Kieran Darcy-Smith

Currently teaching at Screenwise

KIERAN DARCY-SMITH

Kieran has been active both in front of and behind the camera since graduating from drama school in Sydney in 1995. The same year he was awarded the inaugural Australian Writers Guild and NSW Film And Television Office Mentorship Scheme Award for his first feature film screenplay ‘Little Sky Cambodia’ and in 1996 he co-founded Blue-Tongue Films with partners Nash and Joel Edgerton. Under the Blue-Tongue banner Kieran has written, directed, scored and starred in a number of award-winning, internationally acclaimed short films and music videos. Kieran continues to receive ongoing funding and support from both the NSW Film and Television Office and the Australian Film Commission for feature film projects presently in development, while remaining  active  as a director and working screen actor.

Kieran’s feature film roles include ‘The Square’, ‘September’, ‘The Cave’ and ‘Two Hands’ (1999). Television roles include: ‘Dangerous’ (as series regular ‘Garry’), ‘McLeod’s Daughters’, ‘Blue Heelers’, ‘All Saints’, ‘Water Rats’, ‘Wildside’, ‘Murder Call’, ‘Always Greener’, ‘Young Lions’, ‘White Collar Blue’, ‘Going Home’ and ‘Stupid, Stupid Man’.

Music videos and photography by Kieran Darcy-Smith have led to collaborations with some of Australia’s top mainstream and independent artists, including: Alex Lloyd, Kasey Chambers, You Am I, Amiel, Shane Nicholson and Troy Cassar-Daley.

                   

Biography

Acting Credits: (Feature Film)

2007:    The Square (Film Depot) Ch: Barney [post-production]
2006:    September (TFP/Hopscotch) Ch: Rick Anderson 
2004:    The Cave (Lakeshore Entertainment/Sony Screengems USA) Ch: Strode.
1998:    Two Hands (Blindfold 3/Meridian Films) Ch: Craig.

Acting Credits: (Television)

2006:    Dangerous “Series 1” (Southern Star) Ch: Garry [series regular]
2006:    Stupid, Stupid Man “Ep 4 – The Mole” (Fox TV1) Ch: Jack Hanson.
2006:    All Saints “Ep 355 - Tough Love” (Seven Network) Ch: Dave Hegarty.
2005:    McCleod’s Daughters “Ep 148 - The Big Commitment” (Nine Network) Ch: Lindsay Stubbs.
2005:    All Saints “Ep 334 - Season of Change” (Seven Network) Ch: Dave Hegarty.
2003:    White Collar Blue “ep 42” (Knapman Wyld/Network 10) Ch: Neil Jeffries.
2002:    Always Greener (Seven Network) Ch: Trevor Southall.
2002:    Young Lions “Kickboxer on Trial” “Kickboxer Kills Rapist” (Quicksilver Prod.) Ch: Marty Charlton
2001:    Going Home “eps. 61-68” (SBS/Macelroy Television) Ch: Stalker.
2001:    Home and Away “eps. 3152-3164” (ATN 7) Ch: Terry.
2001:    Water Rats “Bitter Legacy” (Southern Star) Ch: Stuart Renshaw.
1999:    All Saints “Life Game” (Amalgamated TV Services) Ch: Gordie Adams.
1999:    Blue Heelers "Second Chance" (West St Prod.) Ch: Travis Watson.
1999:    Breakers “eps. 76-102” (Screentime PL) Ch: Steve "Slim" Russell.
1998:    Water Rats "Cut Off Point" (Southern Star) Ch: Craig Castle.    
1998:    Wildside "Eps. 51-52" (Gannon-Jenkins/ABC) Ch: George Renner.
1998:    Water Rats "Not Fade Away" (Southern Star) Ch: Xavier Tully.
1997/8:  Big Sky (West Street Productions) “Shadow Chasers” & “Missing In Action”   Ch: Cooly.
1997:     Murder Call "Cat and Mouse" (Southern Star) Ch: Felix Kiver.
1996/7:  Water Rats "Goldie's Trip" (Southern Star) Ch: Des.
1996:     Fallen Angels (ABC) Ch: Mick.
1995:     Police Rescue "The Ultimate" (Southern Star) Ch: Col.
1991:     A Country Practice (ATN Channel 7) Ch: Neil.
   
Acting Credits: (Short Film)

2007:     The List (Hopscotch Films/Blue-Tongue Films) Ch: Nick [post-production]
2006:     Katoomba (RB Films/Essential Viewing/AFC) Ch: Brian.
2006:     Kaleidoscope (Zoot Film/AFC) Ch: Adrian.
2006:     Pacific (Whistling Pictures) Ch: The Man.
2001:     The Pitch (Blue Tongue Films) Ch: Chainsaw Maniac.
2001:     Anniversary (Ursa Major/Mandarin Productions 2001) Ch: Stan.
1999:     The Island (Blue-Tongue Films/AFC) Ch: The Man.
1998:     All In A Day's Work (DNA Pictures) Ch: Kevin.    
1998:     Bloodlock (Blue-Tongue Films/AFC/NSWFTO) Ch: Scott Robertson.
1997:     Reichellmann's Relics (AFTRS) Ch: Joe Reichellman.
1997:      The Switch (AFTRS) Ch: Travis.
1996:     Total Social Misfit (AFTRS) Ch: Darryl.
1996:     Jac and Bill (Blue-Tongue Films) Ch: Jac.
1996:     Loaded (Blue-Tongue Films) Ch: Paddy.

Directing Credits:

2006/7:  Alex Lloyd (Running Man/Sony-BMG) “Untitled DVD” [in production]
2005:     Alex Lloyd (Sony/BMG) “The Wonder” (music video)
2005:     Alex Lloyd (Sony/BMG) “Never Meant to Fail” (music video)
2004:     Kasey Chambers (EMI) “Live in The Park, Tamworth” (documentary footage)
2004:     Troy Cassar-Daley (EMI) “Borrowed and Blue” (EPK/documentary)
2003:     You Am I (BMG) “Deliverance” (music video)
2003:     “White Collar Blue EP 2.19” Casual attachment to director (Daniel Nettheim)
2002:     Alex Lloyd (EMI) “Everybody’s laughing” (music video)
2002:     Amiel (Festival/Mushroom) “Lovesong” (music video)
2002:     Shane Nicholson (Warners) “It’s a Movie” (EPK/documentary)
2002:     Kasey Chambers (EMI) “Million Tears” – ‘Desert’ re-cut/re-shoot (music video)
2000:     The Island (35mm short film, 4 mins) * In association with AFC.
1998:     Bloodlock (35mm short film, 26 mins) [Co-director Nash Edgerton.] * In association with AFC and NSWFTO ‘Young Filmmaker Fund’.
1996:     Loaded (16mm short film, 9 mins) [Co-director Nash Edgerton.]

Writing Credits: (dramatic)

2007:     Untitled Blue-Tongue Films Feature Project [in development]
2006/7:  Estuary (Short Film) [in development]
2005/7:  Powderworks (Feature Film) In production development: City Productions/AFC. * Development funding AFC.
1999:     The Island (Short Film)   
1996:     Bloodlock (Short Film) [Screenplay by Kieran Darcy-Smith and Joel Edgerton, from an original story by Kieran Darcy-Smith.]
1995:     Little Sky Cambodia (Feature Film) * Development funding NSWFTO.
1995:     Loaded (Short Film)

Writing Credits: (Print)

2005:     Bruce Hunt Interview: The Cave “Inside Film” – October Issue.
2002:     Heath Ledger Interview: Ned Kelly “Inside Film” – September Issue. Cover Story.
2002:     School Daze “Inside Film” – January Issue.
2001:     Buffalo Soldiers (featuring interviews with Ed Harris, Joaquin Phoenix and Gregor Jordan). “Independent Filmmaker Magazine” – April Issue. On-Set Feature Article.
1999:     Lights, Camera….Action! “Independent Filmmaker Magazine”. On-Set Feature Article.

Photography credits: (professional)

2007:     The Square – additional production stills.
2004:     Fuel – Film poster photography.
2004:     Kasey Chambers “Wayward Angel” – album sleeve montage.
2003:     Troy Cassar-Daley “Borrowed and Blue”    - album sleeve montage.

Selected Awards:
∑ ‘The Tropicana Award’: Tropfest 2000 (Sydney, AUST) THE ISLAND.    
∑ ‘2nd Prize’: Nescafe Short Film Awards 2000 (AUST WIDE) THE ISLAND.
∑ ‘Finalist’: Atom Awards 2000 (Melbourne, AUST) THE ISLAND.            
∑ 'Best Film': St Kilda Short Film Festival '99 (Melbourne, AUST) BLOODLOCK.
∑ 'Audience Choice Award for Best Film': Flickerfest '99, 8th International Short Film Festival (Sydney, AUST) BLOODLOCK.         
∑ 'Best Drama; Best Sound Design; Best Editing; Best Original Music; Highly Commended for Direction': Bathurst Film Festival '99 (Bathurst, AUST) BLOODLOCK.
∑ ‘Best Actor; Best Supporting Actor; Best Editing; Best Sound Design; Commended for Screenplay; Commended for Direction’: Watch My Shorts ’99 (Melbourne, AUST) BLOODLOCK.
∑ Australian Film Institute Awards '99 - Nomination: ‘Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-feature Film’. BLOODLOCK.
∑ 'SPAA Award for Most Resourceful Production': Flickerfest '97 (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.
∑ 'Best New Film': Bathurst Film Festival '96 (Bathurst, AUST) LOADED.
∑ 'Best Film - Guts and Glory Section': Short Sharp Shots '96 Film and Video Festival (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.
∑ 'Third place': Fiddle Film Festival Sydney '97 (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.
∑ 'Best Original Music Score; 'Special Achievement In Editing': Sydney New Film and Video Festival '97 (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.
∑ '1995 Australian Writer's Guild/NSW Film & Television Office Mentorship Scheme Award' for Original Film Story. LITTLE SKY CAMBODIA.

Significant screenings have included:
∑ 6th International Film Festival of the Iranian YCS 2001 (Tehran, IRAN) THE ISLAND
∑ Seattle international Film Festival 2000 (Seattle, USA) THE ISLAND.
∑ American Cinemateque Downunder 2000 (Los Angeles, USA) THE ISLAND.
∑ Edinburgh International Film Festival 200 (E/burgh, SCOTLAND) THE ISLAND.
∑ Temecula Valley International Film Festival 2000 (Temecula, USA) THE ISLAND.
∑ Bilbao International Festival of Film 2000 (Bilbao, SPAIN) THE ISLAND.
∑ World Expo 2000 (Hanover, GERMANY) THE ISLAND.
∑ Isola del Cinema Festival 2000 (Rome, ITALY) THE ISLAND.
∑ St Kilda Film Festival 2000 [Selected to open festival] (Melb., AUST) THE ISLAND.
∑ Tropfest Finals 2000 (Sydney, AUST) THE ISLAND.
∑ Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2001 (Sydney, AUST) THE ISLAND.
∑ Anthology Film Archives, Aust. Short Films Today (NYC, USA) THE ISLAND.
∑ Alex Lloyd (EMI) ‘My Way Home’ National concert tour 2000. (Purchased and screened nightly as concert ‘Curtain-raiser’.) THE ISLAND.
∑ ABC TV (Purchased and screened in regular programming 2001) THE ISLAND.
∑ ABC TV (Screened in compilation ‘Short and Sweet’ 2001) THE ISLAND.
∑ Cork Int. Film Festival ’99 (Cork, IRELAND) BLOODLOCK.
∑ St Kilda Short Film Festival '99 (Melbourne, AUST) BLOODLOCK.
∑ Flickerfest '99, 8th International Short Film Festival (Sydney, AUST) BLOODLOCK.
∑ Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival ’99 (Antalya, TURKEY) BLOODLOCK.
∑ St Petersburg International Film Festival 2000 (St Petersburg, RUSSIA) LOADED.
∑ American Cinemateque Downunder ’99 (Los Angeles, USA) LOADED.
∑ 3rd Honolulu Underground Film Festival '97 (Honolulu, USA) LOADED.
∑ Edge Of The World Int. Film Festival ’97 (Hobart, AUSTRALIA) LOADED.
∑ Flickerfest '97 6th Int. Short Film Festival (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.
SBS TV (Sydney, AUST) LOADED.