Our films

At Tailored, we strive to develop edgy, compelling, high-concept films that have a strong societal thematic resonance, both nationally and internationally.

Tailored has produced six international feature films to date and has a number of feature projects in active, funded development and in the financing stages on our ever growing slate.

To access our ‘Film & TV in Development’ page, please contact cal@tailoredfilms.ie.

Please note we cannot accept unsolicited scripts.

The Apprentice
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The Apprentice

Creator:
Writer:
Gabriel Sherman
Director:
Ali Abbasi
Starring:
Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan
Co-Producers & Funders:
Scythia Films, Profile Pictures, Film Institute, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Rich Spirit, Gidden Media, Head Gear Films, Film i Väst, The Danish Film Institute, and National Bank of Canada
Year:
2024
Festivals:
  • Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
  • 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
  • Telluride Film Festival 2024
  • BFI London Film Festival 2024
  • Zurich Film Festival 2024
  • Beyond Fest 2024
Awards
About:

‘The Apprentice’ is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.

Bring Them Down
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Bring Them Down

Creator:
Writer:
Chris Andrews
Director:
Chris Andrews
Starring:
Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Susan Lynch
Co-Producers & Funders:
Wild Swim Films, Frakas Productions, Mubi, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, UK Global Screen Fund administered by the BFI
Year:
2024
Festivals:
  • 2024 Toronto International Film Festival - premiered
  • BFI London Film Festival 2024
  • Awards: Fantastic Fest 2024 - Best Picture
  • Dinard Festival of British Cinema 2024 
  • Rome Film Festival 2024
  • Beyond Fest 2024
  • Seville European Film Festival 2024
Awards
About:

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, a devastating chain of events leaves both families permanently altered.

Let the Wrong one In
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Let the Wrong one In

Creator:
Writer:
Conor McMahon
Director:
Conor McMahon
Starring:
Karl Rice, Eoin Duffy, Anthony Head, Hilda Fay, Mary Murray, David Pearse
Co-Producers & Funders:
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, BAI, MPI Media Group
Year:
2021
Festivals:
  • Fantastic Fest 2021
  • Sitges Film Festival 2021
  • Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2021
  • Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Awards
  • ScreamFest (Los Angeles) - Best VFX
About:

A young supermarket worker discovers his older brother is a vampire and has to choose whether to help him or slay him.

The Winter Lake
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The Winter Lake

Creator:
Writer:
David Turpin
Director:
Phil Sheerin
Starring:
Anson Boon, Charlie Murphy, Emma Mackey, Michael McElhatton, Mark McKenna
Co-Producers & Funders:
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Epic Pictures Group, Western Region Audio Visual Producers Fund, Telefilm Canada, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Creative Europe, an Irish Canadian Co-Production (EMAfilms)
Year:
2020
Festivals:
  • Galway Film Fleadh 2020 - premiered
  • Toronto Irish Film Festival 2020
  • Newport Beach Film Festival 2020
  • Cinéfest Sudbury 2020
Awards
  • Richard Harris Film Festival - Best Film and Best Director
About:

A dark coming-of-age drama following a young boy whose unsettling discovery at a seasonal lake threatens to expose the long-buried secrets of his mysterious neighbours.

The Lodgers
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The Lodgers

Creator:
Writer:
David Turpin
Director:
Brian O'Malley
Starring:
Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, David Bradley, Moe Dunford, Deirdre O’Kane
Co-Producers & Funders:
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Epic Pictures Group
Year:
2017
Festivals:
  • Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - premiered
  • Torino Film Festival 2017
  • Cork International Film Festival 2017
Awards
  • Irish Film and Television Academy Award 2018 - Best VFX
  • Molins Film Festival 2017 - Best Film
  • Fancine Festival 2017 - Best actress
About:

A gothic horror story centred on a family curse and a sinister presence that confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edward to their crumbling mansion in 1920s Ireland.

Stitches
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Stitches

Creator:
Writer:
Conor McMahon & David O’Brien
Director:
Conor McMahon
Starring:
Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Gemma Leah Devereux
Co-Producers & Funders:
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, MPI Media Group
Year:
2012
Festivals:
  • Sitges 2012 - Jury Award
  • Fright Fest 2012 - Best Death
  • Salón Internacionalde La Luz -  Best Cinematography
Awards
About:

The darkly comic tale of ‘Stitches’ Grindle, a homicidal clown, who rises from the grave to exact revenge on the now grown children responsible for his death at a birthday party years prior.