Irish writer / director Ian Power graduated with a first class honors from the MA Film at DIT in 2000 and has written and directed four award winning short films which have picked up numerous honors including Best Irish Short & Jury Prize at the Cork Film Festival, Best Irish Short at the Galway Film Fleadh, Best Irish Short at the Foyle Film Festival, a Celtic Film and Television Award for Best Short Drama, a Remi Award at the Houston Film Festival, a TCM Classic Short Nomination, the Award of Excellence at the LA Film Award s, and Best Short Comedy at the Fastnet Film Festival. In 2009 Ian wrote and directed 'The Runway', his first feature length film starring Demián Bichir (Steven Soderberg's 'Che' & Showtime's 'Weeds'), Kerry Condon ('The Last Station'), and James Cosmo ('Braveheart'). 'The Runway' is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who crashed his plane in Co. Cork in 1983. Against all odds, the locals came together to build a runway to get him home.
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the pilot and convinces the town to build a runway to get him home.