Following the Irish premiere of “Kneecap” at the Galway Film Fleadh, the director and producer behind the Sundance Audience Award winning film – have launched Coup D’Etat Films.
The Belfast-based production company, led by Rich Peppiatt and Trevor Birney, will primarily focus on original scripted content.
Peppiatt (Kneecap; One Rogue Reporter) and Birney (No Stone Unturned; The Go-Go’s; Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing; Quinn Country) are already in development on a number of domestic and international projects under the Coup D’Etat banner, exploring both solo and co-production arrangements.
The award-winning feature film Kneecap written & directed by Peppiatt and produced by Birney opened the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh ahead of its general release in US cinemas on August 2nd, and Irish and UK cinemas the following weeks.
The film, acquired by Sony Pictures Classics, has received critical acclaim picking up the NEXT Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Utah earlier this year.