Volta™ – Irish Independent Film Online

His first feature film, Adam & Paul (2005, written by Mark O’Halloran), played in Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival, Panorama section and won both the Grand Prix and the International Critics Prize at the Sofia International Film Festival. It was also nominated in the Screenwriter category at the European Film Awards. In 2006 it won the Best Screenplay prize at London Evening Standard Film Awards. In Ireland it won the Galway Film Fleadh as well as being nominated for eight Irish Film and Television Awards, winning the award for Best Director.

His second feature, Garage (written by Mark O’Halloran) premiered in the Director’s Fortnight selection, Cannes 2007 where it won the Prix Art et Essai. It went on to play in numerous international film festivals including Toronto, Stockholm, Pusan, London and Turin where it won the prize for Best Film. Garage won all the major film categories at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2008; Best Film, Best Director, Best Script and Best Actor.

Also in collaboration with Mark O’Halloran, Lenny made Prosperity, a series of four one-hour films for television, broadcast September 2007 on Irish national television. Prosperity won Best Director (Television) and Best Script (Television) at the 2008 Irish Film and Television Awards.