Bio

 

Lorna Fitzsimons studies photography in IADT graduating with a first class honours, the IPPA student prize and critical acclaim for her degree show that went on to group and solo exhibitions. Lorna was a photographic assistant to a number of international renowned photographers before setting up her own commercial practice in the early naughties and has been represented by Morgan the Agency since 2004. Lorna has enjoyed photographing many interesting people and campaigns and examples of this work can be seen at www.lornafitzsimons.com

Her photographic work has develop into writing and directing a number of TV commercials and short films. In 2012 Lorna wrote and directed independent feature film 'Meeting on the stairs’ which screened in several film festivals throughout Ireland, Europe and North America before traveling with the Human Rights Touring Film Festival to South America and Africa.

2014 has seen her complete a MSc in Digital Feature Film Production through Filmbase and Staffordshire University. On this programme of study Lorna co-Directed the feature film ‘Poison Pen’, a screenplay written by ‘Artemus Fowl’ author Eoin Colfer. This film premiered at The Galway Film Fleadh and has screened in festivals across Ireland, Europe and North America.

 

 

 

Filmography

 

THE GOO

2013- 2015 - Cinematographer

 

POISON PEN

2014 - Romantic Comedy, Co-Director

 

 

MEETING ON THE STAIRS

2012 –Drama, Writer/Director

 

 

 

 

Experience

 

 

FASHION / ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHER — 1997 - PRESENT

Clients including RTÉ, Magee Clothing, MA International, Beacon Court, IBM, Ulster Bank, Pepe Jeans, Levis, L’Oreal, Arnotts, Brown Thomas, Peter Marks, Nike, Universal Music, EMI Records, Sony Music, Kohl Cosmetics, Hennessy, Image Magazine, The Gloss Magazine, The Sunday Times Style Magazine, The Sunday Independent Life Magazine, The Irish Times and British Vogue amongst others. Examples of this work can be seen at www.lornafitzsimons.com

 

DIRECTOR — 2004 - PRESENT

Short fashion films and TV adverts including, ‘A Short Film about Cleaning’, ‘That dress’, ‘Peter Marks TV Commercial’, ‘7up TV spot’ and ‘Stacey’

 

 

Awards

 

 

Poison Pen

 

European Green Film Makers 2014