BALLYROGAN FILMS is an artist run film production company based in Co. Wicklow Ireland. The company formed in 2015 by resident director Robert Manson to house his first feature film LOST IN THE LIVING, which premiered at the Achtung Berlin film festival, winning the Best Director Award, the film was developed through MEDIA funded ENGAGE. HOLY ISLAND our second feature film to be produced in recent years was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland's Authored Works scheme and had its world premiere at the 66th Cork Film Festival (2021) The film screened at festivals in India, Spain and the US and was released theatrically in Ireland in October 2022 and in Kino’s in Germany in May 2024 and VOD in June 2024. Recently completed experimental Documentary features; AFTERNOON IN JUNE, and featurette SUMMER AND WINTER had world premieres in Genoa (Italy) and Ji.hlava IDFF (Czech) a week apart in October 2023. The two new feature films in development are ‘Motte Stone’ and the ‘Ballyrogan House’.
HOLY ISLAND
FEATURE, DRAMA 87'
Writer / Director / Co-Producer Robert Manson
Produced by Claire Mc Cabe
Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland
16mm • Super 8mm • 5K Red
Black & White • Colour
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Rosa and David, two lost souls, try to escape a desolate purgatory town. They must find a rare ticket, and overcome their own personal struggles, before becoming stuck in this limbo forever.
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66th Int. Cork Film Festival - Ireland - 2021
52nd Int. Film Festival of India - Goa - 2021
22nd Santa Fe Film Festival - USA - 2022
21st Ashland Independent Film - USA - 2022
11th Richmond Int. Film Festival - USA - 2022
*Best Cinematography* - FICIMAD - 2022
23rd Filmkunstmesse Leipzig - Germany - 2023
Irish Film Festival - Australia - 2023. Emerald City Irish Film Festival - USA - 2025
Oisín, a musician from Dublin looses himself in the bohemia of Berlin.
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*Best Director* 11th Achtung - Berlin, Germany - 2015
27th Galway Film Fleadh - Ireand - 2015
Flimmerzimmer #22, Berlin, Germany - 2015
60th Cork Film Festival - Ireland - 2015
Krautfilm - Berlin, Germany - 2016
Irish Focus screening - IFI, Dublin - 2016
4th Boddinale - Berlin, Germany - 2016
*Board of Directors award* 4th North Carolina Film Awards - USA - 2016
Shebeen Flick Irish film festival Berlin - Germany 2016
34th International Film Festival Uruguay - 2016
Irish Australian Film Festival - 2016
4th AIFF - Ariano Film Festival - Italy - 2016
European Film Weeks - Finland - 2017
German Irish Film Summit - Berlin, Germany - 2022
AFTERNOON IN JUNE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 60'
Director, Producer, Editor & Sound - Robert Manson
Sound Mix and Edit - Robert Fuhrmann
Graphic Design and Titles - Studio Tinnef
Original Music - H Graves and The Casino Royal
Post Production - THƎ.Post Republic
Super 8 Film Processed - Andec Filmtechnik
Arts Council of Ireland - Fionnuala Sweeney, Audrey Keane
Colour - 4:3 - Stereo & 5.1
Format - Super 8MM
Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland
Ballyrogan Films © 2023
A journey through antiquated Europe. Retreading past ‘Joie de Vivre’
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FLIGHT/ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova - 2023
19th L’Europe autour de l’Europe - Paris - 2024
36th Galway Film Fleadh - Ireland - 2024
SUMMER AND WINTER
DOCUMENTARY FEATURETTE, 41'
Director, Producer, Editor - Robert Manson
Sound Mix and Edit - James Latimer
Narration - Naima Laube and Ben Plunkett Reynolds
Graphic Design and Titles - Studio Tinnef
Post Production - THƎ.Post Republic
Colour - 4:3 - Stereo & 5.1
Ballyrogan Films © 2023
An epic poem of literary quotes, soundscapes and slide film images from the former DDR.
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27th JI.HLAVA IDFF, 2023
SIGNPOST MEN
SHORT, DRAMA 11'
Writer / Director / Editor : Robert Manson
Producer: Sarah Gunn
Cinematography: Narayan Van Maele
Starring: Daniel Samya, Annabell Rickerby
Format: Arri Alexa 2K - Stereo & 5.1
Thanks to the SDGI & Alexa Take series
A day in the life of a Sandwich board man on the busy streets of Dublin. He is largely ignored as he tries to make up his mind to stay or leave the city.
DRIVING THROUGH DUBLIN
SHORT, EXPERIMENTAL 3'
DIRECTOR : ANDREW MANSON Circa 1982'
4K restoration