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    Kevin De La Isla O'Neill

     

    Website: www.thehitproducer.com

    Email: info@thehitproducer.com

    Tel: +353 (0) 87 645 6199

    Film Type: Live Action

    Bio

     

    Born in Mexico City to an Irish mother and Mexican father, Kevin worked as a theatre actor and soap actor (Carrusel de las Américas) in Mexico City. After finishing school, he came to Ireland in 1996 and studied Media Production in Coláiste Dhulaigh and ‘Film as a Fine-Art’ & languages at the University of Wolverhampton.

     

    He has written and directed several award winning short films including, ‘A Kings Tradition’, ‘Lesson 101, The Wacky Diary of a Pick Up Artist’ and ‘Hope’.

     

    He has also worked as a camera operator, A.P., Promos Producer and editor for TV3, Setanta Sports, Ned Kelly Pictures and RTÉ.

     

    He has directed several TV commercials, music videos & concerts for The Walls, HamsandwicH, Julie Feeney, The Laundry Shop and The Novas.

     

    He directed the sell-out run of Stoker (2009) at the New Theatre, Dublin. In 2010 and 2011 he won the Irish leg of Empire magazine’s ‘Done in 60 Seconds’ competition with versions of “The Departed” and “Shadow of the Vampire”.

     

    He was a finalist in Ford’s ‘8 minutes in Cobh, Co. Cork’ short film competition with: “Hope”.
    In 2012 he directed 3 short films for the European Women’s Lobby about Family Reunification.

     

    In 2013 he spent 5 weeks in Africa co-producing and directing a 4-part TV-documentary series commissioned by EWTN on the life of the Pallottines.

     

    He most recently produced and directed his debut feature film “The Hit Producer”, which is currently on the festival circuit and due for release in 2015.

    Filmography

     

    The Hit Producer 

    (post-production) 2014

     

    Patsy Dick

    (Short) 2012

     

    Hope

    (Short)2012

     

    Buried, or ‘Make Me Video with Kitties’: Done in 60 Seconds

    (Short)2012

     

    Cortando Fronteras 2: Un Mexicano en Dublín, Irlanda

    (Documentary short)2012

     

    Claudia

    (Short)2012

     

    Liz

    (Short)2012

     

    Saheli

    (Short)2011

     

    Shadow of the Vampire: Done in 60 Seconds

    (Short)2009

     

    The Key to Bravery

    (Short)2006

     

    A King’s Tradition

    (Short)2005

     

    Lesson 101: The Wacky Diary of a Pick Up Artist

    (Short)2003

     

    Wondering

    (Short)2002

     

    Radio Imagine

    (Short)

    Awards

     

    The Hit Producer

     

    Gold Remi Winner, Best First Feature 2015 (Feature Film) 48th WorldFest Ind Film Festival, Houston

     

    Award of Excellence, Best Director 2014 The IndieFEST Film Awards, California

     

    Award of Excellence, Best Feature j 2014 The IndieFEST Film Awards, California

     

    Award of Excellence, Best Editing 2014 The IndieFEST Film Awards, California

     

    Engraved

     

    (Short Film) Best Editor & Sound Designer 2013 48 Hour Film Competition – Judge Lenny Abrahamson

     

    Patsy Dick

     

    (Short Film) Best Local Interest Film j 2013 Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, Ireland

     

    Shadow of a Vampire

     

    (Short) Winner Empire Magazine Done in 60 Seconds - Ireland 2011 DISS

     

    The Departed

     

    (Short) Winner Empire Magazine Done in 60 Seconds – Ireland 2010 DISS

     

    Golden Pages

     

    (SPEC ad) 1st Runner up Blinder’s Blindspot 2008

     

    McVitties

     

    (SPEC ad) 1st Runner up Blinder’s Blindspot 2007

     

    Lesson 101, The Wacky Diary of a Pick-up Artist

     

    (Short) Best Director 2008 NYC Midnight

     

    A King’s Tradition

     

    (Short) Best Director, Best Screenplay, Audience Award 2006 NYC Midnight

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