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Former student John Connors wins Best Actor IFTAs 2018

February 20, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions Leave a Comment

Former student John Connors wins Best Actor IFTAs 2018

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Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Abbey School of Drama, Acting Classes, acting for camera, Award winners, Film awards, Fionn Walton, John Connors, Kathleen Warner Yeates

More Alumni Flying High!

October 14, 2015 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

More Alumni Flying High!

Abbey School of Drama alumni John Connors and Tristan Heanue are among the latest winners with their film, “Today” in the Sky Road TV and Film Festival. See quotes from the IFTN.ie  article below….

Tristan Heanue’s film ‘Today’ starring John Connors won two awards at Sky Road.

‘Today’, ‘Dead Dogs’ and ‘One Million Dubliners’ among Sky Road Winners     (13 Oct 2015 : Seán Brosnan)The Sky Road TV & Film Festival took place 9-11 October with ‘Today’, ‘Dead Dogs’ and ‘One Million Dubliners’ all picking up awards.Tristan’s Heanue’s powerful short film ‘Today’ picked up to awards at the festival – Best Short Film as well as Best Short Film from a First Time Director. Today’ is a hard hitting drama about a man who wakes up one morning in his car, disorientated, with no recollection of how he ended up parked in the middle of nowhere. The harsh reality soon comes flooding back once he gathers his thoughts. The short is produced by Paddy Slattery and stars John Connors.”  More details on the article at IFTN.ie website.

Our Advanced 6-Month Part-time Actor Training course is auditioning now. For more info click here: Advanced 6-Month Actor Training  or email kwyeates@gmail.com.

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Abbey School of Drama, actor, Flying Turtle Productions, IFTN.ie, Irish Film Festivals, John Connors, Sky Road TV and Film Festival, Today, Tristan Heanue

Galway Film Fleadh 2015 – Our Alumni!

July 14, 2015 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

Galway Film Fleadh 2015 –    Our Alumni!

The Galway Film Fleadh is a renowned marketplace for new Irish and International film industry talent, and has just finished its week of celebrations July 7th-12th, 2015. We wish to send a huge congratulations to alumni Tristan Heanue (Director/Writer) of the film “Today” and alumni actors Lynn Rafferty and John Connors, for their win of the honor “Best First Short Drama” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: "Best First Short Drama", A Day Like Today, Abbey School of Drama, acting for camera, Alumni, Film awards, Galway Film Fleadh, John Connors, Lynn Rafferty, Shane Coules, Today, Tristan Heanue

Irish Film and Television Awards 2015 – Our Alumni!

April 30, 2015 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

Irish Film and Television Awards 2015 – Our Alumni!

Huge congratulations our friends nominated for the Irish Film and Television Awards – but Especially our Abbey School of Drama alumni: John Connors nominated for “Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama” for Love/Hate and Matthew Daragh for his animated film ‘Ode to Love’, with Brown Bag Films. In this tough business, we are so happy to celebrate when talent is recognised!

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Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Acting Classes, Acting on Camera, drama, Flying Turtle Productions, IFTA, John Connors, Love/Hate

Kathleen Warner Yeates

Kathleen was trained in the Masters program at Villanova University for Acting and Directing and has worked in the U.S. as a professional actor and director in theatre and film for over 30 years, working in New York City and through out the U.S. Read More…

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