Fireside Chat with Jay Roewe

Fís Éíreann/Screen Ireland is delighted to invite Jay Roewe, Senior Vice President of Production, Global Incentives and Production Planning at HBO/MAX/Warner Brothers Discovery for a special industry talk at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.  

Jay will share insights into his current role, experience and knowledge of the global filmmaking infrastructure, trends in the high-end production sector, the importance of skills and talent development, opportunities and challenges for the Irish screen sector, and the latest developments for HBO.  

With 40-plus years of film and television production experience, Jay has worked in various formats including documentaries, music videos, television series and feature films. Throughout the course of his HBO career, Roewe has been involved with projects ranging from Real Time with Bill Maher and Game of Thrones to Succession and The Last of Us. Before joining HBO, his background included line producing projects such as Billy Crystal’s Midnight Train To Moscow and Madonna’s Truth or Dare. 

Jay Roewe manages and oversees film & TV incentives both domestically and internationally for all productions produced by HBO and MAX. Jay works with production executives and filmmakers to decide where to film projects and helps facilitate the production process around the world.  

The Fireside Chat will be moderated by Keith Potter, Head of Feature Film at Screen Ireland and will take place on July 13, from 16:30 to 18:00 at The Galmont Hotel.