Brendan Canty, the Cork director who had a worldwide hit with his video for Hozier's Take Me to Church, has told RTÉ Entertainment that he has plans to direct a feature film in the future.
Canty is set to make his second short early next year, but before the cameras start rolling the director will be among the guests at next month's IndieCork festival of film and music.
He will give a masterclass to aspiring filmmakers, where he'll talk about his "monster breakthrough moment" with the Hozier video, and share his experience working with the likes of Gavin James, Saint Sister and Talos.
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"I'll talk about the benefits of DIY music videos - why you should make them, why they're beneficial," Canty told RTÉ Entertainment.
"Then I'll go into the process and how you go about making videos from start to finish, and how you can get better at doing them. It's not just for filmmakers; it's also for musicians to encourage them to reach out to filmmakers."
Looking to his own future, Canty said his next short - the follow-up to the Barry Keoghan-starring For You - will be made in Cork.
"It's set in working class Cork," he said. "It's a coming-of-age-story and I'm really excited about it.
"In the last year or two I've started to do more dramas and I absolutely love that, so I think features are definitely the next step. There's no rush, but that's where I want to go. I have ideas, but they're at the early stage."
Asked about the best lessons that he learned along the way, which he'll be passing on at IndieCork, Canty replied: "Always just be really nice and sound to people! Especially the people in your crew, because those are the people that will go the extra mile for you.
"Definitely be honest and upfront with people as well. I'm a very nice person, but I realised that the only thing that was getting me into trouble, or getting me into arguments with people, would've been me not being fully honest or waiting to deliver bad news or delaying of stuff like that. It catches you out!
"Sometimes it's hard to give people feedback on their creative work, but being upfront and honest, it might take people aback at first, but it's really for their own benefit."
IndieCork runs from October 7 to 14. For the full programme of premieres, music and more, see: indiecork.com.
