Ruthless 


BFI, Northern Ireland Screen, John Brabourne Awards, Film + TV Charity, Northern Star Pictures

Selected in 54 festivals / Winner of 16 Awards, Nominee of 10 


/  Winner, Best Irish Short Film - IndieCork 

/ Winner, Lumi Award for Most Innovative Short Film - Belfast International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Foreign Short Film - Vision International Film Festival, Siberia 

/ Winner, Best Short Film - Waterford International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Celtic Short Film - Carmarthen Bay International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best International Short Film - Montreal Emerging Film Festival 

/ Winner, Audience Award - Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Film - Edinburgh Short Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best UK Film Prize - Wimbledon International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Audience Award - Wimbledon International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Short Film - East Lansing Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Director - Cuenca International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Short Film - Screen Culture International Film Festival 

/ Winner, Best Actor - Rob Knox Film Festival 

/ Winner, Audience Award - Red Cedar Film Festival 

/ Winner, Audience Award - Short Focus Film Festival 


/ Nominee, Best Short Film - GoldenKnight Malta International Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Golden Dragon Award for Best Short Film - Krakow International Film Festival

/ Nominee, Best Irish Short Film - Fastnet Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Best Cinematography - Fastnet Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Best Writing - Fastnet Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Best Writing - Richard Harris Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Seamus McGarvey Award for Best Cinematography - Louth Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Best Actor - Wyoming International Film Festival 

/ Nominee, Best Short Film - Manlleu International Film Festival

/ Runner Up, Norman Houston Award for Best Short Film - Capital Irish Film Festival


Press


https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/411097/?fbclid=IwAR1QGG2B3iydL38Oh20Ot6DLJqRO6AzoNYnNQSAgP6FY-ljW5yVR_L31EVk


https://filmireland.net/2022/03/31/shorts-programme-2-review-of-irish-film-at-vmdiff/


Cast


Jay Lowey / PJ
Jonathan Harden / Wizzy
Frankie McCafferty / Scoby
Caolan Byrne / Dicky
Michael McGarry, Daniel Kelly / The Soldiers


Crew


Matthew McGuigan / Director
Kate Perry / Writer
Leo McGuigan / Producer
Paul McGuigan / Producer
Aidan Gault / Cinematographer
Adam O’Dwyer / Editor
Natasha Mudi / Production Designer
Andrew McArthur / Location Sound
Chris Muldoon / Dubbing Mixer
Andrew Simon McAllister / Composer
Joanne Cunningham / Executive Producer
Mark Clark / Executive Producer
Kate Perry / Associate Producer
Louise Gallagher / Line Producer
Graham Kinniburgh / 1st Assistant Director
Joe Miskelly / 2nd Assistant Director
Cel Bothwell / 1st Assistant Camera
Gerard Donnelly / 2nd Assistant Camera
Dwayne Douglas / Gaffer
Ronan Cooper / Spark
Sarah Blair / Key Makeup Artist
Katherine Farries / Costume Designer
Nicholas Campbell / VFX Artist
Virginia Apicella / Script Supervisor
Lucy Scher / Script Editor
Tracy Lynch / Script Assistant
Nathan Stevenson / Art Department Assistants
Jack McNally / Art Department Assistants
Lewis Johnson / Art Department Assistants
Chloe Kernoghan / Art Department Assistants
Cara Nic Thiarnain / Background Performers
John Maguire / Background Performers
Thomas Purdy / Background Performers
Oisin Cash / Background Performers
Jim McMorrow / Background Performers
Sarah Jayne Tracey / Stills + EPK
Bluebell Bakery / Catering
Deirdre Walford / Chaperone
Paul Caulfield / Film Archivist
Using Format