Script Mentorship Scheme

The Script Mentorship Scheme is aimed at talent (writers and creatives interested in developing their skills in script development/editing) from and/or currently based in the WRAP* region counties of Clare, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. 

The Script Mentorship Scheme is an initiative of Ardán, in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Screen Ireland and Gréasán na Meán Skillnet. 

The scheme is aimed at aspiring screenwriters and script editors across feature film and television drama. Previous graduates of the mentorship have described it as “a perfect, unobtrusive, guiding but never prescriptive presence” and have cited the “quality of the mentors and their time and guidance” as a huge asset of the Scheme.

Emerging Writers and Script Editors are selected to participate in the initiative and receive an award of €500 and allotted contact time with highly experienced Script Editors/Mentors from the UK and Ireland focusing on the development process. The chosen Script Editors shadow the Mentors across the projects throughout the scheme and take part in one on one sessions to enhance their skills. 

Bespoke workshops and networking opportunities are arranged as part of the programme. The Mentorship aims to support the development of projects but also enhance the craft, industry knowledge and network of the participants to build their future careers.

Previous Mentors include industry experts Andrew Ellard (The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf), Oona O’ Beirn (The Crown), Arielle Gottlieb (Dublin Murders, Hooten & The Lady) Keith Potter (Rare Beasts, Room), Heather Browning (Dead Still, The South Westerlies) and Lucy Ryan (Dublin Old School).