Medb Riordan’s can-do attitude has carried her far. She left Dublin for London to make it in the TV and movie business and seized the first opportunity she could get to work at Academy Films. She worked her way from the reception desk to eventually becoming Academy’s managing director and co-owner and working alongside the industry’s top directors. As well as winning multiple awards, including the Gold Cannes Lions, Medb last year produced her first feature film Earth Mama with director Savanah Leaf

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