Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Limerick City, Munster, Ireland

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jonathan Hughes is a screenwriter and playwright based in Limerick City. He completed an MA degree in Script Writing at Goldsmiths University of London and a BA(Hons) in Film & TV Production from the National Film School of Ireland at IADT. Jonathan has channeled his turbulent upbringing and years spent in the closet into a fresh perspective on contemporary life which has seen his scripts in high demand. Jonathan was awarded Best Screenplay at Waterford Film Festival for his short project, The Wake. The Wake was also selected as the recipient of the Clones Film Festival funding award. Two of Jonathan's scripts were produced for Goldsmiths University of London; winning a best screenplay award for his work on graduation film See You In Hell. He won the Filmbase/RTE Short Shots funding award for his short comedy script Acorn. The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017 before playing the festival circuit worldwide. Jonathan was awarded the Galway Film Centre/ RTE short film funding prize for his short script MOTHER. He also received funding from Screen Ireland for his short project Mary through their Short Stories scheme. Both Mary and MOTHER premiered at the 30th Galway Film Fleadh in 2018 screened worldwide at various festivals. In January 2019, Jonathan received a nomination for the prestigious Discovery Award at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. In 2020, his directorial debut, the short film Operator, was selected for the first ever online Galway Film Fleadh and has since gone on to screen at dozens of festivals at home and abroad. Also in 2020, his short film project La Tumba was awarded the DLR First Frames funding prize by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the National Film School of Ireland at IADT. Jonathan's distinct voice has translated into comedy projects that have strong universal appeal; his scripts have tickled the funny bones and warmed the hearts of audiences all over the world.

Most Famous Work

The Young Offenders
Average
8

The Young Offenders

(2018) Script Supervisor
Finding Joy
Average
5

Finding Joy

(2018) Script Supervisor
The Young Offenders
Average
7

The Young Offenders

(2016) Makeup Department Head
Christmas Perfection
Average
6

Christmas Perfection

(2018) Script Supervisor
Rat King
Average
0

Rat King

(2024) Thanks
Mary
Average
0

Mary

(2018) Writer
La Tumba
Average
0

La Tumba

(2022) Screenplay
Operator
Average
1

Operator

(2020) Director of Photography

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 (voice)
2012 Gravedigger (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Thanks
2022 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Director
2020 Director
2018 Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
2016 Script Supervisor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Writer
Screenplay
2020 Screenplay
2018 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Producer
2016 Production Coordinator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Costume & Make-Up

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Year Role Movie/Tv

Join the discussion

Please Log in to comment