Element Pictures Group
Ruth Hurl is a Marketing and Promotions Executive at Element Pictures Distribution, with experience as a History Teacher at Holy Faith Secondary School and a Medical Records Administrator at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Ruth holds a B.A. in History and Greek and Roman Civilisation, a Professional Diploma in Education in History and Classical Studies, and an M.Phil in Film Theory and History. Ruth also worked as a Freelance Writer for Film Ireland, Volta.ie, Le Cool, and College Times. Furthermore, Ruth is currently pursuing further education at Filmbase.
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Element Pictures Group
Element Pictures is run by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, with offices in Dublin and London, working across production, distribution, and exhibition. Recent productions include Lenny Abrahamson’s Golden Globe® and Oscar winning Room starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes, starring Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell, 11 Minutes by renowned Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski. Previous productions include Glassland, directed by Gerard Barrett, Abrahamson’s films Frank, What Richard Did, Garage and Adam & Paul, Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall and The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Shadow Dancer (James Marsh), The Guard (John Michael McDonagh), This Must be the Place (Paolo Sorrentino), Omagh (Peter Travis) and The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan). Upcoming productions include Lanthimos’ next feature The Killing of a Sacred Deer starring Colin Farrell. Element Pictures TV productions include the hit TV3 show Red Rock and the recent Charlie and Rebellion for RTE. Element Pictures Distribution also handles StudioCanal’s slate and the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season in Ireland as well as direct acquisitions. Element Pictures operates an online video on demand platform, Volta.ie, which focuses on the best of Irish and international films. Additionally, Element Pictures runs and operates the Light House Cinema, one of Dublin’s premiere art house cinemas.