John Carney

Once

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

Release Date:2007-03-23

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:1319

Fascinating Rhythm

A musical centered on a young woman’s magical journey through past and present New York City that will draw creative influence from the life and music of George Gershwin.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Flora and Son

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.

Release Date:2023-09-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:170

Modern Love Mumbai

Explore 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self-love.

Release Date:2022-05-13

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:11

Modern Love

An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by true events.

Release Date:2019-10-18

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:339

Sing Street

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Release Date:2016-03-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2299

Begin Again

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

Release Date:2014-07-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:3795

The Rafters

Ghosts stalk an old guesthouse in the Aran islands, as two American backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is, literally, haunted by her past.

Release Date:2012-07-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Sensation

Man-boy farmer Donal discovers that his father has suddenly passed away. Now on his own, Donal attempts to lose his virginity by hiring a prostitute to help him get out of his rut. And so he meets Kim, an aging Kiwi escort. After engaging in a strictly sexual encounter, their relationship soon progresses into a lusty romance, then to a business enterprise between two partners. Through these exploits, Donal and Kim provide each other with a sense of love and belonging that neither experienced beforehand.

Release Date:2011-11-04

Department:Sound

Job:Original Music Composer

Vote Count:6

Zonad

Zonad (Simon Delaney) is from space…probably. Or so the Cassidy family assume when they discover an apparent alien in a shiny red space suit and helmet passed out on the living room floor beside the drinks cabinet. The Cassidys and the people of Ballymoran make the intriguing visitor feel very welcome (and in the case of mother Mary, Donna Dent, and teenage minx Jenny, Janice Byrne, they make him feel very welcome indeed). At first, Zonad tries to evade the warm welcome of the villagers, although the procession of wanton women and free beer gets the better of him. Why give up on a good thing?

Release Date:2010-03-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

Bachelors Walk Christmas Special

Raymond is living alone and trying to write; Michael is stuck at home with parents; Barry is successful in London. They reunite.

Release Date:2006-12-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Bachelors Walk

Bachelors Walk was a comedy-drama based around three single men living in a house in Dublin’s Bachelors Walk. The drama was shot in and around Dublin. The programme was first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 2001. The drama revolves around Barry (Keith McErlean) looking for a get-rich-quick scheme, Raymond (Don Wycherley) the film critic and Michael (Simon Delaney) the would-be barrister. After a run of three series and an absence for three years, "Bachelors Walk" concluded for a one-off Christmas special which aired on St. Stephen's Day 2006 on RTÉ Two.

Release Date:2001-10-01

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:2

On the Edge

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

Release Date:2001-08-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:48

Park

Catherine goes to a local park to meet up with a school friend. The friend is not there, and Catherine spends the morning looking for her, with the help of the elderly park-keeper to whose stories she listens all the while. Several years later, Catherine is found hanging from a window in her home.

Release Date:1999-01-02

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Just in Time

Frank is a confident, charming author with a secret mistress in London; a relationship he wants to keep casual. Frank's secret is a burden he bears lightly, but he finds himself increasingly drawn into examining his unworthiness which ultimately horrifies him. Maria, an artist, is his good humoured wife putting a brave face on his neglect. Feeling increasingly emotional and isolated as she approaches middle age, she eventually breaks down admitting her loneliness at Frank's absences. The cathartic point of the film is when Michael, the co-owner of the cottage where they're staying, pays a visit with a woman other than his wife. Not knowing that he has left his wife and has moved in with this other woman, embarrassment and awkwardness increase, straining this social setting. With the illicit couple hot-footing it back to the city, Frank and Maria are left feeling threatened trying to reason the situation, at the midst of which lies Frank's secret.

Release Date:1998-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

November Afternoon

Karen and her husband come to Dublin to visit her brother. Tensions arise when there are indications that Karin and her brother may have an incestuous relationship.

Release Date:1996-01-01

Department:Sound

Job:Original Music Composer

Hotel

Short film by John Carney.

Release Date:1995-01-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Shining Star

Short film by John Carney.

Release Date:1995-01-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Power Ballad

Follows a wedding singer and a flagging pop star who come together to write a song to comedic consequences.

Department:Directing

Job:Director