Sarah Ahern

Sarah Ahern is a freelance writer and filmmaker from Dublin. Most recently Sarah has received funding from Screen Ireland's prestigious Focus Shorts Scheme for a short film she has written called "Too Slow," directed by Mia Mullarkey (Mother & Baby) and produced by Claire McCabe (Samson Films) and Simon Doyle (Failsafe Films). Furthermore Sarah has just received an artist bursary from Fingal County Council to develop two feature film projects: "Let Them In" and "What's Hers is Mine." Sarah's work has been presented at Cork Film Festival and Smock Alley Theatre. Sarah is also a film programmer and joined the screening team for Tribeca Film Festival's short film programme in 2020. She worked at Dublin International Film Festival between 2014-2019 where she curated short film, industry and the family and young people's programme. In 2021, Sarah began as a Production & Development Executive at Copper Alley Productions where she works across the company's diverse production and development slate, bringing her experience of storytelling, production and distribution to a variety of exciting contemporary artists. Sarah has a B.Des in Visual Communication from NCAD and a MA in Screenwriting from IADT, during which she was awarded a Warner Bros. Creative Talent Scholarship and received a First Class Honours. Sarah is a member of the Writer's Guild of Ireland.