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About


Frank Sweeney is an artist with a research based practice, using found material to approach questions of collective memory, experience and identity through film and sound.

Recent work includes ‘Few Can See’ (winner of the Tiger Shorts Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Second Diamond Award at Alcine 53, Special Mention at Filmadrid Awards, commissioned by EVA International - Ireland’s Biennial), ‘People enjoy my company’ (IMMA 2021-22, Transmediale Berlin, BFI Southbank LSFF 2022) and ‘Made Ground’ (collaboration with Eva Richardson McCrea, Temple Bar Gallery 2021, purchased for the Arts Council Collection in 2021).

Recent awards include Best Documentary at LUFF Switzerland, the Arts Council's Next Generation Award, aemi + Sirius Film Commission 2022 & a 3 Year Studio at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.

Frank’s recent film work is distributed by VDB in the U.S.