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Founder, Trinity Pictures.
A successful multi award winning Producer and Financier of 35 years in the entertainment industry. Unusual for his breadth of experience across genres including live action and animation. Conor has founded, built up and sold a number of successful media companies in addition to producing and financing major and successful features and TV series. He is a Board Member of Animation Ireland and the Chair of its Tax Incentive Committee. He is also a co-founder and Director in CMAI, Training by Industry for Industry, that is undertaking major training projects in the animation and Vfx space in Ireland and the UK. He was the promoter of a major Studio Development supported by the national pension fund of Ireland and sold to a major US based Operator..
Co-Founder, Creative Sprouts
An Emmy award-winning and twice BAFTA-nominated creative Consultant/Executive Producer with over twenty years production experience and a proven track record of success in management and leadership. Experience in a wide-range of areas including project development, funding, re-invigorating ever-green brands, managing large-scale international co-productions and delivering content for an increasingly diverse range of platforms.
Managing Director, Paper Owl Films
Gavin Halpin is the Managing Director of Paper Owl Films, which he co-founded in 2012. Since graduating with a 1st class honours degree in Film and Communications from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Gavin has held almost every position in the industry and his appreciation for all the skill and craft required to produce television has helped inform his leadership and communication style; with a clear focus on storytelling, high production values and audience engagement. Gavin is the lead business affairs contact for Paper Owl, with responsibility for financial and legal aspects across all productions. Gavin is a board member of Screen Producers Ireland and sits on the Children’s TV Council for Screen Skills UK
CEO, Animation Ireland
Ronan McCabe is the CEO of Animation Ireland, the trade association for Ireland’s animation studios. He has 30 plus years experience in the media industry and has a proven track record in the development and commercialisation of intellectual properties in Ireland, Britain, Europe and the USA. He is the former managing director of Double Z Enterprises, an award winning production company that produced shows for RTE, TV3, Channel 4, BBC, ITV, MTV and Starz. During his career he has worked with many companies on projects including, financing, negotiating of rights, formats, licensing/merchandising and co-production deals with broadcasters, promoters, music labels, licensees, advertisers and distributors. Throughout his career Ronan has built strong relationships with key industry stakeholders both domestically and internationally. He regularly attends and presents at markets, festivals and industry gatherings at home and abroad. Ronan is a mentor through Enterprise Ireland, Screen Ireland Skills and Local Enterprise Offices. He has has devised and delivered courses for Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and has participated in High Potential Start Up and Commercialisation funding panels for industry stakeholders.