Stowe Story Labs Announces Official Roster for Stowe's Third Annual Connemara Writers' Retreat
Stowe Story Labs in partnership with Fis Éiréann / Screen Ireland, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Marketplace at the Galway Film Flair, and the Renvyle House Hotel, are pleased to announce the roster for Stowe’s 2024 Connemara Writers’ Retreat.
PARTICIPANTS:
Megan and Kelly Anelons — Los Angeles, CA and Harvard, MA, USA — Best Laid Plans // Drama, Comedy Feature
Kelly Cochran-Yzquierdo — Oklahoma City, OK, USA — Love Loss // LGBTQ Drama Feature
Aaron Corless (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Wexford, Ireland — Unqualified // Comedy Feature
Matilda Corley Schulman — Tarzana, CA, USA — Bloody Noses // Drama TV 1 hr
Ivan Cush (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Tribes // Coming-of-Age Drama Feature
Marion de Juniac — Provence, France — A Boy Like No Other // Drama, Romantic Comedy Feature
Anna Frenning (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Forgiven // Western Feature
Bob Gallagher (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Fool the Devil // Drama Feature
Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) co-written with Jack Warren — Dublin, Ireland — Forty Foot // Thriller Feature
Patricia Kelly (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Humdrum // Dark Comedy TV 1/2 hr
Shane Christopher Kenneally (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Cork, Ireland — There’s No Queue // Drama Feature
Kathryn Kennedy Fenton (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Louth, Ireland — Púca // Irish Language Folk Horror Feature
Monica McCarthy (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Sligo, Ireland — A Vindication // Dark Comedy TV Mini-Series
Mia Mullarkey (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Lucid // SciFi Feature
Barbara Nunberg — Santa Monica, CA, USA — American Cassandra // Drama Feature
Hannah Shepard — New York, NY, USA — Reports of the Dance Hall Inspector // Drama Feature
Leah Simmons — Sioux Falls, SD, USA — Pro Life // Thriller Feature
Kimberley Ann Sparks — Thornhill, ON, Canada — The Bonus Day // Drama Feature
Kathleen Wallace — New York, NY, USA — Grief: A Comedy // Dark Comedy TV 1/2 hr
Jess C. Wheatley — Huonbrook, NSW, Australia — Alternate // Dark Fantasy Horror TV 1 hr
MENTORS:
Ciara Appelbe — Bray, Ireland — Creative Director of O’Sullivan’s Productions
Conor Barry — Dublin, Ireland — Creative Producer, Savage Productions
Ali Doyle — Dublin, Ireland — Head of Development of Features at Yellow Film & TV Company
Jonathan Duffy — Austin, TX, USA — Creative Producer, Co-Founder of Ten Acre Films
Aaron Farrell — Dublin, Ireland — Producer and Head of Drama at ShinAwiL
Ellie Foumbi — New York, NY, USA — Screenwriter and Director
Karol Griffiths — Newton Abbot, England, UK — Development Consultant, Script Editor, & Writing Mentor
Olivia Hetreed — London, England — Screenwriter
Amanda Livanou — Athens, Greece — Creative Producer
Tim Loane — Belfast, Northern Ireland — Writer, Director, and Actor
Ruth Meehan — Dublin, Ireland — Writer, Director, and Creativity Coach
Christian Routh — Catalonia, Spain — Film & Series Consultant
Stowe’s Connemara Writers’ Retreat is a five-day program designed for top emerging screenwriters and filmmakers. It will be held at the Renvyle House Hotel on the scenic Atlantic Coast of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
In addition to Screen Ireland, we wish to thank our partners for this program, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Marketplace at the Galway Film Fair, and the Renvyle House Hotel, as well as acknowledge and thank all of our collaborators, listed just below.
