Na Coisithe, the documentary profile of Liam S. Gogan received its broadcast premier on TG4 April 7th Gógan in the Anamnocht/The Naked Soul Series .

Financing and Casting are advancing for an Autumn shoot of The Straits/Le Detroit, a feature film to be shot in Andalusia and Morocco. From a script by Johnny Gogan and Joe O'Byrne, The Straits will be directed by Johnny as his third feature film. The film is being lead-produced by Bandit Films with Cinetévé (Paris) and Visa Versa (UK). Maurice Bénichou (Hidden/Caché) is cast in the lead

Shooting has just concluded on a new Irish-language online poetry project, directed by Prin Duignan, Bandit's latest collaboration with Sleeping Warrior Productions. Featured artists are the singers John Spillane and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and the poets Louis de Paor (who also features in Bandit's Na Coisithe doco), Nuala Ní Dhomhnall and Cathal ÓSearcaigh. The Irish Poetry TV web-site is due for launch in late March.

The Adventures of Flannery, the feature-length documentary portrait of singer-song-writer Cathal Coughlan is now available on Vimeo Here

Brían F. O'Byrne, the star of Johnny's two previous feature films The Last Bus Home and Mapmaker has been getting great reviews for his lead appearance in the US TV Drama series Flash Forward

The Scaffolder Falls, Johnny's collaboration with animators Brian McGowan and Patrick O'Rourke (Sleeping Warrior Productions) gets its next outing at the new Lightbox Festival of animation in Sligo 19-20th June. Available to watch on Vimeo Here

Johnny's debut novel Ghost Writers has been succesfully launched with readings in Dublin and Leitrim and further readings to come in Belfast and Galway. The book is available from selected book shops in Ireland.