Ed Guiney

Ed Guiney co-founded Element Pictures with Andrew Lowe in 2001. The company has offices in Dublin and London and works across film and TV production, distribution and exhibition.

His more recent films include Lenny Abrahamson's ROOM by Emma Donoghue, starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen and William H. Macy; Yorgos Lanthimos' THE LOBSTER, starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Wishaw and John C. Reilly, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes 2015; and 11 MINUTES, co-produced with Skopia Films, by renowned Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Richard Dormer, Wojciech Mecwaldowski and Paulina Chapko.

His films also include GLASSLAND, directed by Gerard Barrett and starring Jack Reynor, Will Poulter and Toni Collette, which won the Special Jury Prize for acting for Reynor at Sundance 2015; Abrahamson's last film FRANK, starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal; and Ken Loach's JIMMY'S HALL, a co-production with Sixteen Films.

Previous films include WHAT RICHARD DID, GARAGE and ADAM & PAUL (all by Lenny Abrahamson), SHADOW DANCER (James Marsh), THE GUARD (John Michael McDonagh), THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (Paolo Sorrentino), Palme d'Or winner THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (Ken Loach), OMAGH (Peter Travis) and Golden Lion winner THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (Peter Mullan).

Television drama includes the long-running series "Red Rock" for Irish broadcaster TV3, "Rebellion", a 1916 drama series for RTÉ with Touchpaper Television and "Ripper Street 3", with Tiger Aspect and Lookout Point for Amazon and the BBC.

Element Pictures Distribution handles STUDIOCANAL's slate in Ireland, as well as direct acquisitions. The company operates an online video on demand platform, Volta.ie, which focuses on the finest of Irish and international films and runs the four-screen Light House Cinema, one of Dublin's premiere art house cinemas.

In 2014 Ed Guiney was awarded the Prix Eurimages at the European Film Awards, which recognises the role of co-production in the European film industry.

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