Gerry Browne – Producer, Writer, Actor, Artist Manager Gerry Browne can only be described as a veteran in Irish entertainment circles. He has been hugely successful in many different areas of the Business. From Writing songs / Studio recording / Live Performing / Acting / Producing Plays and Movies / Artist Management / and Promotions, …
We’re thrilled to announce that Ashbourne Film Festival 2025 has been awarded €650 in grant funding by Meath County Council Arts Office under their Festival Grant Scheme 2025. This generous funding will go directly towards supporting artist fees at this year’s event, helping us continue our mission to celebrate creativity, community, and independent filmmaking here …
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Aisha Bolaji – Screen Writer, Director, Curator Aisha Bolaji is a Nigerian-Irish screenwriter, director, and curator based in Dublin with a creative ability to blend folklore, speculative fiction, and deeply human narratives. With a fun and fantastical flare, Aisha is quickly establishing themselves as one of the most exciting new voices in Irish cinema. Their …
Ashbourne 2025 Film Festival is proud to present the exclusive Irish Cinema Premiere of One Moment, the acclaimed dramedy starring the late Danny Aiello in his final film role. This much-anticipated screening will take place at Vue Cinema, Ashbourne, as part of the festival’s 2025 programme, and will feature a special appearance by writer and …
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Katie Lee Lynch – Screen Writer, Script Editor, Producer Katie Lee Lynch is a Screenwriter and Script Editor, currently employed as Assistant Producer at Hot Cod Productions. She was Assistant Script Editor on the first season of the Sky Series, “Small Town, Big Story” and is currently working in script development. She is a Facilitator …
Deirdre O’Connor – Writer & Director Deirdre O’Connor is an independent film director, writer and producer. After making several short documentaries and writing narrative screenplays, she made her feature directorial debut with the comedy, One Moment (2022), starring Danny Aiello in his final screen performance. The film won numerous festival awards and secured distribution with …
As we excitedly plan our 2025 festival which we will be sharing over the coming months, we wanted to take a look back on our 2024 festival which took place on May 25th in the Vue cinema. The first session of the day featured short films from around the world which had been submitted through …
We’re very impartial to the music that makes cinema come alive. This year at the Ashbourne 2024 Fim Festival we’re extremely excited to announce that David Agnew will be performing a rendition of “Gabriel’s Oboe” from the 80’s classic movie “The Mission” with the Dublin String Quartet. The song “Gabriel’s Oboe” from the movie “The …
Tom Shrapnel – Writer & Director Born in the UK Tom is an award winning writer and director of several short films including ‘The Knackerman’ and ‘Strange Weather’ starring Maxine Peake for Creative England and BFI. He has been mentored by directors Ben Wheatley and Hong Khaou and was also one of the applicants selected …
Lex Shrapnel – Actor & Producer Alexander Shrapnel is an actor and producer. As an actor Lex has starred in films including Marvels ‘Captain America : The First Avenger’ , ‘K-19 : The Widowmaker’, ‘Nine Lives’, ‘Breakfast on Pluto’, ‘Thunderbirds’, ‘Extinction’, ‘Flyboys’, ‘An Organisation of Dreams’ , SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines’ ‘ The …
Stephen Rennicks – Film/TV Composer For twenty years, award-winning Irish composer Stephen Rennicks has been crafting inimitable soundtracks for the best of Independent Cinema and Television. In 2020 Rennicks scored the Emmy nominated ‘Normal People’, continuing his working partnership with director Lenny Abrahamson. The 12-part adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, tells the coming-of-age story …
Winner of ‘Best Original Score’ at the 2023 IFTAS for ‘An Cailín Ciúin’ AFF24 are absolutely thrilled to welcome Stephen Rennicks to Ashbourne this year! A prolific composer for film and tv for over twenty years, Stephen has built an international reputation for his work and in particular for scoring all of Lenny Abrahamson’s feature …
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