Lenny Abrahamson

Lenny Abrahamson is an Irish film director who has previously won IFTA's for Adam and Paul, Garage, Prosperity, What Richard Did. His feature film Room was released to acclaim in 2015 and went on to be nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Paddy Breathnach

Paddy Breathnach is an Irish film director and producer. He directed Man About Dog, Blow Dry and Shrooms as well as Viva, which was shortlisted for the Foreign Language Oscar in 2016.

John Carney

John Carney's most recent feature film credits as writer/director include Begin Again and Casting The Runes while previous credits include The Rafters, Zonad, Once, On The Edge and November Afternoon.

John Crowley

Beginning his career as an award-winning theatre director, John Crowley, an Irish native now living in England, first made his name as a film director with 2003 critically acclaimed Irish comedy Intermission before going on to direct BAFTA winning drama Boy A starring Andrew Garfield.

Stephen Fingleton

Stephen Fingleton is a Northern Irish writer and director who made a name for himself directing shorts such as Magpie, Shirin and SLR, with the latter film getting shortlisted for a 2015 Oscar. The Survivalist is his debut feature film and has received widespread acclaim.