Michael-​David McKernan

Michael-David McKernan

Michael-​David McK­er­nan is an award-​winning film­maker from Ire­land, pre­vi­ously long-​listed for an Oscar and a nom­i­nee for a Young Direc­tors Award at Cannes Lions.

He is the direc­tor of mul­ti­ple short films that have screened inter­na­tion­ally at film fes­ti­vals such as Tribeca, New­port Beach, Flick­er­fest Aus­tralia, Dublin and BFI Flare.

Cat & Mouse, a short film sup­ported by Screen Ireland’s flag­ship Focus Shorts Scheme, pre­miered at Gal­way Film Fleadh this summer.

His short doc­u­men­tary How to Fall in Love in a Pan­demic qual­i­fied for the Acad­emy Awards in 2021 after win­ning Best Short Doc­u­men­tary at Gal­way Film Fleadh as well as nine other inter­na­tional fes­ti­val awards.