to screen on Aer Lingus long haul flights in 2016. 'Scope', his third film as writer/director was selected for 13 international film festivals with a world premiere at Chicago's Logan Theater for Chicago Irish Film Festival and end to its run with a screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Toronto Irish Film Festival. 'Scope' won awards for Best Performance at Bolton Film Festival and Best Actress at the Underground Cinema Film Awards in Dublin for its lead actress, Andrea Kelly where it also picked up a nomination for Best Actor for lead actor, Fiach Kunz. Additionally, Fiach was nominated for Best Actor at Romania's Filmstrip International Film Festival where Richard was also nominated for Best Director. 'Getting In', written by Ken Armstrong was his fourth short film as director and enjoyed festival success in Ireland and abroad with official selections at 12 international film festivals including The Richard Harris International Film Festival, Limerick Kerry International Film Festival, Mayo International Film Festival, Waterford International Film Festival, Achill Island Film Festival, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Irish Film From Home, London, Underground Cinema Film Awards, Dún Laoghaire, Fastnet Film Festival, Cork and Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival. Richard is in pre-production for two short films at the moment, 'Joey Had Never Been Out of the City' a crime thriller which sees him team up with screenwriter, Ken Armstrong once more and 'Extraña' a horror/ family drama based on a script he co-wrote with his wife, Cynthia Chavez. Richard works full time as a documentary producer and editor in Dublin, Ireland.