Tom Collins has recently completed filming Penance, a project supported by Northern Ireland Screen, the Irish Film Board, and TG4.
This film is an extension of the successful TV series and feature film, An Bronntanas (The Gift),which was Ireland's entry in the Foreign Language Oscars 2015 and has been touring festivals, winning the Jury prize at the Boston Irish Film Festival.
Lagardere represents the film in Europe, with sales to over twelve networks and broadcasters.
Tom Collins is also working on his new feature film project, Priest Hunter, which has received financial support from the Irish Film Board and is currently in development.
In addition, he is completing production on an animation of the classic Irish novel, The Poor Mouth (An Béal Bocht),with Tommy Tiernan.
Collins is known for his multi-award-winning feature film, Kings, which was Ireland's choice for Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category and won him the Director's Guild of America /Ireland New Finders Award in 2007.
Kings won several awards, including the Gold Torc at the 2008 Celtic Film and Media Awards, a Special Commendation at Prix Europa Best Drama 2008, and the Best Cinematography Award at the Hampton's Film Festival 2007.
The film features prominent Irish talent, including Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Barry Barnes, and Brendan Conroy.
Collins' first production credit was as cameraman on the documentary Mother Ireland (1986),which won him a Femme Cathodique Cinematography award.
His first major drama production was the multi-award-winning feature film Hush-a-Bye Baby (1989),which starred Sinéad O'Connor and Emer McCourt.
His other work as producer includes The Bishop's Story (1994),which starred the late Donal Mc Cann.
Collins' directorial debut was the successful Bogwoman (Combat D'une Mere) (1997),which starred Rachael Dowling and Peter Mullan.
He has also directed several documentaries, including Teenage Kicks - The Undertones (2006),a widely acclaimed 'rockumentary' on the Derry band The Undertones, presented by John Peel.
Collins has produced or directed 13 documentaries, including More than a Sacrifice (1996),First Love (1997),Combat D'une Mere (1998),A Mother's Story (1999),The Johnie Walker Story (2000),and Donal Mc Cann - It Must Be Done Right (2000).
He also directed The Boys of St Columb's (2009),a documentary for BBC and RTÉ, which featured the late Nobel prize winners Seamus Heaney and John Hume.
Furthermore, Collins wrote the script for The Guard, based on Ken Bruin's Jack Taylor novels, for Magma Films/ TV3 and RFL Germany.
