Bryn Chainey (*1986) was born in London, England. From a young age he performed and wrote for theatre, before studying film production at the Griffith Film School in Australia. His graduation film won Best Direction at the 2007 Queensland New Filmmakers Awards and screened in student festivals across the globe. In 2008 he moved to Berlin as an artist-in-residence with Culturia. In 2009 he took part in the Berlinale Talent Campus; the following year his short, 'Jonah and the Vicarious Nature of Homesickness', received the Berlin Today Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Also in 2010 he was invited to the inaugural summer academy of the Locarno International Film Festival.
In 2011 he received a Nipkow fellowship to develop his first feature-length screenplay, 'The Geometry of Apocalypse'. That year he was a guest speaker at the Amandus Young Filmmakers Festival in Norway, was invited for an artist-residency in rural Sardinia, and participated in the Apulia Film Commission's European screenwriters workshop. His photographic and illustration works have also been exhibited by various galleries in Berlin, where he currently lives.
Please send all inquiries, death threats and hatemail to brynchainey (at) gmail.com
WORK
Schöne Bescherung - skit (2011)
Alcoholic Faith Mission 'Legacy' - music video (2011)
Alex Clare 'Relax My Beloved' - music video (2011)
Jonah and the Vicarious Nature of Homesickness - short film (2010)
How to Make Noise - animation (2008)
Empathy in Berlin - documentary (2008)
The Rational Academy '2004' - music video (2008)
Myles West - short film (2007)
Film for the Boxed - short film (2007)
Block N Pop - theatre (2007)
Real Love - short film (2006)
Egg - short film (2005)
The Bon Scotts 'New Rain on Summer Roads' - music video (2005)
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)
