Róisín Sinai is an animator and experimental filmmaker from Dublin. She’s worked on a number of films and projects since graduating from the National Film School at IADT in 2023. She recently directed Unanimated Strangers – a short film made with support from the NTAA Screen Ireland which premiered at Dublin Film Festival last February. Her graduate film 2% Baby has screened at festivals such as Tampere Film Festival, Paris International Animation Festival and was nominated for 4 awards at Dingle Animation Film Festival.
Her further work includes, painting still and animated backgrounds on Bog Boy Productions’ recent short film Boglach, animating on Beyond The Screen – a documentary by On Our Radar as well as compositing for children’s television at Kavaleer Productions. Róisín is focused on using a combination of analogue techniques and digital mediums to convey worlds that tell bizarre and surreal stories.
Megan O’Rourke is a multi-disciplinary filmmaker from Dublin. Since completing her degree in Film and English at Trinity College Dublin, she has worked across the screen sector in live sports, talk shows, game shows, scripted TV and more. Her most recent work includes Elephant in the Room, a mental health talk show hosted by Brent Pope, which she directed and vision mixed, and her newest short, Species of Spaces, which is currently in post-production. In her filmmaking she is particularly drawn to the surreal and bizarre and draws stylistic inspiration from analogue horror and the Greek Weird Wave. In 2023 she won Best Experimental Film at DIFF First Frames for Transcendence; she has been nominated twice for Best Experimental Film at Bloomsday Film Festival for Voyeur of the Pixel Sea and Station 47; as well as working with Screen Wexford’s ‘Remixing the Archives’ to create an archive-based dance piece.
Adam O’Reilly is a 25 year Multidisciplinary Artist from north Dublin. With a preliminary focus on Dance and Film, Adam first became exposed to film via his work as a professional dancer as a performer in various music videos for Irish artists, TV commercials and films, but also as a choreographer and movement director for various film works over the past number of years. Through studying the close relationship between movement and camera for film works in the intersection of dance and film, Adam directed his own short dance film Oscillation in 2023. Oscillation serves as an archival piece, depicting the state of the dance community in Ireland in present times, and showcasing the various stylistic disciplines taking hold within the Irish dance scene. Oscillation was screened at the Irish Film Institute as part of their Irish Focus programme in 2023 in collaboration with Dancer From The Dance Festival. It was also screened at 5 Lamps Arts Festival 2024 in the Odeon Cinema Point Square.
Douglas Morrison is a filmmaker and audiovisual artist from Kildare. Since graduating in Film and English from Trinity College, Douglas has pursued work as a freelance videographer, editor and colourist. Projects that he has worked on include Neurolink, winner of Best Danish Film at the Copenhagen International Film Festival and teasers for Messier 45, a dance work presented by Dance Cork Firkin Crane. He has created music videos for Dutch folk band Trinity (NL) and Tripoli-born Irish musician LOWTAG.
More recently, Douglas has been drawn to experimental documentative work. He finds passion in stripping ideas down and building them back up through material and movement.
Dara McManus is a writer-director from County Roscommon currently based in Dublin. Dara graduated from the National Film School in 2024, and has built a diverse catalogue of projects, from short fiction and music videos to documentaries and experimental works.
In his final year, Dara directed the music video for YUKAI – Mercy, served as editor on graduate short Sorry I Have to Kill You, and vision mixer for the RTS Student Awards nominated TV pilot In Good Company. Since graduating Dara has practiced his craft as both a director and editor, editing previous YMVC project, Curtisy – Tell Me I’m Good.
With a passion for sci-fi, horror and fairytale narratives, Dara’s directorial work explores human and social themes through surrealism, atmosphere, and analogue visuals.
Jack McBride grew up and still lives in Dundalk, County Louth. He is currently studying Film and Television at DKIT. He has always loved music videos and there is nothing he enjoys more than being in a space with creative people. He has been working as a Dir/DP in the Dublin music scene for two years and has worked with artists such as F3miii, Curtisy, Rejjie Snow, Ahmed, With Love and Negro Impacto.
Ellen Lovell is a filmmaker from Cabra, Dublin 7. Initially working through paint, Ellen’s work remains tied to dreamy visuals, and retaining a sense of ambiguity. With an academic background in studying the fine arts and social sciences, the roots of Ellen’s work often find themselves somewhere between behavioral observation and odes to historical masterpieces.
Her current work is always deeply collaborative, working with many other up-and-coming, young, Irish filmmakers and artists. She has directed numerous shorts, with a current comedy of manners set to premiere in May. Her work continues to move in new, increasingly unpredictable directions, but always returns back to a need to investigate and dissect.
Yaroslava Kozulina graduated from Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (Ukraine), where she studied directing for theatre and film. This summer, together with Mykyta Kushch-Shevalov, she completed a short film titled The Last Raven, which was presented at several festivals. She also works on music videos, promotional videos, and commercials, and has experience as a Second AD on film sets in Ukraine. She loves working with new people and is always open to creativity and fresh ideas.
Mykyta Kushch-Shevalov graduated from Kyiv National University of Theatre, Film and Television (Karpenko-Kary) with a degree in producing. He has worked in the film industry on TV series, films, and commercials as a cinematographer and 2nd unit DoP, as well as on independent projects as the main DoP. He also has significant experience in documentary filmmaking, including filming on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine. He loves travelling and is always open to new creative collaborations.
Caoimhe is an experimental filmmaker and artist hailing from Creevelea, Leitrim. Growing up surrounded by the natural beauty of her homeland, her work is shaped by the rural landscapes of the northwest of Ireland. She studied Film and Television Production at IADT, Dublin, with a major in editing.
Over the years, Caoimhe has gained recognition for her work in editing, cinematography, and narrative, receiving several awards for her unique approach to filmmaking including the Craft Award for Editing at the Royal Television Society, 2024. Her films combine striking visuals with evocative storytelling, often exploring themes of isolation, nature, and identity.
Through her art, Caoimhe’s aim is to showcase the raw and ethereal beauty of the West of Ireland, whilst creating emotionally evocative films that resonate deeply with viewers.
Laura Dooney is a 22 year old NCAD student from rural Mayo. After studying art teaching for three years she decided to follow her passion for moving image design. Her course has allowed her to explore a variety of disciplines, from filmmaking to motion graphics, but her main focus is stop motion animation. She first gained an interest in music video production after creating a claymation piece for Curtisy’s Tree Sap. The creative freedom she had on that project helped her develop her style as an artist and shape the kind of work she aspires to make. Most recently, she combined claymation with projection mapping for Dublin Winter Lights, where her work was displayed on the Newcomen Bank in Dublin over the winter. She draws inspiration from filmmakers like Michel Gondry, Allison Schulnik and Jan Švankmajer as well as from old fantasy films. She enjoys the liberty of mixed-media and its tactile nature, as it allows her to showcase the maddest ideas through any means possible. Much like the process, there is a lot of playfulness to stop motion, from character design to sculpting sets. She finds that the space between capturing frames leaves much time for ideas to spiral, often leading to unexpected details that can bring her stories to life.