Barry Dignam

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Barry Dignam (born March 31, 1971) is an Irish filmmaker. Some of his films are Chicken, Dream Kitchen, Stages, Bounce and A Ferret Called Mickey" "Barry Dignam studied drama at Trinity College Dublin and Film at the National Film School of Ireland (IADT). He has made a number of internationally successful shorts including Chicken", “Dream Kitchen” and “A Ferret Called Mickey”. His films have been presented in official selection at over a hundred and fifty international film festivals and have won numerous awards. He has been nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes and a Berlin Bear. Barry's work has been screened by top broadcasters including Film Four, PBS, Canal+ and have been released on DVD and theatrically in both Europe and the US. Currently Barry is in development on three feature films Playing It Straight (Moonstone) a romantic comedy, Monged (Irish Film Board) and Breaking Rocks (Irish Film Board) both drama. He is currently completing a new short completely in sign language called "Enough" to be screened at the Galway film fleadh in June 2008 and writing a new feature entitled "The Joy", a love story set in a maximum security prison."

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