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    Ciaran Foy

     

    Film Type: Live Action

    Bio

     

    Ciarán graduated from the National Film School in Dun Laoghaire with an honours degree in directing.

     

    His IFB funded short-short, The Faeries of Blackheath Woods (2006), screened at over 40 festivals worldwide and won nine best short awards at international festivals such as; Melbourne, Cork, and Brest. It was also nominated for an IFTA and a Golden Meliés (European Fantasy Award).

     

    Ciarán’s feature film debut Citadel, which premiered at SXSW in March 2012, garnered rave reviews from publications like Variety and blogs such as Aintitcool.com and walked away with the coveted Midnighters Audience Award.

     

    He is represented by Michael McCoy at ITG London.

    Filmography

     

    CITADEL

    2012 – Feature

     

    THE FAERIES OF BLACKHEATH WOODS

    2006

     

    SCUM-BOT

    2005

     

    THE PUPPET

    2002

     

    WIRED 03:36

    2001

     

    1902

    2000

    Showreel

     

     

    Awards

     

    Citadel

     

    2012, Winner Midnighter Audience Award, SXSW USA

     

    Scum-Bot

     

    2007, Winner 2nd Prize, Best Irish Short, Galway Film Fleadh

     

    The Faeries of Blackheath Woods

     

    2007 Winner Best Horror, Melbourne Independent Film Festival

     

    2007 Winner Best Short, Diversions Short Film Festival, Temple Bar, Dublin

     

    2007 IFTA, Best Short Nomination

     

    2006 Winner Grand Prix Cocotte Minute, Brest Film Festival France

     

    2006 Winner Silver Méliès (and a Méliès D’or nomination) – Cinenygma Luxembourg International Film Festival

     

    2006 Highly Commended Certificate, TCM London Film Festival

     

    2006 Winner Best Fantasy Short, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography – The Terror Film Festival, PA USA

     

    2006 Winner Best Irish Short – The Kerry Film Festival

     

    2006 Winner Best Irish Short – The Cork Film Festival

    2010 - present

    2010 - present

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