Dylan Townsend(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Dylan Townsend is a multi-award winning creator, producer & director-
who initially began shooting his own projects in Ireland- after a
decade of photography, journalism and completing his studies in Film
& Journalism in Dublin.
Initially directing comedy films 'Ignorance Is Bliss', comedy web series 'Slainte' and poetry documentary 'Shadowsmiths'; led to his being invited to join RTE's Docu-reality series 'Exiles: Vancouver'.
While on the show in Vancouver, Dylan was documented creating the comedy Tv series 'Hipsterverse' with Michael Coleman (Once Upon a Time) and bringing comedy Queen Aisha Tyler ( Friends, Whose line is it anyway, Archer) onto the project as guest director. As showrunner & director of 'Hipsterverse', he pitched the project & sold the TV series to TAG Channel; which was distributed under DISH network and SONIFI across North America in 2017.
As producer on his recent film 'Bad Suns' shot in LA, starring Kevin Ryan( Copper) and Timothy Murphy ( Sons of Anerchy, Snowpiercer), he won multiple best film awards as producer, among the films 38 global festival awards. Dylan negotiated a distribution agreement with US based Sci-fi network 'Dust channel' and screened the film in LA & Dublin with Q & A's with Film icons , Shane Black & Jim Sheridan.
Working now in Los Angeles, Dylan has been busy developing Two half hour spiritual satire comedy shows. 'Wewoke', created by Dylan and directed by award winning writer and director, Kirsten Sheridan ( In America, August Rush) and most recently, developing 'Intentional', a show with talent including Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect franchise) about a hippy cult commune in California.
Initially directing comedy films 'Ignorance Is Bliss', comedy web series 'Slainte' and poetry documentary 'Shadowsmiths'; led to his being invited to join RTE's Docu-reality series 'Exiles: Vancouver'.
While on the show in Vancouver, Dylan was documented creating the comedy Tv series 'Hipsterverse' with Michael Coleman (Once Upon a Time) and bringing comedy Queen Aisha Tyler ( Friends, Whose line is it anyway, Archer) onto the project as guest director. As showrunner & director of 'Hipsterverse', he pitched the project & sold the TV series to TAG Channel; which was distributed under DISH network and SONIFI across North America in 2017.
As producer on his recent film 'Bad Suns' shot in LA, starring Kevin Ryan( Copper) and Timothy Murphy ( Sons of Anerchy, Snowpiercer), he won multiple best film awards as producer, among the films 38 global festival awards. Dylan negotiated a distribution agreement with US based Sci-fi network 'Dust channel' and screened the film in LA & Dublin with Q & A's with Film icons , Shane Black & Jim Sheridan.
Working now in Los Angeles, Dylan has been busy developing Two half hour spiritual satire comedy shows. 'Wewoke', created by Dylan and directed by award winning writer and director, Kirsten Sheridan ( In America, August Rush) and most recently, developing 'Intentional', a show with talent including Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect franchise) about a hippy cult commune in California.