EOGHAN KIDNEY
FILMOGRAPHY
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Here & There, Short (7min)
(2008) more »
Experimental short in collaboration with Irish band Les Bien.
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Animation-Hard Working Class Heroes, Commercial
(2006)
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Animation-Stars, Short (10min); CGI/Mixed Media
(2005) more »
Stars isStars is a short story following the final days of a young woman suffering from a fatal illness. As her condition deteriorates, the film illustrates her relationship with her environment and close ones through hallucinations resulting from her treatment.
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Animation-Caribou – Barnowl, Music Video
(2005)
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Caribou – Jacknuggeted, Music Video; Live Action/Animation
(2003)
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Max Tundra – Lysine, Music Video; Live Action/Animation
(2002)
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Animation-Ambulance – Whindie, Music Video
(2002)
Biography
Eoghan studied in IADT, and is one of the founding members of the Irish animation collective, Delicious 9. During the four years working with this group he collaborated over 50 different projects, ranging from video installations, design, live audion visual performances, visual sets, curation, children's workshops and 25 experimental music videos (several of which still end up on late night MTV slots, 16 of which were commercially released by Domino Records and Leaf Records).
In 2005, Eoghan wrote and directed his first short film Stars, which picked up Best Animated Film at the 2005 Galway Film Fleadh, and a further 7 awards on the festival circuit. After further work on commercials for Coca-Cola, Hard Working Class Heroes Festival The Den/The Ark co-production Save That Robot, Eoghan left the Delicious 9 collective in 2006.
Awards
2006 Stars-Shortlisted for Best Animation at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
2006 Stars-Winner of Best Animation at the Winnipeg International Film Festival
2006 Stars-Winner of Best irish animation Short at the Galway Film Fleadh
2006 Stars-2bd Prize for Best Animation at the Bridge Film Fest, Vancouver
2005 Stars-Special Mention at Feile Beochan
2006 Stars-Winner of Best Animation at the WTO International Film Festival, Norway
2005 Stars-Winner of Best Animation at the Crested Butte Reel Fest
2005 Stars-Winner of Best Animation at the Indie Gathering, New York
Contact
tel: +353 (0)86 1692313
email: eoghankidney@gmail.com
website: www.delicious9.com
Address: 3 Croydon Green,Marino, Dublin 3.
Film Type : Animation
What's new with this director?
Eoghan is currently developing an animated feature film as writer/director (Irish Film Board & Still Films)- an adaptation of the 1960 science fiction novel 'Rogue Moon' by Algis Budrys. He is a member of the Darklight Film Festival Committee and has recently created short live action pieces, holding animation workshops in Palestine and touring his live animation visual performance with musician Neil O'Connor and his band Somadrone.
His Streamlounge installation has been showcased at the Darklight Festival, Reading Festival, Leeds Frstival and at the ICA as part of the London Short Film Festival.
