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Conor McMahon | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1979 Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | IADT |
| Years active | 1996-Present |
| Known for | Stitches, Dead Meat, Let the Wrong One In |
Conor McMahon (August 23rd, 1979), is an Irish film director and editor, from Dublin Ireland.
Education
[edit]Conor attended Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), between 1998 – 2001, where he specialised in directing and editing. He’s made numerous short films, music videos and documentaries.[1] His short film The Braineater (2001) won ‘Best Film’ at the Sitges Film Festival.[2]
Career
[edit]McMahon began as an editor, making filmmaking tutorial videos for Fresh Film Festival.[3] He released his first feature film Dead Meat in 2004, with aid from Screen Ireland.[4] While the film received mostly negative reviews, ScreenAnarchy stated they felt McMahon had potential, despite the film being “poorly put together”.[5] Fangoria would later refer to McMahon as being one of the first Irish filmmakers to do an “indigenous-made Irish horror”.[6]
The Irish filmmaker would release a few more, less notable works between 2008-2010, including The Disturbed (2009), Dublin 26.06.08 (2008) and his first television series Zombie Bashers (2010) alongside RTÉ.[7]
In 2012, McMahon released Stitches.[8][9] The film received positive reviews from the likes of The Guardian[10] and won the ‘Best Kill Award’ at that years FrightFest. In 2014, McMahon directed From The Dark.[11] In 2019, he directed 2 episodes of Darklands.
In 2021, McMahon directed the vampire comedy thriller Let the Wrong One In (named as a rib of the film Let the Right One In), which was released by Wildcard Distribution[12][13] McMahon got two nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAS)[14]
Affiliations
[edit]Conor is a registered member of The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI).[15]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Braineater | 2001 | Director-Writer | Short |
| 1902 | 2001 | Director-Writer | Short |
| Dead Meat | 2004 | Director-Writer | Feature |
| Dublin 26.06.08: A Movie in 4 Days | 2008 | Director | Feature |
| The Disturbed | 2009 | Director-Writer | Feature |
| Hotel Darklight | 2009 | Director: Segment | Anthology Series |
| Zombie Bashers | 2010 | Director | Series |
| Stitches | 2012 | Director-Writer | Feature |
| From The Dark | 2014 | Director-Writer | Feature |
| Strangers In The Night | 2015 | Director | Short |
| Good Dog | 2016 | Director | Short |
| Ghost Gaff | 2018 | Director | Short |
| Darklands | 2019 | Director | Series |
| Let the Wrong One In | 2021 | Director-Writer | Feature |
| Callan Kicks The Year 2021 | 2021 | Director | TV Special |
| No Worries If Not! | 2022-2025 | Director | Series |
| Gulp | 2025 | Director-Writer | Short |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Conor McMahon". HorrorCult. 1979-08-23. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Let the Wrong One In". Screamfest. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Lynch, Richard. "Filmmaker Conor McMahon speaks at Fresh Film Festival Workshop". www.ilovelimerick.ie. Archived from the original on 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Dead Meat". Irish Film Institute. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Dead Meat Review". ScreenAnarchy. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "The Irish New Wave Of Horror: 17 Films At The Forefront Of The Irish Horror Invasion". 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "'Zombie Bashers' Takes RTÉ Story Land Prize | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Newman, Kim. "Stitches". Screen. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Langsworthy, Billy (2012-09-06). "Frightfest 2012: Stitches Review". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2012-10-25). "Stitches – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ McHargue, Brad (2014-09-22). "From the Dark (2015)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Special screening of the film 'Let The Wrong One In at the Lighthouse Cinema". Dublin Gazette Newspapers - Dublin News, Sport and Lifestyle. 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Billington, Alex (2022-03-10). "First Trailer for Vampire Comedy 'Let the Wrong One In' from Ireland | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Ntim, Zac (2023-03-07). "Irish Film & TV Awards Nominations: 'Bad Sisters' & 'The Banshees of Inisherin' Lead, Paul Mescal Clocks Two Noms". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Three Irish short films wrap production on SDGI's Arri Alexa Take scheme | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
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