Declan Lowney
Declan Lowney | |
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| Born | 23 April 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Declan Lowney (born 23 April 1960) is an
Help.[2]
He has directed two feature films, Wild About Harry in 2000,[3] and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa in 2013.[4]
Background
Lowney was born in
Super 8 camera to make short films, and became the winner of local amateur film competitions. His parents wanted him to go into a career in law, but he decided to continue making films instead.[5] In 1977, he directed The Rose that Bloomed, a documentary film about the 25th Wexford Film Festival.[6]
Career
In 1980, Lowney released Wavelength, a 17-minute
Jacob's Award.[8] Lowney courted controversy shortly before the contest, when he stated in an interview that Eurovision was "just an excuse for a load of TV executives to go on the piss on expenses".[5] Into the 1990s, he directed the Bob Marley biopic Time Will Tell (1991) and The Velvet Underground's 1993 tour Live MCMXCIII.[7]
After directing some
British Comedy Award. Langan asked Lowney if he would like to return to direct the first two episodes of the recently commissioned series of Cold Feet. He declined the invitation because the production schedules clashed with his first feature film, Mattie.[12] Written by Hugh Leonard, Mattie was to star Terence Stamp and Mia Farrow. Funding for the film fell through the week before principal photography was due to begin.[13] Lowney was offered the first episodes of Cold Feet again and this time accepted. The episodes were broadcast in 1998.[12]
After the failure of Mattie, Lowney finally got the chance to direct a debut feature with Wild About Harry (2000). The following year, he directed the first series of
Little Britain. Help won Lowney his second BAFTA and Little Britain secured him another nomination.[15] In 2008, he directed a major television advertising campaign for Reveal magazine.[16] In 2009, he directed the RTÉ sitcom Never Mind the Nursing Home[17] and three episodes of the ITV romantic comedy Married Single Other,[18] which were broadcast in early 2010. In 2010, Lowney directed a performance of Riverdance in Beijing in high-definition. The performance was scheduled for release on Blu-ray to mark 15 years of the troupe.[19]
Lowney played a role developing Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, and was reportedly set to direct.[20][21] However the film was eventually directed by Dexter Fletcher.
In 2013 Lowney directed Steve Coogan in the Alan Partridge feature film, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.[22]
Personal life
Lowney is married to Jenny, and they have two sons, Danny and Ted, and a daughter, Joya. Ted was named after the title character of Father Ted as a tribute to actor Dermot Morgan, who died the day after Lowney and Jenny learned she was pregnant.[23] Danny made an appearance in the first episode of Happiness, playing Josh.[24]
References
- ^ "Television nominations 1995". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
- ^ "Doctor Who is Bafta award winner". 8 May 2006.
- ^ "Wild About Harry (2000) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Armando Iannucci On Alan Partridge Movie". Empire. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ a b Boyd, Brian (21 April 2001). "PopMart director talks about new film". The Irish Times.
- ^ Staff (1977). [Untitled column]. Film making (Penblade Publishers) 15: p. 82.
- ^ a b Hopper, p. 209.
- ^ Staff (17 October 1988). "Jacob's Award for McAnally". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b Nolan, Paul (20 June 2007). "Ted reckoning". Hot Press (Cityrove).
- ^ "Television nominations 1995". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
- ^ Tibballs, p. 13.
- ^ a b Tibballs, p. 28.
- ^ Taylor, Richie (4 November 1997). "Hollywood plans Ted and buried". The Mirror (MGN).
- ^ "Television nominations 2001". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
- ^ "Television nominations 2005". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
- ^ Sweeney, Mark (11 August 2008). "Carol Vorderman adds star touch to Reveal revamp". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved on 27 August 2008.
- ^ Staff (6 October 2009). "Sideline Joins Irish Contingent at Mipcom". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved on 20 October 2009.
- ^ McMahon, Kate (25 February 2009). "Mackie reunites the Cold Feet team for rom-com". Broadcast (Emap Media).
- ^ "15th Anniversary of the First Performance". Riverdance. Retrieved on 22 February 2010.
- ^ Tilly, Chris (8 August 2007). "Knowing me Steve Coogan, playing you Eddie the Eagle Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine". Time Out.
- ^ Sweeney, Ken (22 November 2009). "The Diary: Irish director makes leap of faith in casting for 'Eagle' biopic Archived February 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine". Sunday Tribune (Tribune Newspapers).
- ^ "Armando Iannucci On Alan Partridge Movie". Empire. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Tibballs, p. 34.
- ^ "Personality Crisis". Happiness. BBC Two. 20 March 2001.
Bibliography
- Hopper, Keith (2001). "Declan Lowney" in Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson: Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 1-903364-21-3.
- Tibballs, Geoff (2000). Cold Feet: The Best Bits.... London: Granada Media. ISBN 0-233-99924-8.
External links
- Declan Lowney at the British Film Institute
- Declan Lowney at IMDb
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