Bryn is a British-Australian filmmaker based in Berlin. And now the facts:
1. He was born in London in 1986.
2. When he was a baby, a hurricane blew away his roof.
3. In 2010 he received the young director's prize at the Berlinale Talent Campus.
4. His email address is brynchainey (at) gmail.com
AWARDS
Best Art Direction & Best Special Effects - Berlin Shortcutz Awards (2011)
Second Prize - Kurzfilmfest Greifswald (2011)
Berlin Today Award - Berlin International Film Festival (2010)
Best Film - Fest Short Berlin (2010)
BeTV Award - Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival (2008)
Third Prize - Wodz Mediaschool Festival (2008)
Second Prize - Next Reel International Student Film Festival (2007)
Audience Award - Beijing Film Academy Festival (2007)
Best Director - Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (2007)
Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Editing, Best Actor - Brisbane 48 Hour Film Project (2007)
Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best VFX, Best Sound Design - Griffith Film School Awards (2006)
TRAINING, RESIDENCIES, SCHOLARSHIPS
Screenwriters Residency - Apulia Film Commission, Italy (2011)
Writing Fellowship - Nipkow Programm, Germany (2011)
Artist-in-Residence - Sardisches Kulturzentrum, Germany/Sardinia (2011)
Summer Academy - Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland (2010)
Berlinale Talent Campus - Berlin International Film Festival, Germany (2009)
Artist-in-Residence - Culturia, Gemany (2009)
Scholarship - Australian Directors Guild (2007)
Bachelor of Film Production - Griffith Film School, Australia (graduated 2006)
Masterclass - Queensland Actors Playhouse, Australia (2004)
School of Excellence - Australian Acting Academy (2002-2003)
EXHIBITIONS/RETROSPECTIVES
Holiday Island (photography, group exhibition) - Supermarkt Gallery, Berlin (2012)
Cine Alfineti (films, retrospective) - Altes Finanzamt, Berlin (2011)
Spitzenkino (films, retrospective) - Berlin (2011)
Self-Apocalypse and Other Children's Games (illustrations & photography, solo) - Musenstube, Berlin (2010)
Spazio Concept Gallery (films, group exhibition) - Milan (2009)
You Look Best In Noise (films & words, solo) - WIR Gallery, Berlin (2008)
