Kieran Galvin
Encyclopedia
Kieran Galvin is an Irish-born Australian film director
and screenwriter
. He wrote and directed four award-winning short films (The Burning Boy, Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel, Contact, Other People) before he made his debut feature film (as writer and director), Puppy
in 2005. Also in 2005 he was commissioned to write the thriller Feed
for American film director Brett Leonard
(Virtuosity
, Lawnmower Man, Man-Thing
). He is an atheist.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He wrote and directed four award-winning short films (The Burning Boy, Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel, Contact, Other People) before he made his debut feature film (as writer and director), Puppy
Puppy (film)
Puppy is an independent Australian feature film starring Nadia Townsend, Bernard Curry, Sally Bull, and Terence Donovan. The film was written and directed by Irish-born, Australian Kieran Galvin, who also directed the short films: The Burning Boy, Mono-Winged Angel, Contact and Other People. He...
in 2005. Also in 2005 he was commissioned to write the thriller Feed
Feed (film)
Feed is a 2005 Australian thriller film directed by Brett Leonard. The plot involves a police investigation of the sexual fetish of feederism, where the 'feeder' will feed 'gainers' . The film explores themes of dominance, submission, love, and power...
for American film director Brett Leonard
Brett Leonard
Brett Leonard is an American film director, producer and music video director specializing in the science-fiction and horror genres. A few of his films such as The Lawnmower Man and Virtuosity feature groundbreaking computer animation and visual effects...
(Virtuosity
Virtuosity
Virtuosity is a 1995 techno-thriller film directed by Brett Leonard. The movie tells the story of a virtual villain's successful attempt to escape into the "real world". SID 6.7, the villain program portrayed by Russell Crowe, is eventually transplanted into an android body and escapes...
, Lawnmower Man, Man-Thing
Man-Thing (film)
Man-Thing is a 2005 straight to video then telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and featuring the Marvel Comics creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The plot is based loosely on a storyline by Steve Gerber, who wrote the most well-known series of Man-Thing comics.Agents of an...
). He is an atheist.
Filmography
- The Burning Boy (2000, 12 mins, 16mm, drama)
- Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel (2000, 11 mins, 16mm, drama)
- Contact (2002, 17 mins, 16mm, drama)
- Other People (2002, 18 mins, 16mm, drama)
- Puppy (2005, 92 mins, 35mm, drama)
- Myself: Sometimes (slated for 2009)
Other People
- Nominated Best Film, Best Score, Best Actor - Queensland Filmmakers' Awards 2002
- Nominated Best of Fest Dahlonega International Film Festival USA 2002
- Best Short Film. Independents' Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA 2003
- Short Film Winner. Key West Indie Fest, USA 2003
- Best Cinematography. Alternative Film Festival, Italy 2003
Contact
- Panavision Award. Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival 2003
- Highly Commended, Melbourne Queer Film FestivalMelbourne Queer Film FestivalThe Melbourne Queer Film Festival, or MQFF, has been running continuously since 1991 . It is the oldest queer film festival in Australia and one of the oldest queer film festivals in the world...
2003
Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel
- Nominated. Best short film Dendy Awards Sydney Film FestivalSydney Film FestivalThe Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...
2001 - Jury Commendation. Alternative Film Festival - Italy 2001
Puppy
Official Selection- Newport Beach Film FestivalNewport Beach Film FestivalThe Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
USA 2005 - Brisbane International Film FestivalBrisbane International Film FestivalBrisbane International Film Festival held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region. The event offers films including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental, silent films...
2005 - St Tropez Film Festival France 2005
- London Australian Film Festival UK 2006
- Australian Film Festival Toronto Canada 2006
- South by SouthwestSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
(SXSW) Film Festival USA 2006 - Philadelphia Film FestivalPhiladelphia Film FestivalThe Philadelphia Film Festival is held annually in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Until 2009 it was generally held during the first weeks of April....
USA 2006 - Singapore International Film FestivalSingapore International Film FestivalThe Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
2006 - Malibu International Film Festival USA 2006
- Australian International Film Festival 2006
Other People
Official Selection- Queensland Filmmakers' Awards 2002
- Dahlonega International Film Festival, USA 2002
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short FilmsPalm Springs International Festival of Short FilmsThe Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States....
, USA 2002 - Cincinnati International Film Festival, USA 2002
- Corto Imola, Italy 2002
- Chilean International Festival of Short Films 2002
- Empire State Film Festival, New York, USA 2002
- Commonwealth Film Festival, UK 2002
- Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil 2002
- Avanca Film Festival, Portugal 2003
- Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia 2003
- La Manica Tagliata, Italy 2003
- Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia 2003
- Brisbane International Film FestivalBrisbane International Film FestivalBrisbane International Film Festival held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region. The event offers films including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental, silent films...
, Australia 2003 - Independents' Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA 2003
- Key West Indie Fest, USA 2003
- Alternative Film Festival, Italy 2003
Contact
Official Selection- St Louis International Film Festival, USA 2002
- Naples International Film Festival, Italy 2002
- Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2002
- Raindance Film FestivalRaindance Film FestivalRaindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
, London, UK 2002 - Chilean International Festival of Short Films 2002
- Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Spain 2002
- St Kilda Film Festival 2002
- Commonwealth Film Festival, UK 2002
- Verzaubert - Berlin, Munich, Germany 2002
- Los Angeles Short Film Awards, USA 2002
- Milan International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Italy 2002
- Chicago International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, USA 2002
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalPhiladelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalThe Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by TLA Entertainment Group in 1995. The event is the third largest of its kind in the US, and the largest on the East Coast....
, USA 2002 - Lisbon International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Portugal 2002
- Canberra Short Film Festival 2002
- Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival, 2003
- La Manica Tagliata, Italy, 2003
- Turku Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Finland 2003
- Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival, 2003
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2003
- BFI London Film Festival, UK 2003
- Brisbane Queer Film Festival, 2003
- Red Carpet, Sydney, 2003
- Out Takes, New Zealand, 2003
- Inside Out, Toronto, Canada 2003
- OutFest, Los Angeles, USA 2003
- Sydney Film Festival 2003
- 14th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil 2003
Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel
Official Selection- Brisbane International Film Festival 2001
- Dublin Film Festival, Ireland 2001
- Melbourne Underground Film FestivalMelbourne Underground Film FestivalThe Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival...
2001 - Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival 2001
- St Kilda Film Festival 2001
- Verzaubert - Berlin, Hamburg, Germany, 2001
- Alternative Film Festival, Italy 2001
- Dahlonega International Film Festival, USA 2002
- Independents’ Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA 2002
- Canberra Short Film Festival 2002
- Chilean International festival of Short Films 2002
- La Manica Tagliata, Italy 2003
The Burning Boy
Official Selection- Brisbane International Film Festival 2001
- Cork Film Festival, Ireland 2001
- The New Festival - New York, USA 2001
- Inside Out – Toronto, Canada 2001
- Outfest – Los Angeles, USA 2001
- Out Takes – New Zealand 2001
- Turin Internationa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Italy 2001
- Madrid L&G Film Festival, Spain 2001
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2001
- Dallas G&L Film Festival, USA 2001
- Austin Intl. G&L Film Festival, USA 2001
- Fort Worth G&L Film Festival, USA 2001
- Making Scenes – Ottawa, Canada 2001
- Peabody Fest. – Portland, USA 2001
- Byron Bay Film Fest 2001
- Image Nation – Montreal, Canada 2001
- Badajoz and Valladolid, Spain 2001
- Washington Intl. G&L Film Festival, USA 2001
- Copenhagen G&L Film Festival, Denmark 2001
- Bern, Switzerland 2002
- BFI London Film Festival, UK 2002
- Curzon, Soho, London, UK 2002
- Turko, Finland 2002
- La Manica Tagliata, Italy 2003