Aidan McAteer
Website: www.aidanmcateer.com
Email: amcateer@gmail.com
Mobile: +353 (0) 86 128 8522
Film Type: Animation, Commercials, Short Film, Television entertainment
Bio
Aidan McAteer is a classical animation graduate of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and has worked in London and Vancouver animating on such high profile TV shows as Peppa Pig, My Little Pony and The Secret Show. He currently directing the animated preschool show "Wildernuts" for Kavaleer/RTE. Aidan has written and directed several award winning short films including “The Gentleman’s Guide to Villainy” and his latest short "Deadly" which is currently doing the festival circuit. He enjoys moonlight, Marmite and the musical works of William Shatner.
Filmography
Wildernuts
2015 - Flash Animated TV series 26 x 7min
DEADLY
2014 – Short Animation
MR ACE
2012 – Music video
THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VILLAINY
2010 – Short – Animation
THE OVAL PORTRAIT
2003 – Short Animation
Showreel
Awards
Deadly
Best Short - Irish Animation Awards 2015
Audience Award - OFFline Film Festival 2014
Don Quijote Award for Animation in a Short Film - Galway Film Fleadh 2014
Silver Award - International Independent Film Award 2015
(2014) Best Screenplay Finalist Waterford Film Festival 2012
Mr Ace
(2012) Official selection at Galway Film Fleadh 2013, KLIK Int Animation festival 2013,
Golden Orchid Int Animation Festival 2013
The Gentleman’s Guide to Villainy
(2010) Winner, Depict! Competition at Encounters Festival 2010
2nd Place Best Animation, Galway 2011
Royal Reel Award-Canada International Film Festival 2011
Honourable Mention LA Movie Awards 2010
Atom.com Animation Accolade 2011
Vegas Media XPO 2011 – Best Animation – Audience Favourite