Derek Ugochukwu
@derekwell
Writer|Director: Pediment @Galwayfilm 2023 | You’re Not Home @sxsw 2023 | @IFTA nominated | Rep: @UnitedAgents
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Thank you very much Catalyst International Film Festival for the Spirit of the Festival Award for PEDIMENT. A full circle moment to be back with our film having received best Short Screenplay in 2022. Enormous gratitude to everyone who made this happen 🖤🙏🏾
Whoever negotiates Sydney Sweeney’s next pay cheque needs to double it. Girl birthed and delivered the heck out of that role👏🏾 #immaculate
Tomorrow is the deadline for our
Mentorship for Black Irish Screenwriters with Screen Ireland - 6 emerging diverse script writers will be mentored over 6 months in 1-on-1 sessions + group sessions from industry speakers, networking opportunities & more! bit.ly/48pFhMp
FINAL DAY! 🎟🍿
Don't miss DOUBLE BLIND on the big screen! In cinemas for just 1 more day...
So grab the popcorn, turn down the lights and play it loud!
#DoubleBlind #irishfilm #lastchance #horror
Thursday sees the start of #DublinIFF24 - we've picked out some shorts that Irish film fans need to see at this year's festival:
filmindublin.ie/2024/02/21/sho…
Nice time discussing PEDIMENT at FilmIreland’s DIFF 24 Filmmakers’ Roundtable Podcast. Thanks Film Ireland for having us.
Our Dublin Premiere for PEDIMENT has arrived at the prestigious Dublin International Film Festival February 24th Light House Cinema. Super excited and hope to see you there! 💛🙏🏾
Link available here: diff.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…
accessCINEMA The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Mermaid Arts Centre Pálás Cinema Galway Film Society Garter Lane Arts Centre RiverbankArtsCentre DIFF 2024 will showcase an impressive line-up of over 40 shorts from Ireland and across the world, including Two For The Road, and films by Derek Ugochukwu Ellius Grace Grace Dyas and more.
🔥 OFFICIAL TRAILER 🔥
Happy New Year! I'm delighted to finally share the official trailer for Double Blind! Coming to cinemas next month on February 9th! 👏
#doubleblindfilm #horrorfilm #irishfilm
Excited to announce that Ashraf Tumuheirwe has won the ‘Outstanding Rising Star’ for his role as Ikenna in our Film in Limerick funded short YOU’RE NOT HOME at the prestigious Tallgrass Film Association in Kansas, USA. Such an incredible acknowledgement and we are super proud of Ashraf. 🙌🏾🎉
We were delighted to welcome our members and industry guests to yesterday's DYNAMIC DIVERSE event in association with Coimisiún na Meán
Thank you to our wonderful contributors who inspired us with their words, discussing representation and diversity both on screen and behind the scenes.
National Film School graduates Derek Ugochukwu and Eamon Hughes, writer and producer of ‘All My Darlings’ reunited with the film’s composer Shea Fitzgerald at the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) DYNAMIC DIVERSE event yesterday at Lighthouse Cinema. Coimisiún na Meán Derek Ugochukwu Light House Cinema
I had the pleasure of scoring this brilliant short film ‘Pediment’. Directed by the brilliant Derek Ugochukwu . Was so much fun collaborating on this with him.
Big thanks to Harp Media and Screen Ireland
Excited to finally share APPRECIATION online via Short of the Week
LINK: shortoftheweek.com/2023/07/25/app…