Ciarán Foy's debut feature Citadel, which he wrote and directed, premiered at SXSW (the South by Southwest Film Festival) in March 2012 to rave reviews from Variety and Ain't It Cool News, among other outlets. Citadel won the Festival's coveted Midnighters Audience Award.
The movie subsequently collected a trio of honors from Toronto's After Dark Film Festival: Best Horror Film, and the Fans and Audience Choice Awards. It also picked up the Best Feature award at Colorado's Mile High Horror Film Festival. Worldwide, the accolades included two awards at the PiFan (South Korea) International Film Festival, including Best Director; three prizes at Switzerland's Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival, including the H.R. Giger Best Fantastic Feature; the Audience Awards at both the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival and the Sheffield Horror Film Festival; the award for Best Debut at the Galway Film Fleadh; and a nomination from the BAFTA (Scotland) Awards for Best Feature Film.
After graduating from The National Film School of Ireland, the Dubliner wrote, directed, and edited the Irish Film Board-funded short The Faeries of Blackheath Woods (2006), which screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide and won Best Short Film honors at the Melbourne, Cork, and Brest Film Festivals, amongst others. It was also nominated for a Golden Meliés (European Fantasy Award). Mr. Foy wrote and directed a test commercial for PlayStation, "Our Shoes," which took home the first place YDA Award at the Cannes Lions 2014, as well as a prestigious D&AD nomination.
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