Saffron Pictures

Saffron Pictures television drama credits include the award winning Whistleblower for RTÉ, starring Adrian Dunbar, Charlene McKenna and Stanley Townsend; Love Is The Drug for RTÉ, starring Ruth Bradley, Allen Leech and Ruth Negga; and three films supported by the Irish Film Board: The Case of Majella McGinty, A Ferret Called Mickey and Hit and Run (screened at many festivals including Rose d’Or Montreux, International Television Festival Golden Prague and TTV Festival Bologna. Awards won by Saffron Pictures include IFTA Best Drama Series (2004 and 2008) and Best Drama at the Celtic Media Festival (2009). Saffron Pictures’ track record demonstrates a consistent ongoing commitment to new Irish talent from its early days such as writers Morna Regan, Darren Thornton, Lauren Mckenzie and directors Kirsten Sheridan, Darren Thornton.