★ HOW OLD IS IVAN KAVANAGH?
Ivan Kavanagh is 53 years old, born January 1, 1973 in RU · Capricorn.
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About
Ivan Kavanagh is an Irish filmmaker and screenwriter born in Dublin in 1973. He gained recognition directing psychological horror and westerns like The Canal (2014), which premiered at Tribeca, and Son (2021), a film that won the Silver Raven Award at Brussels International Festival of Fantasy. Kavanagh self-financed his early micro-budget films by working multiple jobs and handling directing, writing, editing, and sound design himself. As a Capricorn, he channels disciplined intensity into genre storytelling.
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Biography
Ivan Kavanagh is an Irish filmmaker and screenwriter born in Dublin in 1973. He is best known for Son (2021), The Canal (2014), and Never Grow Old (2019).
Kavanagh's early career was defined by scrappy resourcefulness. He self-financed micro-budget feature films by working several jobs and buying his own camera, editing, and sound equipment, serving as director, writer, editor, sound designer, and occasional composer on all projects until The Canal. His second feature, The Solution, won Best Drama at the Portobello Film Festival 2007 in London. Tin Can Man (2007) earned Boundary Breaking Best Feature at the Sydney Underground Film Festival and Best Actor for Patrick O'Donnell, then Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Actor, and Best Foreign Director at Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2008, plus Best Cinematography at Strasbourg International Film Festival 2008. The Fading Light (2009) won Best Irish Film and Best Male Actor for Patrick O'Donnell at the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards during Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2010, and screened at Pusan International Film Festival 2010.
The Canal (2014), produced by Park Films and financed by the Irish Film Board and Film Agency Wales, premiered at Tribeca International Film Festival in New York and achieved worldwide critical acclaim. Never Grow Old (2019), produced by Ripple World Pictures and starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch, received similar praise upon release. Son (2021), a psychological horror starring Andi Matichak and Emile Hirsch that won the Silver Raven Award at the 39th Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, was shot amid disasters including two tornadoes in Mississippi, one of which felled a tree onto a planned shooting location, forcing Kavanagh to rewrite scenes. In 2021, he received the George Byrne Maverick Award at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival from the Dublin Film Critics Circle. As a screenwriter and director, Kavanagh works across horror and western genres. Born under Capricorn, his disciplined approach to filmmaking—from solo micro-budget productions to studio-financed features—reflects the sign's trademark perseverance. He has multiple feature and TV projects in development.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Kavanagh financed his early films by working multiple jobs and purchasing his own camera, editing, and sound equipment. He directed The Solution (2007), which won Best Drama at Portobello Film Festival in London, and Tin Can Man (2007), which earned Best Feature at Sydney Underground Film Festival and accolades at Melbourne Underground and Strasbourg festivals. The Fading Light (2009) won Best Irish Film at the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards and screened at Pusan International Film Festival.
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Trivia
- The Canal (2014) premiered at the Tribeca International Film Festival in New York.
- Son (2021) was filmed during two tornadoes in Mississippi, with one felling a tree onto a planned shooting location; Kavanagh rewrote scenes to incorporate the disaster into the story.
- A self-proclaimed Satanist approached Kavanagh on the Son set claiming dark forces were at work, sparking rumors the film was cursed.
- He received the George Byrne Maverick Award at the 2021 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival from the Dublin Film Critics Circle.
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- How old is Ivan Kavanagh?
- Ivan Kavanagh is 53 years old (born January 1, 1973).
- When is Ivan Kavanagh's birthday?
- Ivan Kavanagh was born on January 1, 1973.
- What is Ivan Kavanagh's zodiac sign?
- Ivan Kavanagh is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1973.
- What is Ivan Kavanagh's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Ivan Kavanagh was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is Ivan Kavanagh from?
- Ivan Kavanagh is from RU.
- What does Ivan Kavanagh do?
- Ivan Kavanagh is a writer.
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