Conor Finnegan

Hot off the back of winning the ADC Young Gun’s Award, Conor is currently in development on a TV series spin off from his 2012 Oscar shortlisted and multi-award-winning short, ‘Fear of Flying’.

His passion lies in storytelling. He is a master at creating weird and wonderful characters and, being a cheeky Irish fellow, his work is full of personality which is permeated with a strong sense of humour. Conor likes to mix up his media, employing various techniques including stop-frame animation, 2d/ 3d and live-action.

Conor recently completed a commercial for Dorset Cereals with Al McLuish at Sunshine, which has already picked up golds on the award’s circuit, and has also worked on commercials for Cadbury’s, Auto Trader and Lush. He has also recently completed a charming stop frame animated music video for Candice Gordon’s “Sound Of Horns” from her debut EP Before Sunset Ends.

Recognition

2014Dorset Cereals - Grocer Marketing Campaign2014ADC - Young Guns Award2013Fear of Flying - Glasgow Short Film Fest - Audience Award2013Fear of Flying - Chicago Irish Film Fest - Best Animation2013Fear of Flying - Animade - Audience Award2013Fear of Flying - Fastnet Film Fest - Best Animation2013Fear of Flying - Lower East Side Film Fest - Best Animation2013Fear of Flying - Ohama Film Fest - Audience Award2013Fear of Flying - Provincetown International Film Fest - Best Animation2013Fear of Flying - Baranja Animation Festival (Croatia) - Grand Prix2013Fear of Flying - Encounters - Children´s Jury2012Fear of Flying - Galway Film Fleadh - Best Animation2012Fear of Flying - LA Shorts Fest - Best Animation2012