Peter Foott

Not to be confused with Peter Foote.

Peter Foott
Born	Peter Foott (1976-09-29) 29 September 1976 (age 48) Cork, Ireland
Occupation(s)	Director, producer and screenwriter
Spouse	Hillary Rose ​ (m. 2010)​

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

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

1. "Vico Films - Home". Vicofilms.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Established in 2004 by Peter Foott, Cormac Fox and Michael Doherty
2. "Just a Little Bit of Love: A Tribute to Des Smyth".^[dead link‍]
3. "The Carpenter and his Clumsy Wife". Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
4. Peter Foott at IMDb
5. "Peter Foott to speak to Film In Cork's Production Club". 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
6. "New Hidden Camera Show 'The Fear' To Air On RTÉ Two". Irish Film and Television Network. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
7. "The Young Offenders to be released in September". Irish Film Board. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016.
8. "The Young Offenders premieres at Galway Film Fleadh". Galway Advertiser. 7 July 2016.
9. "The Young Offenders scores biggest Irish opening of the year". Irish Times. 19 September 2016.
10. "Young Offenders sequel likely after box office triumph". RTÉ. 20 September 2016.
11. "The 60th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces full 2016 programme". BFI. 13 October 2016.
12. "Young Offenders: It's pure Cork, like". Irish Examiner. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
13. "Ashton School, Cork, welcomes 'The Young Offenders' past–pupil director". ireland.anglican.org. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
14. "Praise for Cork film 'Young Offenders'". Irish Examiner. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
15. "Hilary Rose was determined to make Cork comedy The Young Offenders a family affair". Irish Examiner. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
16. "IFTA Academy Members - Profile - Peter Foot". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
17. "Cork's top shorts are Toyla and The Apology Line". screendaily.com. Screen Daily. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
18. "A dark fairy tale destined for Venice Film Festival". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

External links

• Peter Foott at IMDb