Ciarán Foy

Ciarán Foy
Born	Dublin
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	IADT
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2001-present
Notable work	Sinister 2 Citadel Eli

Ciarán Foy (born 1979) is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2 and 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 11 March 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 21 August 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: 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)
• 2023: Sweet Tooth - Director Ep 5, Season 2.

References

1. "Interview: Ciarán Foy, director of 'Citadel'". filmireland.net. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. Cronin, Kevin (23 April 2013). "Director Ciarán Foy's Horror 'Citadel' Wins Best Feature at the Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival". iftn.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 August 2015). "'Sinister' Alliance Continues As Helmer Ciaran Foy And Blumhouse Scare Up New Thriller 'The Shee'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
4. "JOE meets the director of Irish horror Citadel, Ciaran Foy". joe.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. Kit, Borys (17 April 2014). "'Sinister 2' Moving Ahead With 'Citadel' Director". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
6. Petski, Denise (20 May 2015). "Focus Features Revives Gramercy Pictures Label For Genre Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
7. "Tweet helped Dublin director get Sinister 2 job". rte.ie. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
8. "Paramount Players Snaps Up Horror Title 'Eli'; Schedules 2019 Release". Deadline. 16 October 2017.

External links

• Ciarán Foy at IMDb