Darren Thornton

Biography

Darren founded Calipo Theatre and Picture Company in 1994 and has been Artistic Director since then. He co-wrote and directed Love is the drug as a six part TV drama series for RTE in 2004. The series was based on the original Calipo Play and won an IFTA for Best Drama Series in 2005. His short film script Frankie was awarded an RTE/IFB short cuts funding in 2006 and was shot early in 2007. He also initiated and facilitates Sharp Focus for Calipo, a cross-border film project where established filmmakers work with young people on the production of original short films.