Peter Lavery

Peter Lavery

Birth Place

Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Peter Lavery is a Dublin-born screenwriter and director with a passion for crafting emotionally resonant, character-driven stories. In 2019, he relocated to London to pursue filmmaking full-time, earning a BA in Practical Filmmaking from MetFilm School in 2022. Peter’s debut short film, Tequila Dream (2021), became an award-winning success, earning Best Director at the Prague International Film Festival, Best Student Film at the Birmingham Film Festival, and Best Long Short Film at the British Short Film Awards, among others. Building on that success, Peter developed a signature style that blends magical realism with grounded emotional storytelling. His follow-up short, Alone With You (2023), was selected for the BAFTA-qualifying Carmarthen...

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Total Credits

2

Best Known For

Directing

Writing

Frequent Collaborators

Elliot Grihault

Elliot Grihault

2 films together

Nicole Atalla

Nicole Atalla

2 films together

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

2 films together

Michael Fleming

2 films together

Tim Downie

Tim Downie

2 films together

Flo Thompstone

Flo Thompstone

2 films together

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