Lorcan Finnegan
Lorcan Finnegan is an Irish filmmaker, writer, producer and director. He is most notable for directing the film Vivarium (2019), which won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award.
Education and career
[edit]Lorcan Finnegan graduated with a Master's degree in Graphic Design from his studies in Dublin.[1] He began his professional career in London, joining Charlie Brooker's production company Zeppotron, which created the television series Black Mirror, where he worked as a designer, editor, and then director.[1]
Returning back the Irish capital in 2004, he set up his own company Lovely Productions, and began to write and direct advertising films, music videos and short films.[1] His transition to feature films was with the film Without Name (2016), a horror-tinged mystery, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2016.[1][2]
He directed the film Vivarium (2019), which starred Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, and won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award.[3][4]
He directed Nocebo (2022).[5] and directed The Surfer (2024),[6] which starred Nicolas Cage, and was featured in the Limelight section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam.[7]
Filmography as director
[edit]- Without Name (2016)
- Vivarium (2019)[8]
- Nocebo (2022)[5]
- The Surfer (2024)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Vivarium un film de Lorcan Finnegan" (PDF). thejokersfilms.com. 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 22, 2023). "'Vivarium' director Lorcan Finnegan taking Cannes meetings on dystopian project 'Goliath' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Vivarium 2019". ciffcalgary.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ Nemiroff, Perri (April 3, 2020). "'Vivarium' Director's Yonder Explanation Makes the Movie Even More Chilling". Collider. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Mahler, Matt (November 3, 2022). "Exclusive: Nocebo Director Lorcan Finnegan on the Politics of His Horror Movie". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ Bleasdale, John (July 20, 2024). "'The Surfer' Director Lorcan Finnegan on Why Nicolas Cage Kept a Rat in His Pocket, and Why You Shouldn't Tickle a Snake". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Limelight: The Surfer". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Ortiz Garcia, Eric (March 28, 2020). "VIVARIUM Interview: Director Lorcan Finnegan On His Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Horror Allegory Of Suburban Life Monotony". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ Balaga, Marta (May 18, 2024). "Director Lorcan Finnegan Talks 'The Surfer': 'You Can't Surf if You Don't Suffer'". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2024.