Stowe Story Labs Announces Roster for Stowe's Inaugural Connemara Writers' Retreat
STOWE STORY LABS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ROSTER OF PARTICIPANTS AND MENTORS FOR STOWE'S INAUGURAL CONNEMARA WRITERS' RETREAT
We are excited to launch this program, in collaboration with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Screen Ireland), Northern Ireland Screen, and Galway Film Fleadh. The Connemara Writers’ Retreat, to be held at the Renvyle House in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, is for top emerging screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world, including fellows from the island of Ireland sponsored by Sceen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen. All participants are invited to the 2023 Galway Film Fleadh.
The retreat runs October 10-14, 2022.
We are pleased to announce today the full roster of participants and mentors.
We thank our partners for their support. Screen Ireland funding is made possible through their Stakeholder Funding Scheme.
Please help us in celebrating these talented writers, filmmakers, and mentors.
Congratulations to all.
PARTICIPANTS:
Rachel Alexander (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Birr, Ireland — It’s Alright, Ma // Dark Comedy Thriller TV
Samantha Baugh (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — H.E.R.A // Drama SciFi Feature
Drew Boyd — Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — The Time Traveler’s Gala // Comedy Feature
Laura Burns— Hingham, Massachusetts, USA — The Selectman // Drama Feature
Mugs Cahill — Santa Monica, California, USA — Crown of Thorns // Drama Thriller Feature
Kabir Chopra — Los Angeles, California, USA — Astrological // Comedy Feature
Michael Clohesy — Vancouver, BC, Canada — Provenance // Supernatural Mystery Thriller TV
Rebecca Coley — Jersey, United Kingdom — Mermaid // Drama Thriller TV
Caroline Farrell (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Iona’s House // Supernatural Mystery Horror Feature
Jonathan Farrelly and Anna Mannion (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellows) — Kells // Dublin, Ireland — Coercive // Thriller TV
Zoë Furlong — Seattle, Washington, USA — Mika Pepper: Monster Hunter // Supernatural Family TV
Nancy Kates — Berkely, California, USA — Switcheroo // LGBTQ, Fantasy Comedy Feature
Roisin Kearney (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Patrius Of Thy Father // Crime Drama TV
Tonia Kempler and Bulent Gurcan — Waccabuc, New York // Norwalk, Connecticut, USA — The Leatherface Lady // Found Footage Horror Feature
Nora King (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Galway, Ireland — Roxana // Historical Drama Feature
Bridget Bell McMahon — Annapolis, Maryland, USA — Fresh Catch // Action Feature
Mark Michael McNally (Northern Ireland Screen Fellow) — Belfast, Northern Ireland — Nothing Happens Somewhere // Irish Drama Western Feature
Valerie O’Connor (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Limerick, Ireland — Tommy’s Wheels // Dark Comedy TV
Vicki Speegle — South Orange, New Jersey, USA — Which Art in Heaven // Drama Feature
Sarah Zeiser (NewEnglandFilm.com Fellow) — Somerville, Massachusetts, USA — Away with the Fairies // Drama Thriller TV
PARTICIPANTS:
Ciara Appelbe — Bray, Ireland — Creative Director of O’Sullivan’s Productions
Conor Barry — Dublin, Ireland — Creative Producer
Ali Doyle — Dublin, Ireland — Head of Development of Features at Wild Atlantic Pictures
Aaron Farrell — Dublin, Ireland — Producer and Head of Drama at ShinAwiL
Darrien Michele Gipson — Los Angeles, California, USA — Creative Producer, Executive Director of SAGindie
Jenny Halper — New York, New York, USA — Screenwriter and EVP, Head of Creative, at Maven Screen Media
Amanda Livanou — Athens, Greece — Creative Producer
Tim Loane — Belfast, Northern Ireland — Writer, Director, and Actor
Ruth Meehan — Dublin, Ireland — Writer and Director
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan — New York, New York, USA — Director
Christian Routh — Catalonia, Spain — Story Analyst and Film Consultant
David Pope — Lewes, England — Stowe Story Labs Co-Founder
David Rocchio — Stowe, Vermont — Stowe Story Labs Founder & Director
MENTORS:
James Flynn — Bray, Ireland — Producer
