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| ⚫ | '''Benjamin Cleary''' is an Irish writer, director and producer from Dublin. He is best known for his short-film ''[[Stutterer (film)|Stutterer]]'' that earned him an [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[88th Academy Awards]] with |
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| ⚫ | '''Benjamin Cleary''' is an Irish writer, director and producer from Dublin. He is best known for his short-film ''[[Stutterer (film)|Stutterer]]'' that earned him an [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[88th Academy Awards]] with producers [[Shan Christopher Ogilvie]] and [[Serena Armitage]].<ref name="nom">{{cite web|title=Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/730249/oscars-2016-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees|work=[[E! Online]]|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=14 January 2016|last=Johnson|first=Zach}}</ref><ref name="EW noms">{{cite news|last1=Coggan|first1=Devan|title=John Krasinski, Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee to announce Oscar nominations|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/11/oscars-john-krasinski-guillermo-del-toro-ang-lee|accessdate=11 January 2016|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="88nom">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-complete-list-855398 |title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List |work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=14 January 2016 |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Cleary graduated from [[University College Dublin]] with a [https://www.ucd.ie/quinn/courses/businessandlaw/ BBLS] Degree (Bachelor of Business & Legal Studies) in 2006. He then moved to [[England]], where he completed his Screenwriting MA from [[London Film School]]. In 2015 he wrote, directed and edited his first short film ''Stutterer''. It stars Matthew Needham and Chloe Pirrie. The film has been accepted into 75 plus festivals at time of writing and has won over 20 awards including the London Critic's Circle award, an Irish Film and Television Award, the Audience Award and the Best International Short Film Award at the [[Kerry Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Duncan Macleod |url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2016/stutterer/ |title=Stutterer the Short Film |publisher=The Inspiration Room |date=2016-03-01 |accessdate=2021-12-16}}</ref> It also won the Best Foreign Film at the prestigious LA Shorts Fest. This award qualified Stutterer onto the long-list for an Oscar, which it went on to win for [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short]]. Cleary won a Cannes Young Director Award and Best New Director at the Kinsale Sharks Awards 2016. He also wrote ''Love Is A Sting'', which had been long-listed for an Oscar 2017 after winning two qualifying festivals, Best Foreign film at LA Shorts Film Festival 2016 and Grand Prix best Irish film at Cork International Film Festival.{{fact|date=February 2022}} In 2016 he was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Awardees Archives |url=https://alumni.ucd.ie/awards/awardees/2016-awardees/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=UCD Alumni Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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* ''Wave'' |
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* ''[[Stutterer (film)|Stutterer]]'' |
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* ''Trumpet'' |
* ''Trumpet'' |
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* ''Kindred'' |
* ''Kindred'' |
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* ''[[Swan Song (Benjamin Cleary film)|Swan Song]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 3 August 2023
Benjamin Cleary is an Irish writer, director and producer from Dublin. He is best known for his short-film Stutterer that earned him an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards with producers Shan Christopher Ogilvie and Serena Armitage.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Cleary graduated from University College Dublin with a BBLS Degree (Bachelor of Business & Legal Studies) in 2006. He then moved to England, where he completed his Screenwriting MA from London Film School. In 2015 he wrote, directed and edited his first short film Stutterer. It stars Matthew Needham and Chloe Pirrie. The film has been accepted into 75 plus festivals at time of writing and has won over 20 awards including the London Critic's Circle award, an Irish Film and Television Award, the Audience Award and the Best International Short Film Award at the Kerry Film Festival.[4] It also won the Best Foreign Film at the prestigious LA Shorts Fest. This award qualified Stutterer onto the long-list for an Oscar, which it went on to win for Best Live Action Short. Cleary won a Cannes Young Director Award and Best New Director at the Kinsale Sharks Awards 2016. He also wrote Love Is A Sting, which had been long-listed for an Oscar 2017 after winning two qualifying festivals, Best Foreign film at LA Shorts Film Festival 2016 and Grand Prix best Irish film at Cork International Film Festival.[citation needed] In 2016 he was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Law.[5]
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Zach (14 January 2016). "Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees". E! Online. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (13 January 2016). "John Krasinski, Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee to announce Oscar nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Duncan Macleod (1 March 2016). "Stutterer the Short Film". The Inspiration Room. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "2016 Awardees Archives". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 29 August 2022.