First Assistant Director

Ger Duffy

Selected credits

  • SaipanLisa Barros D'sa, Glenn Leyburn | Wild Atlantic/Fine Point Films
  • Video Nasty Megan K. Fox | Deadpan Pictures/ BBC NI
  • AnniversaryJan Lomasa | Lionsgate
  • Kathleen Is HereEva Birthistle | Treasure Entertainment
  • The Night Caller Diarmuid Goggins | Story Films/ All3Media International/ Samson Films
  • Kin Series 2Felix Thompson, Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor | BRON Studios/Headline Pictures/Metropolitan Films
  • Aisha Frank Berry | BBC/Subotica
  • Nothing Compares (Documentary Feature)Kathryn Ferguson | Ard Mhacha Productions/BFI/Screen Ireland
  • Witness No.3Diarmuid Goggins | Story Films/ All3Media International

About

Having worked as an Assistant Director in the film industry for over a decade on projects from Game of Thrones to Jurassic World, Ger Duffy is a master of well thought-out scenes, production planning and storytelling. He brings a wealth of set experience and story knowledge to his work.

First Assistant Director credits for film include Saipan, featuring Steve Coogan as Mick McCarthy,  Aisha starring Letitia Wright, Eva Birthistle’s directoral debut Kathleen Is Here,  Nothing Compares (Documentary Feature- Ard Mhacha/BFI/Screen Ireland), The Last Right 2nd Unit (CrossDay Productions), Anniversary (Lionsgate/Metropolitan) and Sisters (Element Pictures).

.Credits for TV include Kin S2 (Bron/AMC)Video Nasty (Deadpan/BBC NI), Smother S1 & 3 (BBC/Treasure), Blackshore (Treasure Ent/BBC Studios) and Witness No.3 (Story Films/Channel 5 – featuring Nina Toussaint-White). Ger was second unit Director for The Night Caller (Story Films, All3Media, Channel 5).

He learnt his trade on productions like Game of Thrones S4-8 (HBO),  Normal People (Element Pictures/BBC) and The Young Offenders (Vico Films/ BBC3/ RTÉ).

As Writer/ Director, Ger most recently made VOID, his second short film. Previously he directed Little Bear in 2015, which had its World Premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and later went on to win the Audience Choice Award at the Dublin International Film Festival.

Featured work

SHOWREEL

Aisha

Production Company

BBC/ Subotica


Producers

Sam Bisbee, Donna Eperon, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan

Director
Frank Berry

Writer
Frank Berry

Witness No.3

Reached number 1 Netflix UK

Production Company
Story Films/  Channel 5

Producers
Alex Jones

Director
Diarmuid Goggins

Writer
Thomas Eccleshare

KIN S2

Series 2: Eps 3,4,7,8

Production Company
RTÉ/ BRON/ Headline Pictures/ AMC

Producers
Edmund Sampson, James Flynn, Peter McKenna

Directors
Felix Thompson, Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor,

Writer
Peter McKenna

Kathleen Is Here

1st AD & Co-Producer

Production Company
Treasure Entertainment

Producer
Claire McCaughley

Director
Eva Birthistle

Writer
Eva Birthistle

VOID

OFFICIAL SELECTION 31st Galway Film Fleadh 

SHORT FILM

Production Company
Motherland

Producer
Louise Byrne

Director
Ger Duffy

Writer
Ger Duffy

Nothing Compares To You

Production Company
Ard Mhacha Productions/BFI/Screen Ireland

Producers
Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie

Director
Kathryn Ferguson

Writer
Eleanor Ferguson, Kathryn Ferguson,
Michael Mallie

Smother 1

Production Company
BBC/ Treasure

Producers
Shane Murphy/ Rebecca O’Flannagan

Director
Dathaí Keane

Writer
Kate O’Riodan

LITTLE BEAR

SHORT FILM

Producer
Felipa Robertson

Director
Ger Duffy, Daire Glynn

Writer
Daire Glynn

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