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{{short description|Irish film director (born 1967)}}
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'''Enda McCallion''' (born 22 June 1967 in [[County Donegal]]) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[film director]]. He studied at the [[Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology|Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design]] and the [[Royal College of Art]] in [[London]], [[England]].
He directed the 2000/2001 Metz [[alcopop]] advert "[[Forrest (advertisement)|Forrest]]" featuring the Judderman.<ref>{{Citation|last=McCallion|first=Enda|title=Metz: Judderman|date=January 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8061250/|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref> In 2001, he directed the "[[Deep (Nine Inch Nails song)|Deep]]" music video for the band [[Nine Inch Nails]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mvdbase.com/video.php?id=20474|title=Nine Inch Nails - Deep @ mvdbase.com|website=mvdbase.com - the music video database|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref> He also directed the "Epic" advert for the 2006 [[Allied Irish Banks|AIB]] [[Ryder Cup]]. The advert featured a version of "[[Lux Aeterna (Mansell)|Lux Aeterna]]" from ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'', adapted by [[Fiachra Trench]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ryder-cup-ad-banks-on-epic-scenes-to-get-the-pulse-racing-1.1000585|title=Ryder Cup ad banks on epic scenes to get the pulse racing|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2010, he directed the film ''[[Hit and Run (2009 film)|Hit and Run]]'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] starring [[Laura Breckenridge]] and [[Kevin Corrigan]] based on a popular urban myth.<ref name=":1">unpublished interview for Samurai Dreams, 5/24/16</ref>
His first novel, ''Bloodshot'', was published in 2016.<ref name=":1" />
He has a film in pre-production, ''The Blue Boogaloo'', shooting in [[Morocco]] in late 2016.<ref name=":1" />
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070825083506/http://www.blinder.ie/ Blinder] production company
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070820030908/http://www.epochfilms.com/home.html Epoch Films] production company
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928141433/http://www.filmireland.net/111/theadmancometh.htm Film Ireland] article
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927135317/http://www.shootonline.com/go/news-view.2452.Ritts-Hayden-Signs-Dir--Enda-McCallion---Helmer-Fritz-Flieder-Also-Comes-On-Board-.html ShootsOnline] article
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014500/http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20010101/director-mccallion.html Boards] article
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[[Category:Irish film directors]]
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[[Category:Alumni of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology]]
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