Jonathan Hughes is a screenwriter and playwright based in Limerick City. He completed an MA degree in Script Writing at Goldsmiths University of London and a BA(Hons) in Film & TV Production from the National Film School of Ireland at IADT. Jonathan has channeled his turbulent upbringing and years spent in the closet into a fresh perspective on contemporary life which has seen his scripts in high demand. Jonathan was awarded Best Screenplay at Waterford Film Festival for his short project, The Wake. The Wake was also selected as the recipient of the Clones Film Festival funding award. Two of Jonathan's scripts were produced for Goldsmiths University of London; winning a best screenplay award for his work on graduation film See You In Hell. He won the Filmbase/RTE Short Shots funding award for his short comedy script Acorn. The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017 before playing…
