International Audio Arts Festival

April 4th-7th 2019

Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland

HearSay

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HearSay Audio Prize Judges 2019/2021

Jonathan Zenti

Isis Thompson

Emily Knight

Douglas Murray

Chris Brookes

Writer, filmmaker, audio / video / podcast producer.

USA

Anaka Kaundinya

Founders and creative directors of Iseli-Chiodi Dance Company in Tipperary.

IRELAND

Alexander Iseli

& Jazmin Chiodi

Martina Castro

Cristín Leach is a writer, journalist and broadcaster, and one of Ireland’s leading art critics.

IRELAND

Cristín Leach

Multi-award winning producer with Grey Heron Media. Member of the HearSay team.

IRELAND

Prix Italia & Peabody award-winning storyteller, author, creator of geo-located installations & radio producer.

CANADA

chrisbrookes

Award winning freelance sound designer for feature films and sometimes television.

UK

Winner of the 2017 HearSay Audio Prize Rising Award in 2017. Writer, performer, and audio artist.

CANADA

Dylan Gauche

Maker of BBC Earth, Blue Planet 2 and Evil Genius podcast.

UK

Maker of documentaries that will make you smile and founding member of Kitchen Sink Collective.

USA

Host and producer of Meat and Head of Content at Voxnest.

ITALY

Audio producer searching for hidden connections and grand gestures in ordinary lives.

DENMARK

Maria Dønvang

Founder & CEO of Adonde Media, a globally-minded podcast production company.

IFTA award-winning and EMMY nominated film sound designer & editor.

IRELAND

Steve Fanagan

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Radio documentarian and music video director.

USA

Mooj Zadie

HearSay Festival Director, multi- award winning audio producer and Creative Director of Grey Heron Media.

IRELAND

Diarmuid McIntyre (chair)

From commissioning editors, to sound artists, writers to feature makers, some of the world's finest ears working in creative audio have been listening to HearSay Audio Prize entries since 2014. Meet our 2019 Judges below. Our 2021 Judges will be announced in May 2021

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Producer and feature-maker formerly with the BBC.

UK

Senior producer and editor at the ABC’s Radio National.

UK

Sophie Townsend

Mary McDonnell

Steven Rajam

Film-maker and sound designer living in Ireland.

IRELAND

Tadhg O'Sullivan

Anaka Kaundinya

douglas murray

Cristin Leach 2

dylan gauche

emily knight

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Maria

Martina Castro

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Sophie Townsend

Steven Rajam 2

Tadhg O'Sullivan

Jazmin Chiodi _ Alexandre Iseli

Tereza Rekova (smaller)

Tran Vu

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Isis Thompson

Emmy-award winning producer of documentary films.

BOSNIA

Zlata Filipovic

Tereza Rekova

Documentary maker and

producer. Member of the

HearSay team.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ngoc Tran Vu

Program Director for AIR and advocate for independent producers.

USA

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