Luke Daly and Nathan Fagan - aka Luna - are award-winning, IFTA-nominated directors. They’re passionate about interrogating under-explored themes and characters through visually inventive and immersive cinema.
Their films have been recognised with numerous awards and nominations: the Grand Prix for Best Irish Short Film at the Cork International Film Festival, an IFTA nomination, a Cannes YDA nomination, multiple wins at the Kinsale Sharks and ICADs, and an EDA award for Best Short Film. Their 2021 short drama, Flicker, was longlisted for an Oscar.
Their short films have screened at numerous Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying film festivals all over the world.
Luna have also directed content for: An Post, SuperValu, Jagermeister, Cadbury’s, AIG, Littlewoods, and Universal Music Ireland. They’ve directed music videos for artists such as: Walking on Cars, Kitt Phillipa, JyellowL, Gavin James and Fangclub.
Their work has featured on: Nowness, Director’s Library, 1.4, RTE, The Irish Times, the Irish Independent, Hot Press, Clash Magazine, District Magazine, and many, many more platforms and publications.
Awards:
Grand Prix Irish Short - Cork International Film Festival - 2020 (Academy Award®-Qualifying Category)
Best Short Film (Drama) - Emerging Director Awards - 2022
Best Fiction Short Film - Clones Film Festival - 2021
Best Celtic Short Film - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival - 2021
Best International Short Film - Australia Independent Film Festival - 2021
Best Short Film - 2nd Place - Emerging Director Awards 2020
Best Advertising Film (Gold) - Kinsale Shark Awards - 2022
Best Editing (Bronze) - Advertising Film - ICAD Awards- 2022
Advertising Film (Silver) - ICAD Awards - 2022
Cinematography (Silver) - ICAD Awards - 2022
Best Music - New Score - (Silver) - ICAD Awards - 2022
Best Short Documentary - IFI Stranger than Fiction Festival 2015
Best Irish Short Film, Runner Up, Cork Film Festival - 2016
Best Short Documentary - Guth Gafa Documentary Festival - 2017
Best Short Documentary - Scottish Mental Health & the Arts Festival - 2017
Best Short Documentary - Barcelona International Short Film Festival - 2017
Nominations:
Best Short Film - Irish Film and Televisions Awards (IFTA) - Nominated - 2021
Cannes YDA (Young Director Awards) - Shortlist - 2022
1.4 Awards - Shortlist - 2022
Nominated - Best Irish Short Film / Commercial - Kinsale Shark Awards 2018
Nominated - Best Irish Short Film - Mayo International Film Festival - 2021
Nominated - Best Direction / Short Film - Ireland - Kinsale Shark Awards - 2021
Nominated - Best Direction / Advertising Film - Ireland - Kinsale Shark Awards - 2022
Nominated - Best Short Film - Ireland - Kinsale Shark Awards - 2021
Nominated - Best Irish Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2019
Nominated - Best Irish Short Film / Commercial - Kinsale Shark Awards 2018
Nominated - Best Irish Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2019
Nominated - Best Low Budget Irish Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2021
Nominated - Best Production Design / Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2021
Nominated - Best Editing / Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2021
Nominated - Best Cinematography / Music Video - Kinsale Shark Awards 2021
https://www.nowness.com/series/lovesick/skin-to-skin-luna
https://directorslibrary.com/interview/skin-to-skin/
https://www.beyondtheshort.com/documentary/skin-to-skin-luna
https://filmireland.net/2020/02/24/nathan-fagan-guimond-writer-director-of-flicker/
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dublin-international-film-festival-5001340-Feb2020/