Enda McCallion

{{short description|Irish film director (born 1967)}}

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Enda McCallion (born 22 June 1967 in County Donegal) is an Irish film director. He studied at the 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" featuring the Judderman.{{Citation|last=McCallion|first=Enda|title=Metz: Judderman|date=January 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8061250/|access-date=2018-07-05}} In 2001, he directed the "Deep" music video for the band Nine Inch Nails.{{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}} He also directed the "Epic" advert for the 2006 AIB Ryder Cup. The advert featured a version of "Lux Aeterna" from Requiem for a Dream, adapted by Fiachra Trench.{{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}}

In 2010, he directed the film Hit and Run for MGM starring Laura Breckenridge and Kevin Corrigan based on a popular urban myth.unpublished interview for Samurai Dreams, 5/24/16

His first novel, Bloodshot, was published in 2016.

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