I'm a writer/director based in Dublin. My most recent short film ‘Shush, Now’ has just begun its festival journey at the internationally renowned Galway Film Fleadh 2026, followed by Boyne Valley Film Festival where it received an honourable mention at the awards, and will have its international premiere at the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival. I'm an alumnus of Stowe Story Labs' Facing In/Facing Out program at Galway, where I was accepted based on my feature film screenplay 'Crumbs'. I'm a recipient of funding support from the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Emerging Artist Bursaries 2026 for my next short, ‘Passersby’, and I recently went into development with Standing Stone Pictures on another short which will star Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones). Last year, my comedy documentary ‘With Compliments from the Gentlemen Across the Bar in Oman’ premiered at Boyne Valley and has garnered over 50k views on YouTube with highly positive reviews. Previously, my writing has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at Rhode Island International Film Festival for my pilot episode 'Versions', which was also a finalist at Atlanta Film Festival and The Golden Script Competition. I also work as a development executive for Treasure Entertainment, one of Ireland's leading production companies, where I seek out new stories and collaborate with writers to develop their screenplays.

craig@vahvahfilms.com