Stowe Story Labs Announces Official Roster for Stowe's Fourth Annual Connemara Writers' Retreat
Stowe Story Labs, in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Marketplace at the Galway Film Flair, and the Renvyle House Hotel, is pleased to announce the roster for Stowe’s 2025 Connemara Writers’ Retreat.
Stowe’s Connemara Writers’ Retreat is a five-day program designed for screenwriters and filmmakers working to develop feature or television scripts. The Program runs annually 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.
We look forward to working with this talented group of artists and mentors. Congratulations to all.
PARTICIPANTS:
Laurel Aarsvold and Diana Richardson — Minneapolis, MN, USA / Los Angeles, CA, USA — Three Dead Boyfriends // Dark Comedy Feature
Isla Badenoch — Malvern, England — Not Drowning // Drama Feature
Tracy Charlton — Mill Valley, CA, USA — Chasing Shakespeare // Action, Adventure Feature
Denise Deegan (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Young Doctor Sullivan // Medical Drama TV 1 hr
Sarah-Kate Fenelon — Wicklow, Ireland — Darlington Academy // Horror, Psychological TV Mini-Series
Keelan Gallagher (Fingal Artists' Bursary Recipient) — Rush, Ireland — Billy Balaclava // Dark Comedy, Teen Comedy Feature
Tom Gentle and Ross MacKay — Glasgow, Scotland / Fife, Scotland — Pariah // Drama Feature
Zoë Gibney (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Dons Life Goes On // Drama, Comedy Feature
Jenny Goddard-Garcia — Austin, TX, USA — Vecter // SciFi, Drama TV 1hr
Ellius Grace (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — Halfcast // Body Horror Feature
Deborah Grimes (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dublin, Ireland — The Promised Land // Drama Feature
Ali Hardiman (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — London, England — Private Lies // Comedy TV 1/2 hr
Rita Ann Higgins (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Galway, Ireland — The Fracture // Dark Comedy Feature
Michaela Holmes — Brisbane, Australia — Baptism // Horror, Thriller Feature
Tatiana James — Santa Monica, CA, USA — An Unexpected Guest // Drama, Suspense TV 1 hr
Catriona MacInnes — West Linton, Scotland — Gift from God // Psychological Feature
Leila Majlessi — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Inn // Horror Feature
Kim McMillan — Chicago, IL, USA — Finding Oscar // Fantasy, Comedy Feature
Nóra Ní Fhláthárta (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Barna, Ireland — The Disruptor // Dark Comedy, Road Movie Feature
Brian O’Riordan (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Bray, Ireland — Beyond // Thriller TV 1 hr
Sarah-Jane Scott (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Tuam, Ireland — Small Holdings // Drama TV Mini-Series
Naomi Sheridan (Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Fellow) — Dromod, Ireland — The Pass of the Birds // Drama Feature
MENTORS AND SPEAKERS:
Ciara Appelbe — Bray, Ireland — Head of Development, O’Sullivan Productions
Conor Barry — Dublin, Ireland — Producer, Wild Atlantic Pictures
Ali Doyle — Dublin, Ireland — Head of Development & Producer at Newgrange Pictures and Founder and Creative Director of MENTAL PICTURES
Aaron Farrell — Dublin, Ireland — Producer, Head of Drama for Shinawil
Jessie Fisk — Dublin, Ireland — Producer and Founder of Wildcat Pictures
Karol Griffiths — London, England — Development Consultant, Script Editor, and Producer
Olivia Hetreed — London, England — Screenwriter
Amanda Livanou — Athens, Greece — Founder/Producer, Neda Film
Tim Loane — Belfast, Northern Ireland — Writer, Director, and Actor
Peter McKenna — Kilkenny, Ireland — Writer and Producer
Ruth Meehan — Dublin, Ireland — Writer, Director, Educator
Brandi Nicole — Memphis, TN, USA and Los Angeles, CA, USA — Writer/Performer
Sanjay Shah — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Showrunner/Executive Producer, Everybody Still Hates Chris
Claire Willats — London, England — Creative Producer, Seasoned Creative Executive London
GALWAY FILM FLEADH TEAM:
Miriam Allen — Galway, Ireland — Chief Executive Officer of Galway Film Fleadh
William Fitzgerald — Galway, Ireland — Director of Galway Film Fair
Debbie McVey — Galway, Ireland — Galway Film Fair
