Smiling Sadly are a new production company founded in 2006 by Mairtin de Barra. We are award winning and our work has traveled festivals world-wide.

Mairtin has worked in the Irish Film and Television industry for over 10 years. He is a 2007 graduate of the EAVE European Audiovisual Entrepreneur Post Graduate Certificate in Production.  He graduated from D.I.T. in 1998 with a B.Sc. Degree in Communications. He also holds a certificate in Fundamentals of Film Production from U.C.D. in 1997.

His credits include:
  • PRODUCER: Tart, Funderland Fan, Miles and Miles and City Lights music videos.
  • LINE PRODUCER: Aisling's Diary Series 1, Aisling's Diary Holiday Special, Aisling's Diary Series 2
  • DIRECTOR: Shore, 140, Tart, Funderland Fan, Miles and Miles, City Lights
  • LOCATION MANAGER: Love/Hate (2nd Unit), Vodafone Commercial, Anseo, Studs, Bachelor's Walk series 1-3, Paths to Freedom, Fergus's Wedding, Dream Team and many more

AWARDS
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  • BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
  • City Lights at the Icewhole Technical Awards in London
  • BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
  • Tart at the Oporto International Short Film Festival in Porto
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
  • Tart at the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival

FOR COMMERCIALS PLEASE CONTACT MY REPRESENTATION:
Eoin Lynch
eoin@tengger.ie
+353 (0)1 235 5489

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