Ruth Meehan

Ruth Meehan is an award-winning writer and director working across film and television in Ireland and the UK. A graduate of the National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, UK with an MA in Screenwriting, her early shorts, including And The Red Man Went Green and Numb, received numerous international awards and commendations. Ruth moved into television drama with Element Pictures’ Red Rock and more recently directed Northern Lights, the Lionsgate-backed drama produced by Deadpan Pictures. Her debut feature, The Bright Side, which she co-wrote and directed won the Audience Award at Cork International Film Festival, a Jury Award Honourable Mention at Sonoma, was selected for the Main Competition at Prague IFF and for Edinburgh International Film Festival. Ruth is currently developing several feature projects, including her adaptation of Kathleen MacMahon’s Nothing But Blue Sky. Her original feature George was recently selected for Screen Ireland’s The Voice development award, and Origin, currently in development with Creative Europe support. Alongside her filmmaking, Ruth works as a mentor, educator and creativity coach at Bow Street, The Lir, IADT and Queen’s University Belfast. She is Chair of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland.