- Kieron J. Walsh
- kieron@blinder.ie
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DIRECTORS
Contact
Agent
- Sue Rodgers
- +44 207 636 6565
- Sue Rodgers
Filmography
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The Racer
2020 — Feature Film — 95 mins -
Finding Joy
2018 — TV Series 6 × — 24 mins -
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017 — TV Movie Documentary — 58 mins -
My Life for Ireland
2016 — Short Film — 14 mins -
Rapt
2015 — TV Mini-Series 3 × — 25 mins -
The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide to Failure
2014 — TV Movie — 50 mins -
The Psychopath Next Door
2013 — TV Movie — 45 mins -
Vexed
2012 — TV Series 3 × — 61 mins -
Jump
2012 — Feature Film — 81 mins -
The Savage Eye
2009-2011 — TV Series 11 × — 26 mins -
Raw
2008 — TV Series 6 × — 52 mins -
Kitchen
2006 — TV Movie — 240 mins -
Man Of Fire
2004 — Short Film — 3 mins -
Watermelon
2003 — TV Movie — 74 mins -
Rough For Theatre 1
2001 — Short Film — 17 mins -
When Brendan Met Trudy
2001 — Feature Film — 95 mins -
The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming A Rock Star
1998 — TV Series 6 × — 35 mins -
Two Lives
1997 — TV Series 1 × — 28 mins -
The Perfect Blue
1996 — TV Movie -
Out of the Deep Pan
1996 — TV Movie — 26 mins -
Shooting to Stardom
1993 — TV Short — 10 mins -
Bossanova Blues
1992 — Short Film — 30 mins -
Goodbye Piccadilly
1988 — Short Film — 15 mins
Awards
- 2016 — Winner
Celtic Media Festival — Torc Award for Excellence. The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide to Failure - 2016 — Nominee
Vancouver Web Fest — Best Director, Best Overall Series. Rapt - 2015 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Director Soap and Comedy, Best Comedy. The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide to Failure - 2015 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Director Soap and Comedy. The Savage Eye - 2015 — Winner
Raindance Film Festival — Critic's Choice Award. Rapt - 2015 — Nominee
Raindance Film Festival — Best Director. Rapt - 2013 — Winner
Palm Springs International Film Festival — Bridging the Borders Award. Jump - 2012 — Winner
Celtic Film and Television Festival — Bronze Torc Award . The Savage Eye - 2012 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Director Television. The Savage Eye - 2010 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Entertainment. The Savage Eye - 2009 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Entertainment. The Savage Eye - 2009 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Director for Television. Raw - 2008 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Entertainment. Raw - 2003 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Single Drama/Best Director. Watermelon - 2003 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Director of a Feature Film. When Brendan Met Trudy - 2001 — Winner
Rennes Film Festival — Audience Award. When Brendan Met Trudy - 2001 — Runner-Up
Sydney Film Festival — Audience UIP Audience Award. When Brendan Met Trudy - 2001 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Film/Best Director. When Brendan Met Trudy - 1999 — Winner
Rembrandt Awards — Best Single TV Drama. Hell For Leather - 1999 — Winner
Royal Television Society, UK — Best Drama Serial. The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star - 1993 — Winner
Chicago International Film Festival — Best Short Film. Shooting to Stardom - 1992 — Winner
Cork International Film Festival — Grand Prix Irish. Shooting to Stardom - 1992 — Winner
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival — Best Film. Bossanova Blues - 1991 — Winner
Poitiers Film Festival — Premiere Prix de la Mise en Scene. Bossanova Blues
Kieron originally studied Fine Art sculpture in Dun Laoghaire school of Art and Design. He subsequently received a British Council scholarship to study film at the Royal College of Art in London. His graduation films Goodbye Piccadilly and Bossanova Blues won numerous international prizes and since then he has directed award-winning films for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Granada and RTÉ including the hit Series The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming A Rockstar and his first Feature When Brendan Met Trudy written by Roddy Doyle. He also directed a film for the acclaimed Beckett on Film Series.
In 2005 he set up BL!NDER, a commercials company and in early 2006 he founded BL!NDER FILMS to develop and produce drama and documentary for a domestic and international audience. Kieron recently devised and directed The Savage Eye Series One and Two, a comedy sketch show for RTÉ starring David McSavage and Pat McDonnell. His business partner Katie Holly and Kieron both produced Tom Hall’s Sensation which will be released in November 2011. He has also just finished directing the feature film Jump which is due for release for 2012.
He has also directed award-winning commercials for Guinness, Smithwicks, Lotto, Kelloggs and many others.