Lorcan Finnegan

{{Short description|Irish film director and screenwriter}} [[File:Lorcan Finnegan at DIFF 2020.jpg|thumb|200px|Lorcan Finnegan at DIFF 2020]] '''Lorcan Finnegan''' is an Irish filmmaker, writer, producer and director. He is most notable for directing the film ''[[Vivarium (film)|Vivarium]]'' (2019), which won the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]] Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award.

==Education and career== Lorcan Finnegan graduated with a master's degree in Graphic Design from his studies in Dublin.<ref name="cannes">{{cite web|title= Vivarium un film de Lorcan Finnegan |date=2019|work=thejokersfilms.com|url=https://www.thejokersfilms.com/_files/ugd/33a7fd_a4e9f057c4bd4f26bf02e25f6c8bf4e1.pdf |access-date= December 1, 2023}}</ref> He began his professional career in London, joining [[Charlie Brooker]]'s production company Zeppotron,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stephens |first1=Dan |title=“A Certain Amount Of Schadenfreude”: Lorcan Finnegan On “The Surfer”, Nicolas Cage, And Sand-Soaked Breakdown Cinema |url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/87984-a-certain-amount-of-schadenfreude-lorcan-finnegan-on-the-surfer-nicolas-cage-and-sand-soaked-breakdown-cinema/ |website=Top 10 Films |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> which created the television series ''[[Black Mirror]]'', where he worked as a designer, editor, and then director.<ref name="cannes"/>

Returning to 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.<ref name="cannes"/> 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.<ref name="cannes"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title='Vivarium' director Lorcan Finnegan taking Cannes meetings on dystopian project 'Goliath' (exclusive)|date=May 22, 2023|magazine=Screen Daily|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/vivarium-director-lorcan-finnegan-taking-cannes-meetings-on-dystopian-project-goliath-exclusive/5182420.article|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

He directed the film ''[[Vivarium (film)|Vivarium]]'' (2019), which starred [[Imogen Poots]] and [[Jesse Eisenberg]], and won the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]] Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award.<ref name="ciff">{{cite web|title=Vivarium 2019|work=ciffcalgary.ca|url=https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/films/2019/vivarium/|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|title='Vivarium' Director's Yonder Explanation Makes the Movie Even More Chilling|date=April 3, 2020|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/vivarium-explained-lorcan-finnegan/|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

He next directed ''[[Nocebo (film)|Nocebo]]'' (2022)<ref name="nocebo">{{cite web|last=Mahler|first=Matt|title=Exclusive: Nocebo Director Lorcan Finnegan on the Politics of His Horror Movie|date=November 3, 2022|website=MovieWeb|url= https://movieweb.com/nocebo-lorcan-finnegan-interview/|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[The Surfer (2024 film)|The Surfer]]'' (2024),<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bleasdale|first=John|title='The Surfer' Director Lorcan Finnegan on Why Nicolas Cage Kept a Rat in His Pocket, and Why You Shouldn't Tickle a Snake|date=July 20, 2024|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/the-surfer-lorcan-finnegan-nicolas-cage-rat-snake-1236079129/|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref> which starred [[Nicolas Cage]], and was featured in the Limelight section of the [[54th International Film Festival Rotterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/the-surfer |title=Limelight: The Surfer|work=International Film Festival Rotterdam|access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref>

==Filmography== '''Short film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- |rowspan=2|2007 | ''Defaced'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''Changes''{{efn|Also editor}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2012 | ''Foxes'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |}

'''Feature film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Executive<br>Producer |- | 2016 | ''[[Without Name]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2019 | ''[[Vivarium (film)|Vivarium]]''{{efn|Also story writer}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2022 | ''[[Nocebo (film)|Nocebo]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2024 | ''[[The Surfer (2024 film)|The Surfer]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}

Ref.:<ref>{{cite web|last=Ortiz Garcia|first=Eric|title=VIVARIUM Interview: Director Lorcan Finnegan On His Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Horror Allegory Of Suburban Life Monotony|date=March 28, 2020|website=ScreenAnarchy|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2020/03/vivarium-interview-director-lorcan-finnegan-on-his-thought-provoking-sci-fi-horror-allegory-of-subur.html|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="nocebo"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Balaga|first=Marta|title=Director Lorcan Finnegan Talks 'The Surfer': 'You Can't Surf if You Don't Suffer'|date=May 18, 2024|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/nicolas-cage-the-surfer-lorcan-finnegan-1236008822/|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|2705923}}

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