Colin Kennedy(II)
- Visual Effects
- Director
- Producer
Colin Kennedy is the CEO and founder of FixFX, a 2D visual effects company based in the UK with credits on shows for Apple, Disney, Netflix, Sky, BBC, Channel 4, etc including Civil War, The Gentlemen, Stranger Things, Outlander, Gangs of London among many more.
Colin is also a BAFTA winning director and another talent to emerge from Sigma Films (Outlaw King, Red Road, Hallam Foe, After the Wedding).
Colin's debut feature Swung stars Elena Anaya and Owen McDonnell alongside Elizabeth McGovern in Ewan Morrison's screen adaptation of his book. Anaya and McGovern were both nominated by BAFTA Scotland for their performances.
Colin was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award '09 for a music video, and his first short, I Love Luci, won a host of international awards including the Prix des Mediatheques at Clermont-Ferrand, Best Fiction at Interfilm Berlin, and the Audience Award at Vila do Conde Curtas.
I Love Luci was invited to over 70 festivals including Palm Springs, Sao Paulo and AFI Fest.
In 2011 Colin was made a Star of Tomorrow by Screen International and subsequently won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film.
Colin graduated from Chelsea College of Art and began his career making corporate films where he also won awards around the world. His first dramatic films were made with underprivileged children for various Glasgow charities. He then worked as assistant to David Mackenzie on Hallam Foe and has directed 2nd Unit on four of Mackenzie's films since then including some aerial footage for the Scottish epic Outlaw King.
Colin is also a trustee of Film City Futures who help nurture the next generation of talent for Scotland's screen industries.
Colin is also a BAFTA winning director and another talent to emerge from Sigma Films (Outlaw King, Red Road, Hallam Foe, After the Wedding).
Colin's debut feature Swung stars Elena Anaya and Owen McDonnell alongside Elizabeth McGovern in Ewan Morrison's screen adaptation of his book. Anaya and McGovern were both nominated by BAFTA Scotland for their performances.
Colin was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award '09 for a music video, and his first short, I Love Luci, won a host of international awards including the Prix des Mediatheques at Clermont-Ferrand, Best Fiction at Interfilm Berlin, and the Audience Award at Vila do Conde Curtas.
I Love Luci was invited to over 70 festivals including Palm Springs, Sao Paulo and AFI Fest.
In 2011 Colin was made a Star of Tomorrow by Screen International and subsequently won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film.
Colin graduated from Chelsea College of Art and began his career making corporate films where he also won awards around the world. His first dramatic films were made with underprivileged children for various Glasgow charities. He then worked as assistant to David Mackenzie on Hallam Foe and has directed 2nd Unit on four of Mackenzie's films since then including some aerial footage for the Scottish epic Outlaw King.
Colin is also a trustee of Film City Futures who help nurture the next generation of talent for Scotland's screen industries.
