- Kieran Galvin
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Kieran Galvin (born 5 May 1966) is an Irish-born Australian film director and screenwriter.[1] 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).[2] He is an atheist.[3]
Contents
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)
As writer
All the above films, plus:
- Feed (2005, 100 mins, HD, drama)
Awards
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 Festival 2003
Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel
- Nominated. Best short film Dendy Awards Sydney Film Festival 2001
- Jury Commendation. Alternative Film Festival - Italy 2001
The Burning Boy
- Best Film. Open Category Queensland Filmmakers' Awards 2001
Puppy
- Best Australian Film, Australian International Film Festival 2006
Festivals
Puppy
Official Selection
- Newport Beach Film Festival USA 2005
- Brisbane International Film Festival 2005
- St Tropez Film Festival France 2005
- London Australian Film Festival UK 2006
- Australian Film Festival Toronto Canada 2006
- South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival USA 2006
- Philadelphia Film Festival USA 2006
- Singapore International Film Festival 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 Films, 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 Festival, 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 Festival, 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 Festival, 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 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
References
- ^ "Puppy Love" by Rachael Turk, Inside Film, Issue No. 80, September 2005.
- ^ IMDB, Melbourne Independent Filmmakers, Australian Film Commission directory
- ^ Kieran Galvin, Melbourne Independent Filmmakers profile
External links
Cinema of Australia 
Categories:- Australian atheists
- Australian film directors
- Australian screenwriters
- Living people
- 1966 births
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