Team

Teresa McGrane

Programme Co-Director and Deputy CEO at Screen Ireland

Teresa is the Deputy CEO of Screen Ireland.  She is across all aspects of the Boards work from the commercial and financial aspects of projects that the Board invest in to the marketing and promotion of Irish films and the Irish film sector, domestically and internationally.  She is also across the Boards strategy with regard to the audio-visual industry training to increase the creative and business capacity of the sector. Prior to working in the Board she was an independent producer and also a production accountant on many large-scale feature films that shot in Ireland.  She also worked for many years in the UK television sector.   She is a qualified Certified Accountant and has a Masters in Business Administration.

Gareth Lee

Programme Co-Director and Manager at Screen Skills Ireland

Gareth Lee is the Skills Development Manager for Screen Skills Ireland, responsible for the development of skills across the whole screen sectors to include Film, TV Drama, Animation, Television production, VFX, Games and VR / AR. Prior to joining Screen Skills Ireland, Gareth worked at Ballyfermot College of Further Education where he ran the Animation degree programme and most recently established the inaugural diploma programme in 3D & Visual Effects – the first programme of its kind in Ireland. Gareth also has a vast wealth of experience in training from his role in Animation Skillnet where he established the network which has delivered industry-focused training solutions for the Animation and related sectors in Ireland. Gareth has a proven track record of working with key stakeholders to deliver successful work-based training initiatives for the sector that better align education/training to the needs of industry. He is a graduate of TCD, DCU and DIT with a BA in English, an MSc in Multimedia and an MA in Music Technology. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Animation Ireland, specialising in education/training.

Barbara Henkes

Programme Manager

Barbara Henkes is an experienced filmmaker, editor and trainer with more than 25 years’ experience of working in the film industry and in education. Barbara has been the Programme Manager of the Screen Leaders programme since 2019. Prior to working with Screen Skills Ireland Barbara has worked as the Equipment Manager and Editing Trainer for Filmbase, a training centre for independent filmmakers in Dublin and for NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Dublin. A graduate in Fine Arts and Film Production from Galway Institute of Technology, Barbara completed a MA in Media Studies at DIT in 2010. She is currently also working as a documentary editor for Ulster University.