COLIN MCIVOR
Graduated at University of Ulster in Belfast with a BA (hons) in Visual Communications, Colin McIvor's debut feature CUP CAKE (2010) won numerous international awards including First in The Best Feature Category at Rhode Island International Film Festival 2010 and The Audience Award at Belfast Film Festival 2010 amongst others. He's also written and directed a number of shorts to date including multi-award winning short CHARLOTTE'S RED (2005), BLACK TAXI, STAINLESS STEAL (2000) and NO CIGAR. As a TV commercials director, he works in Ireland, U.K. and abroad working with clients such as Lucozade, Kelloggs, Danske Bank and Konzum. He's developing a number of feature film and television projects.

Director's statement
Such an amazing true story from my own hometown really had to be told on screen. It was a fabulous experience to work with such a talented cast and crew and to know that ZOO will be seen in Italy is fantastic.