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

Mentors:

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

Speakers:

James Flynn — Bray, Ireland — Producer

Thank you to our partners, friends, and collaborators:

Stowe Story Labs is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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