2026 Puttnam Scholars
Atticus Education, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen have announced the eight 2026 Puttnam Scholars.
We are delighted to congratulate WGI Board Member Sheena Lambert and Guild Member Mia Mullarkey, who have both been selected to participate in this year’s Puttnam Scholars programme.
A cross-border initiative, the Atticus Education ‘Puttnam Scholars’programme is a series of interactive online seminars for early-to-mid career filmmakers with Oscar-winning producer David Puttnam (LOCAL HERO, CHARIOTS OF FIRE, THE KILLING FIELDS), run in conjunction with Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen.
The 2026 participants were chosen by Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland following a highly-competitive application process. This year the participants come from wide-ranging backgrounds that include writing, producing, and directing, across documentary, features and television:
- Ross McClean – Documentary Filmmaker selected by Northern Ireland Screen
- Peter Young – Writer/Director selected by Northern Ireland Screen
- Aideen Hand –Producer selected by Northern Ireland Screen
- Pearce Cullen –Producer selected by Northern Ireland Screen
- Sheena Lambert – Writer selected by Screen Ireland
- Adam O’Keeffe – Writer/Director/Producer selected by Screen Ireland
- Mairtín de Barra – Producer selected by Screen Ireland
- Mia Mullarkey – Writer/Director selected by Screen Ireland
Image: Clockwise from top left – Sheena Lambert, Adam O’Keeffe, Ross McClean, Peter Young, Pearce Cullen, Aideen Hand, Mia Mullarkey, Mairtín de Barra