Colin McIvor

Colin McIvor is a Belfast-raised writer-director and a graduate of the University of Ulster, where he studied Visual Communications. He began his career directing award-winning short films, including Charlotte's Red, Black Taxi, and No Cigar. His debut feature, Cup Cake, starring Michelle Fairley and Clive Russell, won numerous international awards including Best Feature at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Belfast Film Festival. His second feature, Zoo, starring Toby Jones and Dame Penelope Wilton, was released in US and UK cinemas and went on to win awards at the Seattle, Giffoni, Doha, and Castellinaria international film festivals. On the television side, he has directed numerous TV dramas, including the WW2 epic World on Fire for primetime BBC One. His third feature, No Ordinary Heist, inspired by the 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast, stars Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke and marks McIvor's most ambitious project to date.