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Lorcan Finnegan

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Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan originally studied graphic design before moving into filmmaking. He launched his career with supernatural short film ‘Foxes’ which premiered at SXSW, in competition at Tribeca and London BFI and picked up an IFTA for Best Short. His first feature film, existential folk horror WITHOUT NAME starring Alan McKenna and Niamh Algar, premiered at TIFF in 2016. His second feature, sci-fi thriller VIVARIUM, premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in Critic’s Week and won The Gan Foundation Award. His third film, NOCEBO, a psychological thriller starring Eva Green, Mark Strong and Chai Fonacier was a recent Netflix hit that premiered at Sitges Film Festival and played in competition at Gérardmer Film Festival. THE SURFER, starring Nicolas Cage is his fourth film and will premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Official Selection.

As a photographer his work has been featured in many international exhibitions and publications including Mexico City, Paris and Berlin and featured as Time Magazine’s top 9 street photographers to follow. In 2014 he published GRANNYFASHION with StudioAad and in 2022 he published DUBLIN STREETS, a collection of candid portraits and scenes taken in Dublin City over a 10 year period, with accompanying solo show at Hangtough Contemporary Gallery.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Date: 2024
Production (role):
THE SURFER
Company:
Lovely Productions / Tea Shop Productions / Arenamedia / Gramercy Park Media
Project details:
Director

Starring Nicholas Cage, premiere Cannes Film Festival 2024
Date: 2022
Production (role):
NIGHTMARE RADIO: THE NIGHT STALKER
Company:
Black Mandala
Project details:
Director
Date: 2022
Production (role):
NOCEBO
Company:
Epicmedia Productions
Project details:
Director

Starring Eva Green and Mark Strong
Date: 2018
Production (role):
VIVARIUM

Company:
Fantastic Films
Project details:
Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots

Premiered at Cannes Film Festival
Date: 2016
Production (role):
WITHOUT NAME
Company:
IRISH FILM BOARD/ LOVELY PRODUCTIONS
Project details:
Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
SHORT
Date: 2014
Production (role):
TESCO MOBILE: FRIEND REQUEST
Company:
Butter
Project details:
Director
Date: 2014
Production (role):
ENERGIA: TWINS
Company:
Boys and Girls
Project details:
Director
Date: 2012
Production (role):
RENAULT: AFFORD TO LIVE AGAIN
Company:
Publicis Dublin
Project details:
Director
Date: 2012
Production (role):
DONEDEAL: HUSBAND FOR SALE
Company:
Blinder Films
Project details:
Director
Date: 2011
Production (role):
FOXES
Company:
Irish Film Board
Project details:
Nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca Film Festival

Nominated SXSW Grand Jury Award
Date: 2010
Production (role):
THE INVENTION OF THE LIGHTBULB
Company:
Irish Film Board
Date: 2006
Production (role):
CURIOSITY
Company:
Sony Playstation
Date: 2006
Production (role):
DEFACED
Company:
Irish Film Board
Date: 2005
Production (role):
CHANGES
Company:
Irish Film Board
Project details:
Award Winning
COMMERCIAL
Production (role):
11890 “Taxi”, “Hairdresser” and “Hobbs”
Production (role):
FAILTE IRELAND “Journey”
Production (role):
AER ARANN “Need a Lift?”
Production (role):
LISBON TREATY “What if?”
Production (role):
NATIONAL LOTTERY “Deal or No Deal”
Production (role):
DARKLIGHT EU 2009 “Hughie”
Production (role):
DUBLINER CHEESE “Original, Light & Vintage”
Production (role):
HOSTELWORLD “The Trip”
Production (role):
HOSTELWORLD “Barcelona”
Production (role):
METEOR "Weather Forecast"
Production (role):
DUBLIN BUS "Coins"
Production (role):
DUBLIN BUS “Clamper”
Production (role):
DUBLIN BUS “Purple Lightening”
Production (role):
DONE DEAL "Husband for Sale"
Production (role):
DONE DEAL “Golfclubs”
Production (role):
NO NONSENSE “Boy Racer”
Production (role):
NO NONSENSE “Cafe”
Production (role):
NO NONSENSE “Kitchen”
Production (role):
ENERGIE FITNESS “Pushy”
Production (role):
ENERGIE FITNESS “Scary”
Production (role):
RENAULT “Afford to Live Again”
Production (role):
METEOR “Smart / Thick”
Production (role):
ENERGIA “The Temp”
Production (role):
ENERGIA “The Sacking”
Production (role):
ENERGIA “Grandad”
Production (role):
LUCOZADE "Yes"
Production (role):
TAYTO “More than just a Crisp”
Production (role):
EBS “Not just 9 to 5”
Production (role):
NATIONAL LOTTERY “Rabbits”
Production (role):
TESCO MOBILE “Life is Complicated”
MUSIC VIDEO
Date: 2010
Production (role):
CATHY DAVEY “Little Red”
Company:
Hammer Toe Records
Date: 2008
Production (role):
SICKBOY “Taken Away in a Car”
Company:
Slap in the Face Records
Date: 2008
Production (role):
SICKBOY “Silence in Conversation””
Company:
Slap in the Face Records
Date: 2008
Production (role):
ORBA SQUARA “Gravel”
Company:
Universal Music
AWARDS
Production (role):
Kaohsiung International Film Festival, Taiwan
Project details:
Grand Prize - FOXES
Production (role):
Clones Film Festival
Project details:
Best Short - FOXES
Production (role):
9th Irish Film & Television Awards
Project details:
Best Short Film - FOXES
Production (role):
Fargo Film Festival
Project details:
Honourable Mention - FOXES
Production (role):
ICAD
Project details:
Best Director - DONEDEAL ‘HUSBAND FOR SALE'
Production (role):
ICAD
Project details:
Best Director RENAULT 'AFFORD TO LIVE AGAIN'
Production (role):
Shark Award
Project details:
Gold for Best Edited TV Commercial - ‘HOSTELWORLD’
Production (role):
Darklight Film Festival, Ireland
Project details:
Best Film, pro category - CHANGES
Production (role):
Nickel Film Festival, Canada
Project details:
Best Animation - CHANGES
Production (role):
Benicassim International Film Festival, Spain
Project details:
Best Short Video - CHANGES
Production (role):
SHOWStudios PSP Amaze Me
Project details:
Best Film / Design Category - SONNY
Production (role):
NVIDIA State of the Art
Project details:
Best Film - ORBA SQUARA ‘GRAVEL’
Production (role):
Bray Music Video Festival
Project details:
Best Music Video - GRAVEL
Production (role):
Bray Music Video Festival
Project details:
Best Edited - TAKEN AWAY IN A CAR

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2024
    Production (role): THE SURFER
    Company: Lovely Productions / Tea Shop Productions / Arenamedia / Gramercy Park Media
    Project details: Director

    Starring Nicholas Cage, premiere Cannes Film Festival 2024
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): NIGHTMARE RADIO: THE NIGHT STALKER
    Company: Black Mandala
    Project details: Director
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): NOCEBO
    Company: Epicmedia Productions
    Project details: Director

    Starring Eva Green and Mark Strong
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): VIVARIUM

    Company: Fantastic Films
    Project details: Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots

    Premiered at Cannes Film Festival
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): WITHOUT NAME
    Company: IRISH FILM BOARD/ LOVELY PRODUCTIONS
    Project details: Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): TESCO MOBILE: FRIEND REQUEST
    Company: Butter
    Project details: Director
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): ENERGIA: TWINS
    Company: Boys and Girls
    Project details: Director
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): RENAULT: AFFORD TO LIVE AGAIN
    Company: Publicis Dublin
    Project details: Director
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): DONEDEAL: HUSBAND FOR SALE
    Company: Blinder Films
    Project details: Director
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): FOXES
    Company: Irish Film Board
    Project details: Nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca Film Festival

    Nominated SXSW Grand Jury Award
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): THE INVENTION OF THE LIGHTBULB
    Company: Irish Film Board
    Project details:
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): CURIOSITY
    Company: Sony Playstation
    Project details:
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): DEFACED
    Company: Irish Film Board
    Project details:
  • Date: 2005
    Production (role): CHANGES
    Company: Irish Film Board
    Project details: Award Winning
  • Production (role)
  • Production (role): 11890 “Taxi”, “Hairdresser” and “Hobbs”
  • Production (role): FAILTE IRELAND “Journey”
  • Production (role): AER ARANN “Need a Lift?”
  • Production (role): LISBON TREATY “What if?”
  • Production (role): NATIONAL LOTTERY “Deal or No Deal”
  • Production (role): DARKLIGHT EU 2009 “Hughie”
  • Production (role): DUBLINER CHEESE “Original, Light & Vintage”
  • Production (role): HOSTELWORLD “The Trip”
  • Production (role): HOSTELWORLD “Barcelona”
  • Production (role): METEOR "Weather Forecast"
  • Production (role): DUBLIN BUS "Coins"
  • Production (role): DUBLIN BUS “Clamper”
  • Production (role): DUBLIN BUS “Purple Lightening”
  • Production (role): DONE DEAL "Husband for Sale"
  • Production (role): DONE DEAL “Golfclubs”
  • Production (role): NO NONSENSE “Boy Racer”
  • Production (role): NO NONSENSE “Cafe”
  • Production (role): NO NONSENSE “Kitchen”
  • Production (role): ENERGIE FITNESS “Pushy”
  • Production (role): ENERGIE FITNESS “Scary”
  • Production (role): RENAULT “Afford to Live Again”
  • Production (role): METEOR “Smart / Thick”
  • Production (role): ENERGIA “The Temp”
  • Production (role): ENERGIA “The Sacking”
  • Production (role): ENERGIA “Grandad”
  • Production (role): LUCOZADE "Yes"
  • Production (role): TAYTO “More than just a Crisp”
  • Production (role): EBS “Not just 9 to 5”
  • Production (role): NATIONAL LOTTERY “Rabbits”
  • Production (role): TESCO MOBILE “Life is Complicated”
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): CATHY DAVEY “Little Red”
    Company: Hammer Toe Records
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): SICKBOY “Taken Away in a Car”
    Company: Slap in the Face Records
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): SICKBOY “Silence in Conversation””
    Company: Slap in the Face Records
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): ORBA SQUARA “Gravel”
    Company: Universal Music
  • Production (role)
    Project details
  • Production (role): Kaohsiung International Film Festival, Taiwan
    Project details: Grand Prize - FOXES
  • Production (role): Clones Film Festival
    Project details: Best Short - FOXES
  • Production (role): 9th Irish Film & Television Awards
    Project details: Best Short Film - FOXES
  • Production (role): Fargo Film Festival
    Project details: Honourable Mention - FOXES
  • Production (role): ICAD
    Project details: Best Director - DONEDEAL ‘HUSBAND FOR SALE'
  • Production (role): ICAD
    Project details: Best Director RENAULT 'AFFORD TO LIVE AGAIN'
  • Production (role): Shark Award
    Project details: Gold for Best Edited TV Commercial - ‘HOSTELWORLD’
  • Production (role): Darklight Film Festival, Ireland
    Project details: Best Film, pro category - CHANGES
  • Production (role): Nickel Film Festival, Canada
    Project details: Best Animation - CHANGES
  • Production (role): Benicassim International Film Festival, Spain
    Project details: Best Short Video - CHANGES
  • Production (role): SHOWStudios PSP Amaze Me
    Project details: Best Film / Design Category - SONNY
  • Production (role): NVIDIA State of the Art
    Project details: Best Film - ORBA SQUARA ‘GRAVEL’
  • Production (role): Bray Music Video Festival
    Project details: Best Music Video - GRAVEL
  • Production (role): Bray Music Video Festival
    Project details: Best Edited - TAKEN AWAY IN A CAR

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