We are excited to announce the successful recipients of the 2022 Director’s Lab Fund: designed for up and coming, diverse directors with a goal to provide them funds that will allow them to explore and refine their artistic vision.

Directors submitted an application to support the execution and delivery of materials to advance their professional careers or projects. The fund received 70 applications, all of which were fiercely competitive. Fifteen ideas were chosen to receive the Director’s Lab Fund:

Jaro Waldeck

Nell Hensey

Edwina Casey

Niamh Heery

Mo O’Connell

Jamie O’Rourke

Chinedum Muotto

Ayla Amano

Margaret Kane-Rowe

Fiona Ashe

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney

Claire Frances Byrne

Emma Brennan

Daniel Butler

Clare Dunne

The National Talent Academy is an initiative of Screen Ireland. The NTA for Film & TV is managed by Ardán. Find out more about the Director’s Lab Fund and the new Producer’s Fund that is now open for applications.