Ciarán Foy

Ciarán Foy (born 1979) is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2.

Ciarán Foy
Born
Dublin
NationalityIrish
Alma materIADT
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2001-present
Notable work
Sinister 2
Citadel
Eli

Early life

Foy was born in Northside Dublin in October 1979 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 a 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
  • 2001: 1902 - Director, editor, producer, writer - Short film
  • 2001: Wired 03:36 - Director, editor, producer, writer - Short film
  • 2002: The Puppet - Director, editor, writer - Short film
  • 2006: The Faeries of Blackheath Woods - Director, editor, writer - Short film
  • 2007: Scumbot - Director, editor, writer - Short film
  • 2009: The Chronoscope - Editor - Short film
  • 2009: Hotel Darklight - Director, writer - Segment
  • 2012: Citadel - Director, writer
  • 2015: Sinister 2 - Director
  • 2019: Eli - Director[8]
  • 2020: The Haunting of Bly Manor - Director (2 episodes)

References
  1. "Interview: Ciarán Foy, director of 'Citadel'". filmireland.net. June 20, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  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. 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.
  8. "Paramount Players Snaps Up Horror Title 'Eli'; Schedules 2019 Release". Deadline. 16 October 2017.
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