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Nominee Neasa Hardiman Director c/o Rochelle Stevens & Co Category Arts, Sport & Entertainment Nominator Frances Arnold Literary Agent Rochelle Stevens & Co

Arts, Sport & Entertainment Nominator Information First Name Frances Last Name Arnold Title Literary Agent Company/Organisation Rochelle Stevens & Co Company/Organisation Address 2 Terretts Place, Upper Street, London Country United Kingdom County / Postcode N1 1QZ Town London Telephone +442 07 3593900 X Email frances@rochellestevens.com How did you hear about the Top 100 Awards? â—?

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Nominee Information First Name Neasa Last Name Hardiman Title Director Company/Organisation c/o Rochelle Stevens & Co

NEASA HARDIMAN

ARTS, SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT

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Company/Organisation Address 2 Terretts Place, Upper Street, London Country United Kingdom County / Postcode N1 1QZ Town London Telephone +442 07 3593900 X Email neasa@hardiman.net How many direct reports does the Nominee have? n/a How many indirect reports does the Nominee have? n/a To whom does the Nominee report? (Name, Title, Company) n/a Please provide a brief overview of the Nominee’s organisation (maximum 2500 characters, approximately 350 words) Rochelle Stevens & Co is an established and respected literary agency representing writers and directors of film, television, theatre and radio . The Nominee is a freelance writer and director of film and television and has been represented by Frances Arnold for over ten years.

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Media and Entertainment

Nominee’s Company/Organisation Head Office Information Please check this box if the information below is the same as previously indicated ●

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Company/Organisation c/o Rochelle Stevens & Co Address 2 Terretts Place, Upper Street, London Country United Kingdom NEASA HARDIMAN

ARTS, SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT

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County / Postcode N1 1QZ Town London

Previous Nomination Information Has the Nominee previously won an Award?

No

Category Questions Career Accomplishments Neasa is a BAFTA- and IFTA-winning director and writer with a worldwide reputation. She has worked across Ireland, the UK and the US, telling compelling screen stories which have formed a significant part of the renaissance in TV drama. Her work includes the celebrated Happy Valley, acclaimed Marvel’s Jessica Jones and richly realized period drama Z: The Beginning of Everything.

In addition, Neasa is an accomplished feature film screenwriter. Currently writing a screenplay for Stephen Spielberg's Dreamworks, Neasa is preparing to direct her own award-winning sci-fi thriller script Sea Fever, to star Toni Collette as the Irish skipper of a fishing vessel.

Impact on Irish Thinking and Culture In a globalized, competitive industry where only 6% of directors at her level are female, Neasa’s achievement is an inspiration for Irish film makers, and for Irish female film makers in particular.

She is generous in giving her time and expertise to the next generation of industry professionals through her work as a founder member of the Board of Women in Film and Television. She is committed to supporting and developing better career paths for women in her business. More information may be found at www.wft.ie Vision and Leadership Neasa founded and is MD of the national initiative Big Stories on the Small Screen, a large-scale BAI-funded multi-plaftform initiative to create a landscape of excellence in screen drama from Ireland. Neasa uses her international reputation to bring the world’s best screenwriters and directors to Ireland for masterclasses and seminars. For instance, next Saturday’s Big Stories event sees Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale), Ronan Bennett (Gunpowder) and Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard) speak to an invited audience in Dublin. More information may be found at www.BigStories.ie In addition, Neasa serves on the Board of Trustees of the Irish Film and Television Academy, where she also takes the role of Chair of the Film Committee. More information on her work there may be found at www.ifta.ie Alongside her professional activities, Neasa is pursuing broader questions of film and society through her doctoral research into genre film and social transformation, which she is conducting through Trinity College Dublin.

NEASA HARDIMAN

ARTS, SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT

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Community Service In addition to her work in supporting her community through Women in Film and Television, through IFTA and through her work as MD of Big Stories, Neasa appears regularly on RTE radio and TV, commenting on her own work as well as on issues and events in the broader world of film and television.

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NEASA HARDIMAN

ARTS, SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT

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