Michael Lennox

Michael Lennox
Born County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Occupation Film director
Years active 2008 - present

Michael Lennox or Michael Carson Lennox[1] is a Northern Irish Film director, who was born and raised in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Biography

From an early age Michael Lennox was inspired by cinema and began to make plans for a career as a filmmaker. In 2008, he made his first short film, called Rip and the Preacher. The film was shown at the Californian Cinequest Film Festival, the LA Shorts Fest and a lot of other film festivals around the world.[2] In 2010 Michael Lennox made his Television debut with a 30-minute drama, called Eclipse, starring Andrew Buchan. Eclipse was an episode for the 8th season of the British TV series Coming Up.[3][4]

Then Michael Lennox gained a place on the Master of Arts in Fiction directing-course at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. His work at the university included the short film The Back of Beyond. It was screened as part of the BAFTA NFTS Stars of Tomorrow - event and won the Royal Television Society Student Television Award in the Post Graduate Section. The film also won the Pianifica Award and the Junior Jury Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2012 and was nominated for the European Film Award.[5]

Furthermore, Michael Lennox collaborated on the feature film Hives, which was selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival[6] and the result of a co-production - project between five European film academies.[7]

In 2014, returned to his home in Northern Ireland, Michael Lennox directed the short film Boogaloo and Graham, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2015, Boogaloo and Graham won a BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action.[8] Michael Lennox is currently working on his debut feature A Patch of Fog, starring Stephen Graham and Conlith Hill.[9]

Filmography

Year Film Functioned as Notes
Director Cinematographer Producer
2008 Rip and the Preacher Yes Short film
2009 Ditching Yes
2009 Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God? Yes Documentary, DVD-release
2010 Dinner Party Yes Short film
2010 Coming Up - Eclipse Yes TV series, director of the episode Eclipse
2011 Absence Yes Short film
2012 Nine Lives Yes Short film
2012 Hives (Košnice) Yes Director of the episode London
2012 The Back of Beyond Yes Yes Short film
2013 Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser Yes TV - documentary
2014 The Man Who Shot the Great War Yes TV - documentary
2014 Boogaloo and Graham Yes Short film
2015 Awaydays Yes Short film
2015 A Patch of Fog Yes Post-Production

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Cineuropa. The press agency for European cinema - Info about the film Hives
  2. ↑ Short bio of Michael Lennox on the official website of the film Boogaloo and Graham
  3. ↑ IMDb-entry of Coming Up - episode Eclipse
  4. ↑ Information about the Coming up - episode Eclipse on the Northern Ireland Screen - website
  5. ↑ Profile of Michael Lennox on the website of his agency United Agents
  6. ↑ Info about the film Hives on the official website of the San Sebastian Film Festival
  7. ↑ Information about the film Hives on the official website of the internationale filmschule köln
  8. ↑ Short bio of Michael Lennox on the official website of the film Boogaloo and Graham
  9. ↑ IMDb-entry of the upcoming film A Patch of Fog

External links

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