Johnny is an Irish director, animator and human being. His work spans puppetry, 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, 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.

Selected Awards:
Annie Award
Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix
Cannes Lions Branded Content Grand Prix
Clio Awards, Grand Clio
Rhode Island Film Festival, Best Comedy Short Film
Art Directors Club 'Young Gun' Winner
One Show Awards, 'Best in Show'
Art Directors Club, 5x Gold, 2x Silver,
D&AD Yellow pencil
Royal College of Art Conran Foundation Award
Jerwood Moving Image Award
Vimeo ‘Staff Picks’ x9

Selected Clients:
Netflix
Google
Apple
Vitra
BMW
The New York Times
Adobe
Chipotle
V&A Museum
The Guardian
Facebook

To say hello please email johnny@johnnykel.ly

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Commercial Representation:

USA/UK:
Nexus Studios
+44 (0)20 7749 7500
eps@nexusstudios.com

Ireland:
Antidote
+353 (0) 1 497 5980
freedman@antidote.ie

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Film Representation:
Dave Alexander at The Gersh Agency