Ruth Meehan Directors - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

Cannes Film Festival Industry Panel

SDGI Chair Ruth Meehan was in attendance at a panel discussion during the Cannes Film Festival, around the theme: “Is Cinema still an Art? Deregulation and Industry Consolidation:where do we stand on creative freedom?” – organised by L’ARP, La SRF – société des réalisatrices et réalisateurs de films, FERA – Federation of European Screen Directors,…

A New Year Message from SDGI Chair Ruth Meehan

As the year starts, I want to reach out to you wherever you are in your directing career. Whether you are on set, deep in the edit, in prep, developing ideas or focusing and planning what comes next, we want to wish you a great year ahead in 2026. Irish directors continue to create work…

Northern Lights • Ruth Meehan & Tom Hall

SDGI Board Member Ruth Meehan & SDGI Member Tom Hall are directors on episodes of the new Dublin-based drama Northern Lights, which premiered on TG4 on Tuesday, 14th November 2023. Northern Lights tells the story of two grieving strangers whose worlds collide on a rainy night in Dublin. Revelations, confessions, secrets, and lies envelop this…