Andrew Arbuthnot

Galvin Kieran (director) is a self-taught filmmaker and freelance writer. He was born in Ireland and settled permanently in Australia in 1992. He also lived in London and New Zealand for extended periods and travelled widely. France and New Zealand rate highly with him. Kieran completed his first self-funded short film “The Burning Boy” in 2000. It screened all over the world and won the Best (Open) Film Award at the Warners Roadshow Queensland Filmmakers Awards. Since then he has completed three other films. Together they have screened at approximately one hundred international festivals, picking up several awards and commendations at queer and mainstream festivals. Kieran’s poetry and short fiction have been published in Australia, Ireland and Canada and often provide the inspiration for his films. He is currently in development on his first-feature length film. In a previous life he worked in commercial property brokerage and raising capital for unlisted property trusts and syndicates. Kieran says, “I’m full of the contradictions that we all live with as human beings. My life reflects some of these. I’m a capitalist and I’m a minimalist. I’m an atheist but I’m spiritual. I want to change the world but I’ve never voted in an election.” Andrew Arbuthnot (producer) is an independent producer based in Sydney, Australia. Starting at 18, Andrew’s first project “INYAFACE,” a magazine pilot shot for teens, was funded by the Gaming Machine Benefit Fund. On completion, Artist Services optioned “INYAFACE” to be developed into a series. Andrew’s first short film “Patsy’s Party” was funded by the Brisbane City Council and was one of the first dance films ever produced in Queensland, garnishing Best Independent Film and Best Production Design Awards at the Warne Roadshow Queensland New Filmmakers Awards in 1997. Andrew spent two years in the UK working in distribution for Polygram Film and in Marketing and Commissioning for Channel 4 Television before making the short “Contact” in 2002.