Ciaran Foy

Ciaran Foy
Born Dublin
Nationality Irish
Other names Ciarán Foy
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 2001-present
Notable work Sinister 2
Citadel

Ciaran Foy is an Irish film director, screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2.

Early life

Foy was born in Dublin and graduated from the National Film School.[1][2]

Career

In 2006, Foy directed an award-winning short film The Faeries of Blackheath Woods based on his own script.[3]

In 2012, Foy wrote and directed his feature film debut, an Irish psychological horror Citadel, starring Aneurin Barnard in the lead role.[3] The film premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2012 and won several awards.[3][4][1][2]

Foy next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon.[5][3] The film was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and was released on August 21, 2015 by Focus Features' label Gramercy Pictures.[6] Derrickson secured Foy the directing job of the film after watching Citadel.[7]

Foy is set to direct an 1960s Ireland-set elevated thriller film The Shee, produced by Blumhouse's Jason Blum, Alan Maher's Roads Entertainment and Foy's Shadow Aspect.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview: Ciarán Foy, director of ‘Citadel’". filmireland.net. June 20, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Cronin, Kevin (April 23, 2013). "Director Ciarán Foy’s Horror ‘Citadel’ Wins Best Feature at the Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival". iftn.ie. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Fleming Jr, Mike (August 18, 2015). "‘Sinister’ Alliance Continues As Helmer Ciaran Foy And Blumhouse Scare Up New Thriller ‘The Shee’". deadline.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  4. "JOE meets the director of Irish horror Citadel, Ciaran Foy". joe.ie. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  5. Kit, Borys (April 17, 2014). "'Sinister 2' Moving Ahead With 'Citadel' Director". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  6. Petski, Denise (May 20, 2015). "Focus Features Revives Gramercy Pictures Label For Genre Films". deadline.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  7. "Tweet helped Dublin director get Sinister 2 job". rte.ie. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

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