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11/02/2004

Farm Media Group in Dublin announce two key appointments

The Farm Media Group in Dublin have announced two key appointments in the posts of Business Development Manager and Director of Video.
Recently appointed Business Development Manager, Sarah O’Connor is an economics and mathematics graduate of UCD, O'Connor has worked with IMS Health and Pfizer pharmaceuticals and is currently studying for an MBA.
Ray Roantree has been appointed as Director of Video at The Farm. Roantree has been with the company as Senior Editor since its launch as a full service post-production digital facility in 2002. During the previous 20 years he has worked with RTE and BBC on drama, broadcast series, documentaries and features. His credits include the BAFTA-winning drama ‘Custer’s last stand-up’ and the IFTA- winning ‘Greenfields of Vietnam’. Recently he worked on Jimmy Watson’s Short Film ‘The Last’, Neasa Hardiman’s short film ‘Treasure’ and Mint productions award winning series of documentaries ‘Fine Gael : A Family at War’.
As Director of Video Roantree will maintain his hands-on involvement in editing but he joins Director of Audio Locky Butler, Director of Graphics Ian Jacobs, and CEO Bobby O’Reilly on The Farm's executive team.
The Farm's recent credits include Subotica's 'Proof' series recently aired on RTE, Irish International's 'cyborg' advertisement poster for Guinness' sponsorship of the Rugby six nations and the animation series ‘Jakers! The adventure of Piggley Winks’ is currently airing on PBS, America.
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VMI.TV Ltd

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