Johnny Kelly, Ireland

AGI member since 2012

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Johnny is an Irish animator, director and human being who lives in Dublin. His work spans stop frame animation, CGI, illustration and lots between.

Johnny's a graduate of the Royal College of Art. His short films have been shown on the BBC, ARTE, PBS and been screened and awarded at film festivals around the world including Palm Springs, TED, Anima Mundi and the Edinburgh Film Festival.

The stop motion film he directed for Chipotle, Back to the Start, won the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Advertising Festival. He’s been on award juries for D&AD, AICP and British Arrows, and he’s a proud member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

Johnny is rubbish at DIY and likes the countryside.

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    Johnny Kelly, Ireland (2012)

    Johnny is an Irish animator, director and human being who lives in Dublin. His work spans stop frame animation, CGI, illustration and lots between. Johnny's a graduate of the Royal...

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    Johnny Kelly, Ireland (2012)

    Johnny is an Irish animator, director and human being who lives in Dublin. His work spans stop frame animation, CGI, illustration and lots between.

    Johnny's a graduate of the Royal College of Art. His short films have been shown on the BBC, ARTE, PBS and been screened and awarded at film festivals around the world including Palm Springs, TED, Anima Mundi and the Edinburgh Film Festival.

    The stop motion film he directed for Chipotle, Back to the Start, won the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Advertising Festival. He’s been on award juries for D&AD, AICP and British Arrows, and he’s a proud member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

    Johnny is rubbish at DIY and likes the countryside.

    Exhibitions

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    Souvenir Project

    2015

    Rochelle School, London

    Liminal

    Dublin Castle, Dublin

    Liminal – Irish design at the threshold features over 20 designers, companies and studios involved in collaborations across disciplines and presents them for the first time in Milan, New York, Dublin and Eindhoven.

    Mapping Knowledge

    2015

    Mundaneum of Mons, Mons

    Motion Factory

    2014

    La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris

    Motion Factory, les ficelles du monde animé takes you on a trip around the world via some fifteen guest filmmakers belonging to a highly creative generation that combines tactile animation technology and traditional craft methods in perfect harmony with the infinite digital possibilities available today.

    Memory Palace

    2013

    V&A, London

    If you could keep only one memory, what would it be? Memory Palace was a walk-in story that brought to life a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru. This narrative world was visualised through a series of commissions by 20 internationally acclaimed illustrators, graphic designers and typographers.

    Jerwood Moving Image Award

    2007

    Jerwood Space, London

    Education

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      Agencies

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      Awards

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      • 2015

      Gold, US Art Directors Club
      • 2014

      Gold, Advertising & Design Club of Canada
      • 2012

      TED 'Ads worth Spreading'
      • 2012

      Silver Pencil, D&AD
      • 2012

      Film Grand Prix, Cannes Advertising Festival
      • 2009

      Young Guns, Art Directors Club
      • 2012

      Grandy, Andy Awards, USA, 2012
      • 2008

      Jerwood Moving Image Award
      • 2008

      Best Animation, NYC Shorts
      • 2007

      Conran Foundation Award, Royal College of Art

      Other Professional Activities

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      • Latin America Design Awards

        2019 – present

      • AICP Jury, NYC

        2014 – present

      • D&AD New Blood Jury, London

        2014 – present

      • Klik Animation Film Festival Jury, Amsterdam

        2015 – present

      • Adobe Design Achievment Awards

        2012 – 2019