Lorcan Finnegan is an Irish filmmaker, writer, producer and director. He is most notable for directing the film ''

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'' (2019), which won the

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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. He began his professional career in London, joining

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's production company Zeppotron, which created the television series ''

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'', where he worked as a designer, editor, and then director. Returning back 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. 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. He directed the film ''

'' (2019), which starred

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and

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, and won the

Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award. He next directed ''

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'' (2022) and '' The Surfer'' (2024), which starred

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, and was featured in the Limelight section of the

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Filmography

Short film Feature film Ref.:

References

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