Tom Sullivan is an award-winning writer and director who was born in Dublin and studied Earth Science at University College Galway. After graduating in 1995, he began acting and has worked consistently in film and television since then. In 2010, Tom began writing and directing short films. His first short, ASAL(2011), premiered at the 2011 Galway Film Festival where it won the Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama. Tom has consistently created award-winning content since then, including his debut feature film ARRACHT (2019) which was nominated for 11 IFTAs (and won two), won The Critics Circle Award Virgin Dublin Film Festival, Audience award at Glasgow Int. Film Festival, Best Film at Kimolos Int. Film Festival and was chosen to represent Ireland in the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy awards 2021.
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Michael Kinirons
Award-winning Irish screenwriter and director. He studied English and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin and went on to study directing at the prestigious National Film and Television School, (NFTS) London. He has had projects selected for the Torino Film Lab, the Britlist, eQuinoxe, EAVE and is a Berlinale Talent Campus alumni. Michael’s first produced feature as screenwriter, STRANGERLAND, an Australian set mystery drama starring Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Joe Fiennes, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, 2015. THE SPARROW, Michael’s feature film debut as writer/director, premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2022 where it won Best First Irish Feature. Subsequently, it won the meeting point audience award at Valladolid Film Festival and has been nominated for two Irish Film and Television Awards.
Conor McMahon
2022: NO WORRIES IF NOT –TV sketch series for RTÉ
Television; 2021: LET THE WRONG ONE IN – Comedy
Horror Feature Film starring Anthony Head; Winner of Jury
Prize at Screamfest 2021; Nominated for Best Director and
Best Screenplay at the Irish Film and Television Academy
Awards 2023; 2019: DARKLANDS – two episodes of TV
crime series produced by Parallel Films for Virgin Media;
2014: FROM THE DARK – Horror Feature Film Starring
Niamh Algar; premiered at Fantastic Fest 2014; 2012:
STITCHES – Comedy Horror Feature Film starring Ross
Noble; Winner of the Carmel Jove Jury Award at Sitges
2012; 2009: THE DISTURBED – Horror Feature Film
starring Carla McGlynn; premiered at Galway Film Fleadh
2009; 2004; DEAD MEAT – Comedy Horror Feature Film
starring Marian Araujo;
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Ben Conway
2022: SIMON – Short Film directed by Ben Conway and
Peter J McCarthy and starring Moe Dunford; premiered at
Galway Film Fleadh 2022; 2021: BUGALOO – Short Film
directed by Ben Conway and Peter J MCarthy and starring
Moe Dunford; premiered at Galway Film Fleadh 2021
Sinead O’Loughlin
2022: LAMB – Screen Ireland Focus Short; Winner of the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Cork International Film Festival 2022; Official Selection at Tribeca Film Festival 2022; Nominated for 2023 IFTA Award for Best Short Film; 2016: HOMECOMING – Winner of Best Narrative Short Film at Kerry International Film Festival 2016. 2023: VOCATION – Feature Film Screenplay in development with Screen Ireland and Coper Alley Productions.
Maureen O’Connell
A graduate of RADA, with a Diploma in Film Production,
Maureen (Mo) O’Connell has made several award-winning
shorts and an award-winning micro-budget slacker film,
SPA WEEKEND. 2022: HAVEN – Official Selection Kerry
International Film Festival 2022; 2022: BRUISE – Official
Selection Galway Film Fleadh 2022; 2020: HUM – Winner
of the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Emerging
Lens Film Festival 2021; 2019: SPA WEEKEND – Winner
of Best International Feature at Polish International Film
Festival 2020
Mark O’Connor
Mark O’ Connor is an Irish writer/director. 2009/10: His debut feature film BETWEEN THE CANALS was released theatrically throughout Ireland and the UK; 2011/13: feature film KING OF THE TRAVELLERS was released in 150 territories worldwide on VOD; 2013: STALKER feature film featuring the first lead role of acclaimed actor Barry Keoghan; 2016: IFTA award-winning CARDBOARD GANGSTERS, which won 8 awards on the international festival circuit before worldwide rights to the film were sold to Netflix; 2023: Mark wrote and directed the six-part IFTA-nominated crime drama DARKLANDS for Virgin Media. 2020 to now CELTS Creator/Writer/Director TV show currently in development with support from EU, Creative Media and Screen Ireland and produced by Samson Films; 2022 to 2023: OUI CANNES Writer/Director – currently filming; 2023: THE DUBLINERS Creator/Writer/Director – Five-part television show in early-stage development.
Éadaoin Fox
Eadaoin Fox is a female director from Cork who is interested in how theatre can present multiple perspectives of one historical event. She has been awarded the 2021 ALISON HODGE DIRECTING PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE MAKINGas well as BEST DIRECTOR for DISCO PIGS (Granary Theatre) at the National Irish Student Drama Awards (ISDA’s) 2019 alongside several others. In 2022, she shadowed Margaret Perry’s PARADISE NOW at The Bush Theatre, London. FILM SHORTS: SMELL PVC (Writer & Director), produced by Mank Productions and selected for the Lift Off Global Film Festival 2022 & the Berlin Indie Film Festival 2022. ELECTRA Adaptation (Writer & Director) The Kinko Theatre. Commissioned, produced & funded by The Half Moon Festival, Cork Opera House. PIT (Director) produced & funded by Mank Productions selected for the 21 Islands International Film Festival. STRAIN (Director) produced by Loom Theatre Company and funded by the Cork County Council and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gealteacht, Sport and Media. A GIRL IS A HALF FORMED THING by Eimear McBride, Adaptation (Writer & Director) The Caryl Churchill Theatre. EARWIG (Director) The Roundy, Mank Productions. THE CHILDREN’S HOUR (Director) Granary Theatre, Mank Productions.
Dave Tynan
Dave is an award-winning director/writer who has directed over a dozen short films and one feature film, DUBLIN OLDSCHOOL. His feature premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2018 and enjoyed nationwide cinema distribution. Notable shorts include JUST SAYING, ROCKMOUNT, THE CHERISHING, WE FACE THIS LAND, HEARTBREAK and A CONCRETE SONG. Many of these have received critical acclaim – including two IFTAs and two selections for The Nuits En Or tour, The Best Worldwide Short Films as chosen by L’Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma – as well as viral success, with total views in the millions.
Janna Kemperman
Janna is an award winning filmmaker based in Dublin, Ireland. She is currently a multi camera director on RTÉ’s longest running TV series FAIR CITY.
2019: FAIR CITY – RTE, HEN – TW Films; 2018: EVERYTHING NOT SAVED – RTE Storyland; 2016: DITHER I & II – Algorithm; 2015: WAITING ON A TRAIN – 48 Hour Film Project Dublin; 2013: PERFORMER – Short film, WOMAN STOOD REGARDLESS – Short documentary film.
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Siobhán McMahon
Siobhán is a Director as well as guest Lecturer in Writing and Directing in LIT, Department of Animation and Motion Design.
2018: TAKING STOCK – Short film winner at Carlow International and Newport Beach Film Festival; 2015: THE SECRET DIARY OF FRANCIS NOONE – shortlisted for Best Director for the Galway Film Centre/RTE Short Film Award; 2013: A PLACE AT MY TABLE – shortlisted for Best Director for the Galway Film Centre/RTE Short Film Award, 2011: THE CONSOLATION OF ORION – short film which won the Filmbase/RTE Short Film Award Scheme.
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Laura Way
Laura Way is an award winning director who received acclaim for the EastEnders ‘Consent’ episode she directed, which was nominated for Best Single Episode at the British Soap Awards.
Laura has also directed on RED ROCK and most recently on BLOOD.
2019: BLOOD II – Company Pictures/West Road Pictures; 2018-19: EASTENDERS – BBC; 2016-17: RED ROCK – Company Pictures/Element Pictures. Theatre credits include: THE KILL GOD – Wexford National Opera House; ORANGE FLOWER WATER – Mill Theatre.