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T: +44 (0)141 553 5409 E: [email protected] FEAILLEY NY MEANYN CELTIAGH W: WWW.CELTICMEDIAFESTIVAL.CO.UK DOOLISH, 3-5 BOALDYN 2017 PÁDHRAIC Ó CIARDHA The BAI – Promoting CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL Diversity and Plurality WELCOME An BAI – An Éagsúlacht agus

Failt erriu, Fáilte, Croeso, Fàilte, Dynergh, languages spoken, on screen, in sound and in an Iolracht a chur chun cinn Degemar, Benvido person. Our continuing challenge as organisers is to shape a Festival that reflects our changing It is my pleasure and privilege to bid you welcome media world and to attract the best to the 38th Celtic Media Festival in Douglas in the content-makers to grace our competitions Proudly supporting the Celtic Media Festival . This is the Festival’s first visit to this and insightful commentators and practitioners ancient beautiful and vibrant Celtic island and we inform our conference sessions. Tacaithe bródúla Féile na Meán Ceilteach are grateful for the opportunity to bring delegates, students, speakers to this unique location. The Executive Committee thanks most sincerely It had long been our wish to bring the Festival all those who have worked so hard to make this here. Achieving this in 2017 is the result of a lot of event happen, particularly the Local Festival planning and preparation by CMF staff, supported Committee, the Festival Director, Catriona Logan, by my colleagues on the Executive Board. Festival Manager, Naomi Wright, RTÉ’s Joe Hoban, and Technical Director, John Smith. We come here at a very interesting juncture for the We are also very grateful to our jurors at national media in the Isle of Man and for its neighbouring and international levels, our special guests, islands. The impact of Brexit is one of interest to speakers and panellists, our sponsors and all of us. The changes in the regulation of public educational institutions, together with event staff service media in the UK will affect many and the and volunteers who ensure the smooth running pending new EU Directive on Audio-visual Media the Festival. Services is bound to make its mark also. All of these are taking place at a time of seismic and A special word of gratitude is due to the on-going developments in the global media broadcasters and regulators who are our core market, of which we all are stakeholders, funders and to our hosts here in with varying degrees of influence. Man, particularly the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development. Our annual celebration of excellence and our conference sessions and workshops on exciting You, the delegates are the and soul of developments and opportunities that lie ahead, this wonderful event and we thank you for your provide us with a chance to pause, take stock of ongoing support. Your feedback on how we can where we are and to look forward and wonder continue to improve to serve your needs is vital. at the many opportunities and the potential for Please let us know – by whatever media comes cooperation over the coming decade. You are easiest to you in good company and in a location that provides time and space to think and discuss where we View, Listen, Respond, Enjoy are headed. PÁDHRAIC Ó CIARDHA We celebrate the best of radio, film, television Chair, Celtic Media Festival and interactive media from all of our nations and regions (and beyond) and delight in hearing our

2 www.bai.ie | www.facebook.com/BAIreland | @BAItweets Failt, Fáilte, Croeso, Fàilte, Dynergh, Degemar, ny h-ashoonyn as ardjyn ain ooilley (as ny sodjey Benvido hoal) as goaill taitnys ayns clashtyn nyn jengaghyn goll er loayrt, er scaa, ayns sheean as ec sleih syn S’mooar y taitnys as yn onnor dou cur failt erriu eailley hene. Dagh blein ta shin shirrey reesht myr dys y 38oo haglym jeh Feailley ny Meanyn reagheyderyn dy chummey Feailley ta soilshaghey Celtiagh ayns Doolish ayns Mannin. Shoh yn dooin y seihll meanyn caghlaaee ain as dy hayrn chied cheayrt ta’n feailley er jeet dys y çhenn ellan stiagh y chooid share dy chrootee Celtiagh aalin as breeoil shoh as ta shin booiagh cooid-sthie dy ghoaill ayrn ayns ny cohirraghyn geddyn y caa shoh dy chur lhien çhaghteryn, ain as soilsheyderyn as cliaghteyryn tushtagh dy studeyryn as loayreyderyn dys y voayl er lheh chur fys da ny seshoonyn co-haggloo ain. shoh. T’eh er jeet gy kione ayns 2017 kyndagh rish mooarane obbyr plannal as aarlaghey jeant ec Ta’n Ving Heckteragh cur booise firrinagh dauesyn skimmee FnyMC, lesh cooney voish my ooilley t’er n’obbragh cho creoi dy chur yn taghyrt cho-obbreeyn er y Voayrd Sheckteragh. shoh er bun, er lheh Bing Ynnydoil yn Eailley, Stiureyder yn Eailley, Catriona Logan, Co-oardeyr Ta shin çheet dys shoh ec traa lane symoil son yn Eailley, Naomi Wright, Joe Hoban voish RTÉ, ny meanyn ayns Mannin as ayns ny h-ellanyn as Stiureyder Çhaghnoil, John Smith. By vie lhien mygeayrt y moee. Ta eiyrtyssyn Brexit scanshoil booise y chur neesht da nyn olteynyn bingey dooin ooilley. Nee ny caghlaaghyn da gurneil ashoonagh as eddyrashoonagh, ny goaldee, meanyn shirveish heayagh sy Reeriaght loayreyderyn as pannyleyryn er lheh ain, ny Unnaneysit bentyn rish ymmodee sleih as son gialdyneyryn as undinyn ynsee ain, chammah’s shickyr nee Oardagh noa yn Unnaneys Oarpagh skimmee as arryltee yn taghyrt ta shickyraghey er Shirveishyn ny Meanyn Eaishtagh-jeeaghyn cur dy vel yn Feailley roie dy rea. lesh stiagh reddyn noa neesht. T’ad shoh ooilley çheet gy kione choud’s ta lhiasaghyn dowin Shegin dou booise er lheh y chur da ny gyn scuirr çheet orrin ayns margey meanyn ny scaalheaneyderyn as oaseiryn y jeidjys t’er chur cruinney, ayn ta shin nish ooilley nyn baarteeyn, dooin y chooid smoo jeh’n argid ain as da nyn lesh caghlaa mooadyssyn dy phooar. guirreyderyn ayns Mannin, er lheh Rheynn Lhiasaghey Tarmaynagh. Yn feailley vleinoil ain dy ard-vieys as ny seshoonyn co-haggloo ain as ny keirdlannyn er Shiuish, ny çhaghteryn, cree as annym y taghyrt lhiasaghyn as caaghyn greesee ta ry heet, t’ad cur yindyssagh shoh as ta shin cur nyn mooise diu dooin caa dy hayrn ennal, dy hessal cre ta shin son toyrtys y traa eu dagh blein. Ny barelyn eu er jannoo as dy yeeaghyn roin as smooinaghtyn er kys oddysmayd jannoo ny share dy chur diu cre ta ny ymmodee caaghyn as y co-obbraghys oddys shiu geearree, t’ad feer scanshoil dooin. Cur shiu ve ayn ayns ny jeih bleeaney ry heet. Ta shiu ayns fys dooin, my sailliu – lesh mean erbee share lhiu. sheshaght vie as ayns boayl ta cur dooin traa as caa dy smooinaghtyn as loayrt mychione raad Jeeagh, Eaisht, Freggyr, Gow Soylley ta shin goll. PÁDHRAIC Ó CIARDHA Ta shin cur moylley da’n chooid share dy radio, Caairliagh, Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh fillym, çhellveeish as meanyn eddyr-obbragh voish

3 CATRIONA LOGAN FESTIVAL DIRECTOR WELCOME

Welcome to Celtic Media Festival 2017! We’re As Festival Director, ’m very proud of what delighted to be on the Isle of Man for the first we achieve every year. To say this is a team time in the festival’s history and have been effort, is understating the situation. From the overwhelmed by the welcome we have received Board of Directors through to the volunteers, here. every person has strived to make this festival successful. My personal thanks must go to John It’s an exciting time for us at Celtic Media Festival. Smith, our wonderful Technical Director who With the awards and networking sessions growing keeps us smiling, Joe Hoban, the Celtic Media every year, and the International Pitching forum Festival Board of Director’s and the CMF Chair, returning after its success in Dungarvan 2016, Pádhraic Ó Ciardha who seems to have a knack we’re looking forward to what this year’s festival for keeping me sane, thank you so much. Thanks will bring. Celtic Media Festival and its Board must also go to Irial Mac Murchú and David of Directors strive to create and open, friendly Harron. atmosphere that fosters a sense of togetherness, while making sure that there is ample opportunity Last but not least, Naomi Wright, whose hard to do business. This can be seen in the work and dedication to CMF makes her one of commissions through the pitching forum, as well the Festival’s best assets, as well as being an as the countless co-productions that have been absolute pleasure to work with, thank you so borne out of a willingness to look beyond the much, we’re lucky to have you. homestead and see what else is out there. I hope that Celtic Media Festival, in some part, has been I hope you all have a wonderful time at Celtic a supportive environment in which to look beyond Media Festival 2017; I’m looking forward to borders. chatting with each and every one of you!

Thanks must go to our national and International CATRIONA LOGAN Juries, who watch and listen to over 350 hours Festival Director of incredible submissions to the Torc Awards for Excellence. Each entry is discussed and I’m very proud of the fact that when people enter Celtic Media Festival, they can be assured that they’re production has been thoroughly considered. Locally, we have been welcomed with open arms, as I’m sure you will experience while you’re here. From the Department of Economic Development, we’re truly grateful to Minister Laurence Skelly, Zoe Guilford and Alex Wilson. Culture Vannin’s Adrian Caine has been invaluable, as has 3FM’s Ron Berry. Thanks must also go to Manx Radio.

4 Failt Stiureyder yn Eailley hene lheid y failt choud’s ta shiu ayns shoh. Voish y Rheynn Lhiasaghey Tarmaynagh, ta shin lane Failt erriu dys Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh 2017! kianglt booise da’n Çhirveishagh Laurence Skelly, S’taittin lhien dy mooar ve ayns Mannin son y Zoe Guilford as Alex Wilson. Erskyn leagh va’n chied cheayrt ayns lhing yn eailley as s’yindyssagh cooney hooar shin voish Adrian Cain ec Culture ass towse y failt ta shin er n’gheddyn ayns shoh. Vannin as Ron Berry ec 3FM. Nyn mooise neesht da Radio Vannin. She traa breeoil dooin ec Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh. Ta ny seshoonyn son cur aundyryn as Myr Stiureyder yn Eailley, ta mee feer voyrnagh jannoo kianglaghyn dellal gaase dagh blein, ta jeh ny ta shin cooilleeney dagh blein. Shoh Forum Eddyrashoonagh ny h-Eabbaghyn Creck kyndagh rish eabbaghyn y skimmee ooilley as goll er cummal reesht lurg da ve cho speeideilagh cha noddym ad y voylley dy liooar. Voish Boayrd ayns Dunvargan ayns 2016, as ta shin jeeaghyn ny Stiureyderyn dys ny h-arryltee, ta dy chooilley roin dys ny reddyn noa vees syn eailley mleeaney. pheiagh er n’yannoo e chooid share dy chur yn Ta Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh as y Boayrd dy eailley shoh er y hoshiaght. Stiureyderyn eck shirrey croo çhaglym foshlit as My wooise persoonagh da John Smith, caarjoil ta greinnaghey cooidjaghys, chammah’s y Stiureyder Çhaghnoil yindyssagh ain ta jannoo shickyr dy vel caa dy liooar ayn dy freayll shin mongey, Joe Hoban voish Boayrd yannoo barganeyn dellal. Ta shoh ry akin ayns ny Stiureyderyn Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh, commishoonyn jeant ec forum ny h-eabbaghyn as Caairliagh FnyMC, Pádhraic Ó Ciardha ta creck, chammah’s ny obbraghyn co-yeant erskyn aght echey, t’eh jeeaghyn, dy reayll mee er my earroo t’er jeet gy kione kyndagh rish yn arryltys cheeayll, gura mie mooar eu. Thanks must also t’ayn dy yeeaghyn çheu hoal jeh’n theihll beg ain go to Irial Mac Murchú and David Harron. hene as fakin c’red elley ta mooie ayns shen. Ta mee treishteil dy vel Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh As er jerrey agh cha nee jarroodit edyr, Naomi cooney lhien jeeaghyn çheu hoal jeh caglieeyn. Wright, nane jeh ny h-olteynyn share as s’jeeaney ec skimmee FnyMC, chammah’s co-obbree Shegin dooin booise y chur da ny Bingaghyn shynney lhien gobbragh marish, gura mie mooar Ashoonagh as Eddyrashoonagh ain, ta jeeaghyn ayd, s’mooar yn aigh ain dy vel oo marin. er as geaishtagh rish ny smoo na 350 ooryn dy obbyr ta currit stiagh da ny Aundyryn Torc Ta mee treishteil dy bee traa yindyssagh eu son Ard-Vieys. Ta dagh peesh dy obbyr goll ec Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh 2017. Ta mee er resooney magh oc as ta mee feer voyrnagh jeeaghyn roym lesh loayrt rish dy chooilley dy vod sleih ta cur stiagh obbyr da Feailley ny nane jeu! Meanyn Celtiagh ve shickyr dy row ad ooilley briwnyssit dy kiarailagh. CATRIONA LOGAN Stiureyder yn Eailley Ayns Mannin hene, ta shin er n’gheddyn failt mooar creeoil, as ta mee shickyr dy vow shiu

5 LAURENCE SKELLY MHK LOCAL WELCOME

Failt erriu gys Mannin! Failt erriu gys Mannin!

S’taittin lhiam failt y chur erriu ooilley gys Ellan It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Vannin son Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh mleeaney. Isle of Man for this year’s Celtic Media Festival.

Myr ashoon moyrnagh Celtiagh ta shin dy kinjagh As a proud Celtic nation we continue to support gobbragh dy chummal seose, dy choadey as the inclusion, protection and promotion of our dy chur er nyn doshiaght y cultoor, y çhengey Manx culture, language and heritage, both at as yn eiraght Vanninagh ain, ayns nyn jeer hene home and on-screen. For over twenty years the chammah’s er scaa. Rish ny smoo na feed blein Island has been actively promoting the Isle of ta’n Ellan shoh er ve cur er y hoshiaght goo Man’s media credentials through an active film mie Ellan Vannin ayns seihll ny meanyn liorish industry, strong local media network and greeasaghey jeidjys fillym breeoil, moggyl ny a resurgence of Manx language programming. meanyn ynnydoil lajer as aavioghey dy chlaareyn sy Ghaelg. We are fiercely proud of our heritage and national identity, but we also work hard to create new Ta shin feer voyrnagh ass nyn eiraght as enney stories and traditions which reflect our strong ashoonagh, agh ta shin gobbragh neesht dy innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. We are chroo skeealyn as tradishoonyn noa ta jeeaghyn committed to nurturing an environment where da’n theihll y jeeanid ain son noaid as dellal creativity and imagination can thrive and we ventyragh. Ta shin slane son kiarail çhymmyltaght recognise the importance of celebrating the raad oddys crootaght as eieyn noa bishaghey as continued development of a dynamic and living ta fys ain cre cho scanshoil t’eh dy yannoo mooar Celtic culture, recognising those who support it. jeh cultoor bio Celtiagh ta lane dy vree, as dy chur voylley dauesyn ta cummal seose eh. The Celtic Media Festival truly brings together the best of Celtic talent across a range of countries, Son shickyrys ta Feailley ny Meanyn Celtiagh cur regions, traditions and disciplines. We are proud lesh ry cheilley yn chooid share dy Cheltee aghtal to be this year’s host and we look forward to voish caghlaa cheeraghyn, ardjyn, tradishoonyn enjoying the fantastic displays and discussions of as keirdyn. Ta shin feer voyrnagh dy ve nyn Celtic media, language and culture with you all. guirreyder mleeaney as ta shin jeeaghyn roin lesh meeiteil roo ooilley dy ghoaill soylley jeh ny Gow-jee soylley jeh’n ’eailley – enjoy the festival. taishbynyssyn as coloayrtyssyn yindyssagh vees ayn er ny meanyn, çhengaghyn as LAURENCE SKELLY MHK cultooryn Celtiagh. Isle of Man Minister for the Department of Economic Development Gow-jee soylley jeh’n ’eailley – enjoy the festival.

6 CORPORATE SPONSORS

EVENT SPONSORS

7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2016 / 2017

Pádhraic Ó Ciardha Elis Owen TG4 / CMF Chair Freelance Producer

Garffild Lloyd Lewis Iseabail Mactaggart / Vice Chair MG ALBA

Neil Graham Joseph Hoban MG ALBA / CMF Treasurer RTÉ

Áine Walsh Karen Kirby ILBF / Screen BBC Northern Ireland

Christina Macaulay Leo Devine BBC Cymru BBC South West

David Harron Catriona Logan BBC Scotland CMF Director

Denis Wolinski Naomi Wright BAI CMF Manager

Edel Ní Chuireáin RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

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10 TORC AWARDS

11 THE TORC AWARDS

TORC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL

These will be presented to the best production The Gold Torc will be presented to a film or in each of the 23 festival categories for film, television programme wholly or substantially television, radio and digital media. in a Celtic language. It is the only award reserved to promote Celtic languages in television and film.

Animation Factual Series Radio Presenter of the Year Jallooyn-Bio Straih Firrinagh Çhebbeyder Radio ny Bleeaney

Arts History Radio Sports Ellynyn Shennaghys Claare Spoyrt Radio

Children’s Programme Kieran Hegarty Award for Radio Station of the Year Claare Chlienney Innovation Stashoon Radio ny Bleeaney Aundyr Kieran Hegarty son Comedy Noaid Short Drama Aittys Drama Er Lheh Radio Comedy Current Affairs Aittys Radio Single Documentary Cooishyn yn Laa Coontey Er Lheh Radio Documentary Drama Series Coontey Radio Single Drama Straih Ghrama Ceol Raidió Radio Magazine Show Entertainment Claare Earishlioar Radio Sports Documentary Eunysseyraght Coontey Spoyrt Radio Music Programme Factual Entertainment Claare Kiaull Radio Eunysseyraght Firrinagh

12 2017 NATIONAL JURIES - SCREEN

IRELAND Mike Ellen BRITTANY William Johnston Head of Development Delphine Le Bras Commissioning and Channels Eleventh Hour Films Publishing and Bookselling Manager John Martin Livre et lecture en Bretagne BBC Northern Ireland Freelance Floor Manager Estelle Car Colm O’Callaghan John Morrison Project Manager Ceannasaí Cláracha Gaeilge, Director, Le Groupe Ouest Education and Science Morrison Media Strategies RTÉ CORNWALL WALES Colm Duffin Louise Fox Oifigeach an Chiste Craoltóireachta Berwyn Rowlands Director Gaeilge, Broadcast Festival Director Cornwall Film Festival Fund Officer Iris Prize Festival Marie Macneill Northern Ireland Screen Paul Islwyn Thomas Lecturer, Film & Television CEO Karina Feirtéar Falmouth University Wildflame Productions Bainisteoir Óige / Young People’s Alison Wallace Manager Clare Hudson Programme Leader of HND Media TG4 Executive Producer (freelance) Moving Image Truro College Mícheál Ó Meallaigh Samantha Rosie GALICIA / ISLE OF MAN Creative Consultant, Script Editor and Executive Producer Translator BBC Wales Pádhraic Ó Ciardha Deputy Chief Executive Chris Jones Jane Mccloskey TG4 Founder/Creative Director Dean/Deon Faculty of Creative Nice One Productions Ltd. Industries / Cyfadron y Diwydiannau Joseph Hoban Head of Communications & Brand SCOTLAND Creadigol University of South Wales / Prifysgol De Cymru Development Susie Wright RTÉ Development Consultant Aled Wyn Phillips Áine Walsh Creative Producer Mark Leese Head of ILBF Production Designer Northern Ireland Screen

2017 NATIONAL JURIES - RADIO

IRELAND SCOTLAND WALES Sonia Nic Giolla Easbuig Fiona Dunn Richard Rees Producer/Director Gaelic Development Officer Director LIGID Productions University of Glasgow Telesgop Cyf Cian McCarthy Ùisdean MacIllInnein Aled Glynne Davies TV Producer with Macalla Teo & Sports Commentator/ Cyfarwyddwr Cwmni Independent Radio Producer Gaelic Consultant Goriad HDM Communications Sheila Friel Sali Collins Series/Exec Producer Alasdair Fraser Broadcast Lecturer Imagine Media News Producer and Presenter Cardiff University BBC ALBA, BBC Scotland

13 AWARD WINNERS 2016 Animation Sport Dimitri à Ubuyu The Notorious France Télévisions / Vivement Lundi ! RTÉ / Motive Television BRITTANY IRELAND

Arts Young People Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death Fog of Sex: Stories from the frontline of student sex work BBC / Matchlight Limited Visual Influence SCOTLAND WALES

Children’s Programme Kieran Hegarty Award for Innovation The Legend of Longwood Man on Bridge Grand Pictures El Zorrero Films IRELAND IRELAND

Comedy Best App The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide to Failure Léigh Linn RTÉ / Blinder Films Aisling Productions Ltd IRELAND IRELAND

Current Affairs Radio Comedy RTÉ Investigations Unit - Inside Bungalow 3 GaelGÁIRÍ ar an Raidió RTÉ / RTÉ Investigations Unit Raidió na Life IRELAND IRELAND

Drama Series Radio Documentary Poldark Lacrimosa BBC / Mammoth Screen Limited BBC Radio Ulster CORNWALL IRELAND

Entertainment Radio Presenter of the Year Pioc do Ride Dónall Mac Ruairi TG4 / El Zorrero Films RTÉ Raidió Na Gaeltachta IRELAND IRELAND

Factual Entertainment Radio Sports Programme Keepin Er Country Spòrs na Seachdain BBC Northern Ireland / Alleycats TV Radio nan Gàidheal IRELAND SCOTLAND

Factual Series Radio Music Programme Crumlin Mire ri Mòir aig a’ Mhòd RTÉ / Independent Pictures Radio nan Gàidheal IRELAND SCOTLAND

Factual Single Radio Magazine Show One Million Dubliners The John Toal Show RTÉ / Underground Films BBC Radio Ulster IRELAND IRELAND

Single Drama Radio Station of the Year Yr Ymadawiad RTÉjr Radio S4C / Severn Screen Ltd RTÉjr Radio WALES IRELAND

Short Drama Spirit of the Festival Boogaloo and Graham Cuimhní ón mBlascaod ham Out of Orbit TG4 / Praxis Pictures IRELAND IRELAND

14 PICTURES FROM DUNGARVAN 2016

15 2017 NOMINEES ANIMATION COMEDY Second To None ‘Run Sbit Caboom Ltd S4C / Cwmni Da

The Lost Letter Bridget & Eamon Dream Logic Studio RTÉ 2 / Pure Class Productions

Still Game BBC SCOTLAND / BBC Studios ARTS A Fanatic Heart: Geldof on Yeats RTÉ and BBC / Peninsula Television CURRENT AFFAIRS Oíche Chaillte an tSeanchaí BBC Scotland Investigates: Lies, TG4 / C-Board Films Laws & the Bin Lorry Tragedy BBC Scotland

Roald Dahl’s City of the Eorpa Irish Babies Unexpected BBC Scotland Gaelic BBC Wales / Rondo Media

The Greatest Poem of World War Living With Dementia: Chris’s One: David Jones’s In Parenthesis Story BBC Wales and BBC Four / BBC Wales Wildflame Productions RTÉ Investigates - Standards in Public Office CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME RTÉ Down On the Farm Y Byd ar Bedwar - Y Cymry a’r BBC Scotland Qu’ran S4C / ITV Cymru Wales Is Éolaí Mé TG4 / Meangadh Fíbín Teo DRAMA SERIES

Eipic Llond Ceg TG4 / Magamedia S4C / Green Bay Media

Line Of Duty Louzaoueg Anna BBC / World Productions Limited France 3 Breizh / JPL Films

One of Us Os Bolechas BBC Scotland Televisión de Galicia / Edicións Bolanda War and Peace BBC One / BBC Cymru Wales

16 ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY Centenary Eoin Mac Néill: Fear Dearmadta RTÉ 1916 BBC2 NI and TG4 / Doubleband Films Les Miserables: Y Daith i’r Llwyfan Ffwtbol a Fflêrs: Cofio Arwyr S4C / Rondo Media `76 S4C / Rondo Media

Pymp Hwedhlow Balweyth FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT Golden Tree Productions

Big Week On The Farm RTÉ / Independent Pictures Scotland and The Klan BBC / Matchlight

Port BBC ALBA and TG4 / Bees Nees Media SHORT DRAMA Wil, Aeron a’r Inca Breathe S4C / Cwmni Da Greeble Ltd

Hula FACTUAL SERIES Braw Films An Lot BBC ALBA / MACTV Pili Palod Penygroes BBC Wales and S4C / It’s My Shout Ltd Coastal Path BBC SW The Battle of Ronaldsway

Doctoriaid Yfory S4C / Green Bay Media SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

Rural Addiction A-vihanig RTÉ / Midas Productions France 3 Bretagne

Scotland’s Game Aberfan - The Fight for Justice BBC Scotland BBC One / Cynyrchiadau Alpha Productions

Tríd an Lionsa - Coming Oot! The Fabulous History Headhunters of Gay Scotland TG4 / Sibéal Teo BBC Scotland / Hopscotch Films

Dunblane - Our Story Y Ditectif BBC 1 / STV S4C / ITV Cymru Wales

Dying Breed A38 Films

Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup Mark Jenkin (The Independent Film Unit)

17 Erwan Ropars, Hêrezh ar KIERAN HEGARTY AWARD FOR INNOVATION bazhvalan France 3 Bretagne #towerlives BBC Wales Hamish BBC ALBA / Bees Nees Media Build It Scotland BBC Scotland How To Defuse A Bomb: The Project Children Story Lifebabble RTÉ / Alleycats TV BBC Scotland I Am Immigrant RTÉ / Motive Television Llond Ceg Galactig In Eadan na Taoide TG4 / Scannáin Lugh Teo Mise Gaillimh 2020 Saoi Media Swansea Sparkle: A Transgender Story MTTV news BBC One Wales / Telesgop PMC-TV ltd The Aberfan Young Wives’ Club ITV / Shiver Cymru Say Something in Manx Say Something.com

Where You’re Meant To Be BBC / Better Days Voices 16 BBC Northern Ireland Productions

SINGLE DRAMA wearehere Brown Willy BBC Scotland The Malabar Film Unit

Wilde Stories O Descoñecido Athena Media Televisión de Galicia / Vaca Films

The Green Hollow RADIO COMEDY BBC One Wales and BBC Four / BBC Cymru Wales Bennett Arron Worries About... Being Offensive BBC Radio Wales / Absolutely Productions SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Big Country Crash and Burn BBC Radio Ulster / Cave Bear RTÉ and BBC / Dot Television Productions

Breaking the News Jimmy Johnstone BBC Radio Scotland BBC ALBA / purpleTV

Bron Meirion Merci Cymru BBC Radio Cymru S4C / BBC Wales

Colm O’Regan Wants a Word RTÉ Radio 1 / Sideline Productions

18 Fags, Mags And Bags RADIO MAGAZINE SHOW BBC Radio 4 / The Comedy Unit Adhmhaidin RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Lewis Macleod’s Wired News BBC Radio Scotland / The Comedy Unit An Bricfeasta Blasta Raidió na Life The Unexplainers BBC Radio Wales / Zipline Creative LTD Beag air Bheag BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

RADIO DOCUMENTARY Behind the Headlines Aberfan Isles FM - Annie Delin BBC Radio Cymru

Rhaglen Aled Hughes Aberfan - Covering a BBC Radio Cymru Catastrophe BBC Radio Wales / Leaping Wing Scots Radio Documentary On One: Ireland’s Birseland Media Secret Hangman RTÉ Radio 1 The John Toal Show Documentary On One: No Time BBC Radio Ulster To Lose RTÉ Radio 1 Women Today Fianais Manx Radio BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

Our Story - Ravenscraig RADIO MUSIC PROGRAMME (LIVE) BBC Radio Scotland Blas Ceoil BBC Gaeilge Sin an Saol RTÉ Raidió Na Gaeltachta Caithream Ciuil BBC Radio nan Gàidheal The Forgotten Champion BBC Wales Sport Frank Hennessy’s Six nations Musical Finale Tormod a’ Bhocsair BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio nan Gàidheal Mac ‘Ille Mhicheil BBC Radio nan Gàidheal / Sorbier Young Voters on the Isle of Man Productions Ltd Manx Radio Recordiau Rhys Mwyn BBC Radio Cymru

The Rolling Wave RTÉ

Travelling Folk Special with Bruce MacGregor BBC Radio Scotland

19 RADIO PRESENTER OF THE YEAR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh BBC Radio Scotland RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta BBC Radio Scotland

Ricky Ross BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Ulster

Wynne Evans BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales

Manx Radio Manx Radio RADIO SPORTS A Long way to Tipperary - Sunday Sport RTÉ End of year Radio Cymru RTÉ Sport / Adrian Eames BBC Radio Cymru

Cymru v Gwlad Belg BBC Radio Cymru Radio Foyle BBC

Euro 2016 Wales V Belgium BBC Wales Sport RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Spòrs na Seachdain BBC Radio nan Gàidheal Raidió Fáilte RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Sportsound BBC Scotland Raidió na Life 106.4FM Raidió na Life

WPLRADIO audioBoom Radio nan Gàidheal BBC Gàidhlig

20 Inspired. By the Isle of Man.

CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL | Feailley Ny Meanyn Celtiagh DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN | Doolish, Mannin Follow @rte on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram | www.rte.ie INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY ELIS OWEN

Current Affairs Editor in English and Welsh for Roedd yn Olygydd Materion Cyfoes yn twenty years at ITV Wales. Head of Programmes Saesneg ac yn Gymraeg am ugain mlynedd at Itv Wales. Managing Director for ITV Wales. i ITV Cymru, yn Bennaeth Rhaglenni yn ITV Head of Commissioning for BBC Wales. Cymru ac yn Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr i ITV Cymru ac yn Bennaeth Comisiynu i BBC Cymru. Currently freelance producer and Chair of It’s My Shout an organisation which specialises in Bellach mae’n gweithio fel cynhyrchydd developing new young talent in Wales in drama llaw rydd ac yn Gadeirydd It’s My Shout, and documentaries. mudiad sy’n arbenigo mewn datblygu talent ifanc newydd yng Nghymru mewn drama a dogfennau.

22 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY CATHY MACDONALD

Cathy MacDonald is a regular broadcaster Tha Cathy NicDhòmhnaill aithnichte mar on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, presenting a daily chraoladair air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, a’ magazine lunchtime show, as well as being taisbeanadh prògram làitheil aig àm lòin, one of the regular presenters on Radio a bharrachd air a bhith na neach-aithris Scotland’s Sunday morning programme, cunbhalach air Sunday Morning With, Sunday Morning With. a bhios air Radio Alba gach madainn Sàbainn.

She is also an experienced television presenter, Tha eòlas mòr aice cuideachd na neach-aithris appearing on BBC ALBA’s air telebhisein, a’ nochdadh air Cèilidh na Ceilidh, Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire, and various Bliadhn’ Ùire aig BBC ALBA, agus grunn documentaries – the most recent, a profile of phrògraman aithriseach – nam measg, am the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. prògram a rinneadh o chionn ghoirid mun She runs her own production company dealbhadair fasain Alexander McQueen. Bùrach Productions. Tha companaidh riochdachaidh aice air a bheil Bùrach Productions.

23 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY

Kieran Doherty is an Irish writer and TV format Údar agus cruthaitheoir formáidí atá lonnaithe creator based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. i mBéal Feirste. Bhunaigh sé an comhlacht Kieran formed StellifyMedia in 2014 in sa bhliain 2014 i gcomhar lena partnership with his creative partner Matthew pháirtí cruthaitheach agus Worthy and Pictures Television. Television.

He created the international TV entertainment Chruthaigh sé an fhormáid idirnáisiúnta formats Can’t Touch This (BBC / FOX) Secret siamsaíochta Can’t Touch This (BBC/Fox) Secret Fortune (BBC / CBS) and Take the Money and Fortune (BBC/CBS) agus Take the Money and Run (ABC) His most recent commissions include Run (ABC). Ar na coimisiúin is deireanaí aige, the anti-social experiment format In Solitary tá Solitary (Ch 5), Blind Date with Paul O’Grady (Ch5) Blind Date with Paul O’Grady (Ch5) and (Ch 5) agus Beauty Queen and Single (BBC). Beauty Queen and Single (BBC).

24 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY ALISON WALLACE

Ali Wallace studied Film, Video and Ali Wallace a studhyas Fylm, Gwydhyow Photographic Arts at the University in hag Artys Skeusenweyth dhe Bennskol Westminster, and trained to be a sound Westminster, hag a dhyskas bos rekordyer son recordist and post production sound editor. ha pennskrifer son wosa-askorrans. Diwettha Her final degree film won a Student BAFTA and fylm hy bachelerieth a waynyas BAFTA rag Cine Lingual Award. Since graduating Ali has Studhyoryon ha Piwas Sinema Yethek. Wosa worked on a number of short films, screened at gradhya, Ali re oberas war niver a fylmow berr, International Film Festivals and is still happy to skrinys dhe Wolyow Fylm Keswlasek, ha lowen record sound on productions. yw hi hwath dhe rekordya son war askorransow.

She regularly sits on juries at film festivals Hi yw breusyas yn fenowgh rag golyow fylm, including the Celtic Media Festival and Cornwall yntredha Gool Media Keltek ha Gool Fylm Film Festival. She is the HE Team Leader for Kernow. Ledyer Para Adhyskans Gwartha rag the Arts and Media Department at Truro an Asrann Artys ha Media dhe Golji Truru ha and Penwith College, Programme leads the Pennwydh yw hi, keffrys ha ledya an steus University of Plymouth HND Media Moving Diplomen Wartha Kenedhlek Media Imajys ow Image course and also teaches on the BA Movya dhe Bennskol Aberplymm, ha dyski war Applied Media. She is currently an Associate an Bachelerieth Artys Media Gweythresek. Member of the Plymouth University Pumar Yn eur ma Esel Keskoweth Bagas Hwithrans Research Cluster researching ‘Is it TV?’ Pumar dhe Bennskol Aberplymm yw hi, ow hwithra ‘Yw hemma pellwolok?’.

25 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY RICHARD REES

Richard Rees has been a broadcaster for over Mae Richard Rees wedi bod yn ddarlledwr ers 40 years. His career began as a presenter with dros 40 mlynedd. Fe ddechreuodd ei yrfa fel commercial radio station, Swansea Sound in cyflwynydd ar y gwasanaeth radio masnachol 1974. During this time he also worked as a Swansea Sound ym 1974. Yn ystod yr un cyfnod freelance researcher for HTV Wales before fe fu’n gweithio fel ymchwilydd llawrydd i HTV, joining BBC Wales as a radio and television cyn ymuno â BBC Cymru fel cyflwynydd radio presenter in 1976. a theledu ym 1976.

On radio, he presented daily and weekly Yn ystod ei yrfa gyda’r BBC fe fu’n cyflwyno a music and chat shows on Radio Cymru and chynhyrchu amrywiaeth o raglenni cerddoriaeth Radio Wales, as well as producing a number i Radio Cymru a Radio Wales, yn ogystal â of science and wildlife series for BBC Wales chynhyrchu nifer o raglenni gwyddoniaeth and for Radio 4. On television he worked for a bywyd gwyllt i wasanaethau radio’r BBC many years as a television announcer, before yng Nghymru ac i Radio 4. Ar deledu, fe fu’n becoming an assistant producer / director gweithio am sawl blwyddyn fel cyflwynydd and finally series producer in the factual a chyhoeddwr teledu cyn symud i fod yn is programmes unit. gynhyrchydd, cyfarwyddwr ac yna’n uwch gynhyrchydd gydag adran ffeithiol teledu BBC He left BBC Wales in 1994 to join independent Cymru/Wales. production company Telesgop, formed by his wife Elin. During his time with Telesgop as Fe adawodd y BBC ym 1994 i ymuno â producer / director and executive producer he chwmni Telesgop, cwmni teledu annibynol has made programmes on science, travel and yn Abertawe, a ffurfiwyd gan ei wraig Elin. Yn wildlife subjects for the BBC, S4C, Discovery ystod ei amser gyda Telesgop fel cynhyrchydd U.S, Discovery UK and Animal Planet. / cyfarwyddwr, dyn camera, uwch gynhyrchydd He continues to present a weekly Sunday ac un o gyfarwyddwyr y Cwmni, mae wedi morning radio show on BBC Radio Cymru which cynhyrchu ystod eang o raglenni gwyddonol, is produced by Telesgop. Richard lives near rhaglenni teithio a bywyd gwyllt i ddarlledwyr Llandeilo in west Wales with Elin. They have one yn cynnwys y BBC, Discovery U.S., Discovery daughter, Ffion, who works as an editor. U.K., Animal Planet a S4C. Mae’n dal wrthi yn cyflwyno rhaglen fyw wythnosol a’r Radio Cymru, rhaglen sy’n cael ei chynhyrchu gan gwmni Telesgop. Mae Richard yn byw ger Llandeilo yng ngorllewin Cymru gydag Elin, ac mae ganddo ferch, Ffion, sydd yn olygydd teledu.

26 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY GORDON KENNEDY

Gordon has been acting, producing and Tha Gordon air bhith ri actadh, riochdachadh writing scripted comedy and drama since the agus sgrìobhadh comadaidh agus dràma mid-80s starting with the sketch air a sgriobtadh bho mheadhan nan 80an a’ show ‘Absolutely’. He has since starred in many tòiseachadh leis a’ phrògram sgeidse aig notable TV series including ‘Glasgow Kiss’, ‘Red Channel 4, ‘Absolutely’. Bhon uair sin tha e air Cap’, playing Little John in the BBC’s ‘Robin a bhith ann an iomadach sreath telebhisein Hood’ and in the US ‘Red Faction’ for NBC ainmeil leithid ‘Glasgow Kiss’, ‘Red Cap’, a’ Universal/Syfy and ABC Television’s ‘Combat cluich Little John ann an ‘Robin Hood’ leis Hospital’. Gordon starred in the critically a’ BhBC agus ‘Red Faction’ leis na Stàitean acclaimed Brit horror flick ‘The Borderlands’, Aonaichte airson NBC Universal/Syfy agus most recently seen last month on BBC2. Gordon Combat Hospital’ aig ABC Television. Bha pàirt has produced a number of successful radio aig Gordon san fhilm oillteil Breatannach ‘The dramas and comedies including ‘Secrets and Borderlands’ (faic dealbh), a chaidh fhaicinn Lattes’, ‘The Fair Intellectual Club’ and ‘Dusty air a’ mhios a chaidh seachad air BBC2. Tha Won’t Play’ for Radio 4 and ‘Your Only Man’ Gordon air grunnan phrògraman dràma agus and ‘Glass Chair Chair Glass’ for Radio 3. comadaidh soirbheachail a riochdachadh, nam measg ‘Secrets and Lattes’, ‘The Fair Intellectual In 2014 he wrote, performed and co-produced Club’ agus ‘Dusty Won’t Play’ airson Radio 4 the BBC Audio Drama award-winning agus ‘Your Only Man’ agus ‘Glass Chair Chair ‘Sketchorama Absolutely Special’. 2016/17 Glass’ airson Radio 3. has seen Gordon star in ITV’s new costume drama ‘The Halcyon’ and a cameo role in ‘T2 Ann an 2014 sgrìobh e, chluich e pàirt agus Trainspotting’. He has produced the award- cho-riochdaich e ‘Sketchorama Absolutely winning comedy ‘Reluctant Persuaders’ and Special’, an Dràma Claistneachd leis a’ BhBC he also produced and directed ‘The Break’. a bhuannaich iomadh duais. Ann an 2016/17 Following last year’s three nominations for bha Gordon ann an dràma ùr ITV, ‘The Halcyon’ best radio show, he returns with ‘Bennett Arron agus chluich e e fhèin ann an ‘T2 Trainspotting’. Worries About… Being Offensive’ However his Riochdaich e an comadaidh a choisinn iomadh greatest achievement is undoubtedly being duais ‘Reluctant Persuaders’ agus bha e na head coach of Wasps U14 Rugby team who riochdaire agus stiùiriche air ‘The Break’. A’ won The Herts and Middlesex Division 1 title leantainn a bhith air ainmeachadh airson trì in 2006. duaisean an-uiridh airson am prògram rèidio as fheàrr, tha e air ais le ‘Bennett Arron Worries About… Being Offensive’Ach gun teagamh ’s e an rud as ainmeil a choilean e a-riamh a bhith na phrìomh choidse do sgioba rugbaidh Wasps fo aois 14, a ghlèidh tiotal The Herts and Middlesex Division 1 ann an 2006.

27 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY ÁINE WALSH

Áine Walsh is Head of the Irish Language Tá Áine Walsh ina Ceannasaí ar an Chiste Broadcast Fund at Northern Ireland Screen. Craoltóireachta Gaeilge ag Scáileán Thuaisceart Éireann. Over the past 10 years Áine has worked closely with the local Irish language production sector Le deich mbliana anuas tá Áine ag obair go and broadcasters to deliver Irish language dlúth leis an earnáil léiriúcháin áitiúil agus le content across a range of genres and to craoltóirí araon chun ábhar físe Gaeilge thar develop the local production sector. She is réimse leathan seánraí a sheachadadh agus also responsible for a number of training leis an earnáil a chothú. Tá sí freagrach fosta as programmes for Irish speakers working or réimse cúrsaí oiliúna do Ghaeilgeoirí atá seeking to work in production. ag obair san earnáil nó ar mian leo bheith ag obair inti. Prior to this she worked as an assistant producer and producer in UTV, working across Roimhe seo d’oibrigh sí mar léiritheoir cúnta entertainment and documentary programmes, agus mar léiritheoir in UTV, ag obair ar chláir including The Kelly Show and A Day in the shiamsaíochta agus faisnéise, The Kelly Show Life. She also worked as a radio presenter agus A Day in the Life san áireamh. D’oibrigh sí and producer for BBC Northern Ireland’s Irish freisin mar léiritheoir agus mar láithreoir raidió Language Unit and as a radio producer d’Aonad na Gaeilge, BBC Thuaisceart Éireann with Radio Kerry. agus mar léiritheoir raidió le Radio Kerry chomh maith.

28 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY MARIE MACNEILL

Marie hails from St Just near Land’s End in Marie a dheu dhyworth Lannust, ogas dhe Benn Cornwall. an Wlas yn Kernow.

She trained as an actor at the Royal Central Dyskys a veu avel gwariores dhe Skol Riel Kresel School of Speech & Drama, ran Bedside a Gows ha Drama, a’y wosa hi a dhyghtyas Manners Theatre Company for 16 years Kowethas Gwariva Fara Pennweli dres 16 producing 45 touring shows, and has written bledhen owth askorra 45 gwari-viajya, ha hi and directed for TV, Film, Theatre and Radio. re skrifas ha kevarwodha rag Pellwolok, Fylm,

Nominated for a TAPS writer of the year Gwariva ha Radyo. award, she wrote on the series THE TRIBE and REVELATIONS. Marie has been commissioned Henwys rag piwas skrifer an vledhen TAPS, hi to write five feature films and has had one a skrifas a-dro dhe’n kevresow THE TRIBE ha feature optioned. REVELATIONS. Marie re beu erghys dhe skrifa pymp fylm hir hag onan anedha re beu ros In 2010 her low budget supernatural horror, kevambos. THE DARK SIDE, was selected to be part of the Cross Channel Film Lab development scheme Yn 2010 hy fylm euth gornaturel isel y gost, in Brittany and Cornwall. THE DARK SIDE, a veu dewisys dhe vos rann an

dowlen dhisplegya Arbrovji Fylm Treus Kanel yn In 2016 Marie was awarded the Katie Fforde Breten Vyghan ha Kernow. Bursary and is currently adapting her debut novel STRAWBERRY MOON for the screen. She is a voting member of BAFTA, on the committee Yn 2016 Marie a dhegemeras an Arghas Katie of RTS Devon and Cornwall, a member of the Fforde hag yma hi y’n eur ma owth aswiwa hy Writers’ Guild of (formerly serving hynsa romans, STRAWBERRY MOON, rag an 15 years on the Executive Council), Women In skrin. Hi yw esel votya BAFTA, war gessedhek Film & Television and the RNA. RTS Dewnens ha Kernow, hag esel Myster Skriforyon Breten Veur (ow servya 15 bledhen Marie lectures at the School of Film & Television, war’n Konsel Gweythresek), Benenes yn Fylm & Falmouth University. Pellwolok ha’n RNA.

She also works as a script consultant. Marie a dhysk orth an Skol Fylm & Pellwolok, Pennskol Aberfala.

Hi a ober keffrys avel kussulyades skrifennow.

29 INTERNATIONAL SCREEN JURY ZOE GUILFORD

Zoe Guilford is film liaison at the Isle of Man Ta Zoe Guilford gobbragh myr offishear Government’s Department of Economic eddyr-chianglee son fillym ec Rheynn Development, providing the point of contact Lhiasaghey Tarmaynagh Reiltys Vannin, raad for visiting media projects to the Island. t’ee ry gheddyn dy chur cooney dauesyn ta In past months, she has welcomed several çheet noal dys yn Ellan dy yannoo shaleeyn ny TV production teams to its shores such as the meanyn. Ayns ny meeghyn chaie, t’ee er chur BBC’s Top Gear and Countryfile and Britain’s failt er skimmeeyn filmal çhellveeish gollrish Best Walks with Julia Bradbury for ITV, as well as Top Gear as Countryfile voish y BBC as Britain’s hosting Amma Asante’s latest war drama Where Best Walks with Julia Bradbury voish ITV, as t’ee Hands Touch which the Isle of Man co-produced er n’oastal neesht yn drama caggee s’noa ec with Pinewood. Amma Asante Where Hands Touch va jeant ec Reiltys Vannin as Pinewood. A former management consultant in London, New York and the UAE, she returned to the Isle Lurg jee ve ny coyrleyder reiree ayns Lunnin, of Man a few years ago and got involved in the New York as Ny h-Emmiraidyn Arabagh, film industry, producing some haink ee er ash dys Mannin blein ny ghaa er award-winning short films such as Him Upstairs dy henney as hie ee stiagh sy jeidjys fillym, starring Gwen Taylor and Ricky Tomlinson raad t’ee er n’yannoo kuse dy filmyn giare t’er and the feature-length documentary The chosney aundyryn, myr sampleyr Him Upstairs Watchmaker’s Apprentice which is currently ayn va ny cloiederyn ennymoil Gwen Taylor as screening on . Ricky Tomlinson, as y coontey lane-lhiurid The Watchmaker’s Apprentice ta ry akin er Netflix She is a director of the international Isle of ec y traa t’ayn. Man Film Festival which is in its 6th year and assists in the running of the MannIN Shorts, T’ee ny stiureyder jeh Feailley Fillym Vannin, the associated filmmaking scheme based on feailley eddyrashoonagh ta shey bleeaney the Island which trains up people of any age d’eash nish as t’ee cooney lesh stiurey MannIN interested in the film experience. Zoe is also Shorts, y skeim jannoo fillym co-chianlt rish yn an actress and presenter. ‘eailley, va currit er bun er yn Ellan dy hraenal sleih jeh eash erbee ta sym oc er jannoo filmyn. Chammah’s shoh ta Zoe ny ben-chloieder as ny çhebbeyder-claare.

30 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY KEVIN BURNS

Kevin Burns is an award winning television and Tá gradaim bainte amach ag Kevin Burns mar radio producer and occasional reporter with léiritheoir/tuairisceoir raidió agus teilifíse ar Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, in Irish chláir Ghaeilge agus Bhéarla do RTÉ, craoltóir and English. He works across a broad range of náisiúnta na hÉireann. genres including current affairs, entertainment, comedy, sport and documentaries. Oibríonn sé ar raon leathan ábhair; cúrsaí reatha, greann, spórt agus faisnéis. Is ar an His love of Welsh began at college in UCD ollscoil a spreagadh a shuim sa Bhreatnais agus where he studied Celtic languages and he é i mbun staidéir ar na teangacha Ceilteacha. has worked, from Dublin, as a contributor, Is minic é páirteach i gcláir raidió agus teilifíse researcher and producer for a number of Welsh Breatnaise ar S4C agus ar BBC Cymru. language television and radio programmes on S4C and BBC Wales ever since. Faoi láthair, tá sé ina thuairisceoir/léiritheoir le príomhchlár chúrsaí reatha teilifíse RTÉ, At present he works as a producer/reporter on ‘Prime Time’. Chomh maith le sin tá an RTÉ’s flagship current affairs programme, Prime bhliain deiridh de MA i gCianoideachas agus Time. He’s also completing his final year in an Oideachas Ar-Líne á críochnú aige. Cúig bliana MA in Online and Distance Education and five ó shin, bhunaigh sé cúrsa cumarsáide faoi years ago he originated and still runs a special leith do dhaltaí ó phobail in Éirinn atá faoi media courses for secondary students from mhíbhuntaiste. Reachtálann sé na cúrsaí seo i Ireland’s most disadvantaged communities as gcónaí chomh maith le seachtain speisialta do well a special week for Irish speaking students. mhic léinn a labhraíonn Gaeilge.

31 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY ALED GLYNNE DAVIES

Aled Glynne owns and runs the independent Mae Aled Glynne yn rheoli’r cwmni cynhyrchu production company, Goriad. annibynnol, Goriad.

Aled worked for BBC Cymru/Wales for over Gweithiodd Aled i BBC Cymru am dros 28 28 years. He was Editor of BBC Radio Cymru mlynedd. Roedd yn Olygydd BBC Radio Cymru between 1995 and 2006. He changed the rhwng 1995 a 2006. Fe newidiodd yr orsaf national station and attracted a wider and genedlaethol gan ddenu cynulleidfa ehangach younger audience. a gwrandawyr iau.

Before that, he was the Editor of the station’s Cyn hynny, Aled oedd Golygydd gwasanaeth news service and the Senior Producer of Newyddion yr orsaf ac Uwch Gynhyrchydd Newyddion, the BBC’s news service on S4C. Newyddion, sef gwasanaeth newyddion y BBC Aled also led the team that established the ar S4C. Aled oedd hefyd yn gyfrifol am arwain y BBC’s website. tîm sefydlodd wefan Gymraeg gynta’r BBC.

As well as producing television and radio Yn ogystal â chynhyrchu rhaglenni teledu a programmes, Aled facilitates training radio i Goriad mae Aled yn cynnal gweithdai a workshops and courses for Goriad. chyrsiau hyfforddiant.

32 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY PATSI MACKENZIE

Patsi Mackenzie began her career at BBC Radio Thòisich Patsi NicCoinnich na dreuchd aig nan Gàidheal after she left school. She has BBC Radio nan Gàidheal an dèidh dhi an sgoil worked in a freelance capacity for STV, the BBC fhàgail. Tha i air a bhith ag obair air a ceann and independent companies as a producer, fhèin airson STV, am BBC agus companaidhean presenter, writer and latterly executive neo-eisimeileach mar riochdaire, neach-aithris, producer. She established Sorbier Productions sgrìobhaiche agus mu dheireadh mar in 2005. àrd-riochdaire. Chuir i Sorbier Productions air bhonn ann an 2005. The company works from Glasgow and Edinburgh, specialising in factual and drama Tha a’ chompanaidh ag obair à Glaschu agus for TV, and also produces the popular live BBC Dùn Èideann, gu sònraichte air prògraman Radio nan Gàidheal strand, Mac ’Ille Mhìcheil. fìrinneach is aithriseach, agus cuideachd Sorbier has secured seven BAFTA Scotland and a’ riochdachadh a’ phrògraim ainmeil Mac Celtic Media Festival nominations over recent ’Ille Mhìcheil a tha a’ dol a-mach beò air years. A former reporter and newsreader, Patsi BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. Chaidh Sorbier still enjoys occasional radio presenting and ainmeachadh air geàrr-liosta seachd troipean on-screen work. airson duaisean BAFTA Alba agus Fèis nam Meadhanan Ceilteach sna bliadhnaichean mu As a producer, she enjoys working with dheireadh, agus tha a’ chompanaidh an-dràsta like-minded directors and editors, interested a’ leasachadh grunn phròiseactan. in strong storytelling. She is also a regular guest lecturer for Cùrsa nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig at Tha e a’ còrdadh ri Patsi a bhith ag obair the national Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig còmhla ri luchd-deasachaidh is luchd-stiùiridh on the Isle of Skye. aig a bheil ùidh, coltach rithe fhèin, ann a bhith a’ lìbhrigeadh sgeulachdan ann an dòigh làidir. Bidh Patsi tric na h-òraidiche air aoigheachd air Cùrsa nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig san Eilean Sgitheanach.

33 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY ADRIAN CAIN

Adrian was born and brought up in the Isle Va Adrian Cain ruggit as troggit ayns Mannin of Man and he has been working as the Manx as t’eh er ve gobbragh myr yn Greinneyder Language Development Officer for Culture da Culture Vannin rish mysh daa vlein jeig Vannin for about twelve years now. Before that nish. Roish shen v’eh gobbragh myr fer-ynsee he was working as a school teacher in London ayns Lunnin as Papooey Guinea Noa raad v’eh and in Papua New Guinea where he worked gobbragh son VSO. for VSO. Ta’n chooid smoo jeh’n obbyr Adrian currit da Most of Adrian’s work involves assisting adults cooney lesh sleih aasit ta geearree gynsagh who are learning Manx. He teaches about Gaelg. T’eh gynsagh mysh jeih brastyllyn da ten adult classes each week and he develops sleih aasit dagh shiaghtin as t’eh croo new learning material for people that want stoo-ynsee noa son sleih ta geearree jannoo to use the language. Adrian was the person ymmyd jeh’n çhengey. She eshyn yn peiagh ren responsible for developing the Learn Manx cur er bun yn App Learn Manx as er y gerrid App and recently he has been working with t’eh er ve gobbragh lesh SaySomethingin.com SaySomethingin.com to develop Say Something dy chroo Say Something in Manx. in Manx. Ta Adrian ceau ram traa neesht lesh co-lughtyn Adrian spends a lot of time as well with ta geearree pohlldal yn Ghaelg. Foddee oo businesses that want to support Manx. You feddyn magh tooilley mychione yn obbyr t’eh can find out more about the work he does by jannoo liorish tweetal @greinneyder as liorish tweeting @greineyder and by visiting Learn cur shilley er Learnmanx er Facebook. Manx on Facebook.

34 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY RÓNÁN MAC CON IOMAIRE

Rónán Mac Con Iomaire is Group Head, Is é Rónán Mac Con Iomaire Grúpcheannasaí Irish Language at RTÉ. Previously, he was Gaeilge RTÉ. Roimhe seo, bhí sé ina Leascheannaire (Deputy Head) of RTÉ Raidió Leascheannaire ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. na Gaeltachta. Bhí sé ina Chomhfhreagraí Rialtas Áitiúil Prior to that, Rónán was Local Government do Nuacht RTÉ agus TG4, áit ar bhuaigh sé correspondent for Nuacht RTÉ and TG4, where duaiseanna as a chuid iriseoireachta, chomh we won a number of awards for his journalism, maith le bheith ag scríobh do fhoilseacháin ar as well as writing for publications such as the nós an Irish Independent, Evening Herald agus Irish Independent, Evening Herald and Irish Times. Irish Times. Bronnadh gradam Scríbhneoir Úr na Bliana Rónán was awarded the New Writer of the Year ar Rónán as Rocky Ros Muc, beatháisnéis ar award at the Oireachtas Literary Awards for an dornálaí Seán Ó Mainnín, agus an leabhar Rocky Ros Muc, a biography of Irish boxer, Seán Gaeilge is tapúla díol riamh. Tá scannán Mannion, a book that went on to become the fáisnéise den ainm céanna déanta den leabhar, fastest-selling Irish language book of all time. agus gradam bronnta freisin air. The book has now been turned into an award-winning feature documentary film of Freisin, bhunaigh sé comhlacht caidreamh the same name. poiblí, agus chaith roinnt blianta mar thábhairneoir i gcathair na Gaillimhe. He has previously founded a public relations company, and spent a number of years as a Tá suim mhór aige i gcúrsaí aclaíochta agus publican in Galway city. bhunaigh sé TríSpórt, club trí-atlain do Chonamara agus Árainn, in 2010. He has a strong interest in athletics and in 2010, founded TríSpórt, a triathlon club for the Tá cónaí ar Rónán ar an gCeathrú Rua i Connemara and Aran Islands area. nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe lena bhean chéile, Máirín, agus triúr clainne. He lives in the Galway village of An Cheathrú Rua with his wife, Máirín, and three children.

35 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY BRIAN Ó HEADHRA

Based in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland, Stèidhichte ann an Inbhir Nis, Alba, ‘s e Oifigear Brian Ó hEadhra is the Gaelic Arts and Culture Ealain is Cultar airson Bòrd na Gàidhlig agus Officer in a shared position with both Bòrd Alba Chruthachail a th’ann am Brian Ó hEadhra. na Gàidhlig and Creative Scotland. Bòrd na ‘S e buidheann poblach Albannach a th’ann am Gàidhlig is Scotland’s public body promoting Bòrd na Gàidhlig, a’ daingneachadh inbhe is the use, and securing the status of cleachdadh na Gàidhlig mar chànan oifigeil an . Alba. ‘S e buidheann poblach a th’ann an Alba Chruthachail a’ bhios a’ leasachadh saoghal nan Creative Scotland is the national leader for ealan, sgrìon is na gnìomhachasan cruthachail Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries. ann an Alba. Brian is an established musician, singer and songwriter in Scottish Gaelic, Scots, English Tha cliù aig Brian mar neach-ciùil, seinneadair and Irish. He has a BA Hons. in Irish Folklore is sgrìobhadair sa Ghàidhlig, Albais, Gaeilge is and English Literature from University College Beurla. Tha Ceum le urram aige ann an Dublin and has also studied Broadcasting & Beul-aithris is Beurla bho Cholaiste Oilthigh Journalism and Scottish Gaelic. Bhaile Àtha Cliath agus cuideachd tha teisteanasan aige ann an Craoladh ‘s Naidheachdas agus ann an Gàidhlig.

36 INTERNATIONAL RADIO JURY BARRY MICHAEL JONES

Barry Michael Jones has spent five decades in Mae Barry Michael Jones wedi gweithio yn the Welsh media. Three years ago, he left the y cyfryngau dros gyfnod o bump degawd. BBC to set up his training company, BMJMedia. Tair blynedd yn ol, gadawodd y BBC i sefydlu His work has included devising and delivering cwmni hyfforddiant ei hun, BMJMedia. Mae ei courses for the NSPCC and S4C, as well as waith yn cynnwys cyflwyno cyrsiau i’r NSPCC media training and helping charities to get their ac S4C, yn ogystal a hyfforddiant i gwmniau a message across effectively. helpu elusennau i ddelio’n effeithiol gyda’r cyfryngau. He is also consultant to the new training company SgilCymru, which operates from Mae e hefyd yn ymgynghorydd i gwmni Pinewood Studios in Cardiff. hyfforddiant SgilCymru, sydd newydd agor yn Stiwdio Pinewood Cymru yng Nghaerdydd. Barry began his career as a journalist on local and regional newspapers in Wales. He joined Dechreuodd Barry ei yrfa newyddiadurol HTV as an onscreen reporter and later joined ar bapurau lleol yng Nghymru.Ymunodd a the BBC as a radio and TV journalist. He has chwmni HTV fel gohebydd yn y Gogledd cyn managed news desks in Bangor and Cardiff. ymuno a’r BBC fel newyddiadurwr radio a theledu.Bu’n rheoli ystafelloedd newyddion ym Mangor a Chaerdydd.

37 INTERACTIVE JURY MARC WEBBER

Marc is an award-winning digital editor with Mae gan Marc dros bymtheg mlynedd o over fifteen years of multimedia content brofiad yn y maes cynnwys aml blatfform ac experience for renowned names such as ITV. mae wedi ennill sawl gwobrau am ei waith, sy’n com, the and . cynnwys cyfnodau gydag ITV.com, FT a News UK. Born in South Wales, Marc started his journalism career at Cardiff’s Red Dragon Radio and joined Magwyd Marc yn ne Cymru, ac fe ddechreuodd the FT as a podcast and video producer in the ei yrfa gyda gorsaf radio Red Dragon Radio yn early days of FT.com’s multimedia production. y brifddinas. Ymunodd a’r FT fel cynhyrchydd fideo a phodlediadau yn nyddiau cynnar At audioBoom, he helped renowned Celtic gwasanaeth FT.com. media and sports bodies such as BBC Wales, numerous GAA clubs and a number of Scottish Yn rhan o’i waith diweddaraf gyda audioBoom, Premiership soccer teams reach new audiences mae Marc wedi helpu nifer o gwmniau Celtaidd and generate new revenues with their audio. He fel BBC Cymru, clybiau GAA a thîmau is currently Senior Lecturer, Journalism at the pel-droed Uwch Gynghrair yr Alban i ddenu University of Northampton. cynulleidfaoedd newydd a chreu arian drwy gynhyrchu cynnwys sain. Mae newydd dechrau swydd Uwch Darlithydd Newyddion ar Brifysgol Northampton.

38 INTERACTIVE JURY MICHAEL THORNHILL

Michael is a first class honours graduate Tá céim triu leibhéal san innealtoireacht bainte from University College Dublin’s Mechanical amach ag Michael ó ollscoil na hÉireann, Engineering program and also holds a PhD Baile Atha Cliath, chomh maith le PhD san in Engineering from the Queen’s innealtorireacht ó ollscoil na Banríona, University Belfast. Beal Féirste.

Michael is CEO of Maithú IT Solutions, With Is is príomh-fheimeannach dén chomhlacht 20+ years experience in the IT industry Maithú IT Solutions é Michéal. Le 20+blian internationally, he has worked with many de taithí san tionscadal teicneolaíocht in large companies including Coca-Cola, Nokia, Eireann agus thar lár, obríonn Michéal le Samsung, The Irish Times, O2 and Hutchinson réimse mór comhlachtaí, ar nós Coca-Cola, Three. Michael has developed and brought to Nokia, Samsung, The Irish Times, O2 agus market many software applications including Hutchinson Three. Tá morán appanaí cruthaithe “Get the Focal”, “The Irish Times” and “The Man agus forbaithe ag Maithú, ina measc iad sin tá App” (which reached number 1 in the Irish App go leor ceann acú ag plé le cursaí teanga na Store in November 2012) and www.sloinne. Gaelige. Chruthaigh Michéall an app “Get the ie. Maithú won the prestigious national award Focal”, foclóir fón pocá a aistríonn Béarla go Gnó Gaeilge le Bliana in 2010 and continue to Gaeilge Tár éis an rath a bhain leis an app sin, support the Irish language through technology. bronadh gradam Naisiúntach Gnó le Gaeilge blian 2010 ar Mhaithú. Tá Maithú gníomhach Michael lives on the north-west coast of Ireland fós ag plé le cursaí teicneolaíocht agus an where he enjoys playing the banjo, surfing teanga Gaelach agus iad nascaithe le Gnó and triathlon. Mhaigheo, Sloinne.ie, agus .Shroich app eile “The Man App” an chéad áit san stór appanaí Éireannach i Samhain, sa bhlian 2012.

Conaíonn Micheál ar an cósta iarthair Éireann. Baineann sé sult as a bheith ag marcaíocht na dtonnta, ag seinm and banjo agus ag glacadh páirt i dTriathlon.

39 INTERACTIVE JURY NEIL MCPHILLIPS

Neil began his career in games back in 2002 Thòisich Niall a bheatha-obrach ann an as a software tester for the Scottish games geamaichean cho fada air ais ri 2002 mar developer VIS Entertainment where he cut his neach-deuchainn bathair-bhog airson an teeth on console development, from there he leasaichear gheamannan, VIS Entertainment. went on to work across multiple different roles An sin, thòisich e bho bhith a’ leasachadh at studios around the UK ranging from QA, consoil gu bhith ag obair air iomadach obair Localisation management and internal and eadar-dhealaichte ann an stiùidiothan air external production on console, mobile, PC feadh na RA bho QA, manaidseadh ionadail and interactive TV projects. agus riochdachadh in-thaigh agus bhon taobh a-muigh air pròiseactan consoil, fòn-làimh, In his time at Midway Games in Newcastle he coimpiutair agus Tbh eadar-obrachail. helped to ship multiple titles globally including the likes of Unreal Tournament and Mortal Na ùine aig Midway Games sa Chaisteal Nuadh Kombat. He then moved on to work at Sony chuidich e ann a bhith a’ reic diofar thiotalan air PlayStation where he was part of the multiple feadh an t-saoghail, nam measg leithid Unreal BAFTA award winning XDev team in Liverpool Tournament agus Mortal Kombat. An dèidh where he contributed to various titles and sin, ghluais e gu obair aig Sony PlayStation far helped to develop key technologies as well an robh e na phàirt de sgioba XDev ann an as living through the launch of multiple Liverpool, sgioba a bhuannaich iomadh duais hardware platforms. BAFTA. An sin chuir e ri tiotalan eadar-dhealaichte agus chuidich e ann an In his time in games he has worked on triple leasachadh ann am prìomh theicneòlais a AAA projects such as State of Emergency, GTA4, thuilleadh air iomadh bathar-cruaidh fhaicinn The Wheelman and LittleBigPlanet as well as a a’ dol air ùrlaran. number of smaller independent projects and big brands such as Channel 4’s Made Na ùine ag obair ann an geamaichean, tha in Chelsea, Disney’s The Muppets and e air obrachadh air pròiseactan AAA leithid Marvel Comics. State of Emergency, GTA4, The Wheelman agus LittleBigPlanet a thuilleadh air grunnan phròiseactan neo-eisimeileach nas lugha agus ainmean mòra leithid Made In Chelsea (Channel 4), The Muppets (Disney) agus Marvel Comics.

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43 DAY 1 WED 3RD MAY

16:15 — 17:30: Opening Ceremony – Wednesday Awards Villa Marina, We welcome you to Celtic Media Festival with a bit of local flavour, followed Promenade Suite by the first awards ceremony of the festival. The following categories will be awarded:

• Current Affairs • Children’s Programme • Entertainment • Sports Documentary • Animation

17:30 — 18:30: Producers Drinks Villa Marina, Join BBC Gaeilge, the ILBF, MG ALBA, TG4, France 3 Bretagne, TVG & S4C for Colonnade Suite a chat and a drink with other Celtic producers. Fáilte roimh chách/Todos sodes benvidos/Croeso i bawb/Failt er ooilley/Digor eo d’an holl/Dynnargh dhe bubonan/Tha fàilte roimhaibh uile/All are welcome!

18:00 — 20:30: The University - Screening and Q&A Manx Museum Exponential technology is changing the world and there’s only one university in the world devoted to teaching students how to harness it: Singularity University (SU). The University, tells the story of the students, the faculty, and how Singularity University teaches students to confront the crucial issues affecting the future of our species—and create startups to address these topics.

We follow the students as they are given a fearsome challenge: create companies that will impact a billion people within ten years. It’s a brilliant challenge, pushing the students to create something bolder than just the next social networking app.

The film features Stephen Hawking, Buzz Aldrin, Shimon Peres, Ashton Kutcher, Will.i.Am, Michio Kaku, and others.

Screening followed by a Q&A with Exec Producer Chris Stott

20:00 — 00:00: Celtic Media Festival 2017 Opening Party NOA Bakehouse Celtic Media Festival, in association with PRS for Music, will hold the opening Sponsors party for CMF 2017 at NOA Bakehouse with entertainment from local musicians.

44 DAY 2 THUR 4TH MAY

09:00 — 12:30: Celtic Media Festival International Pitching Forum Villa Marina, Celtic Media Festival strives not only to foster collaborations between the Celtic Royal Hall Nations and Regions, but to bring the wider broadcasting community to our delegates. This year the Celtic Media Festival International Pitching Forum will Sponsors cover all genres. Not only will commissioners be taking part in the pitching forum, but they will be a part of our speed networking sessions, as well as other networking events.

10:00 — 11:00: Keynote Speech Villa Marina, Dee Forbes, Director General of Irish National Broadcaster RTÉ will deliver 2017’s Promenade Suite keynote speech.

Dee Forbes: Director General - RTÉ

11:00 — 11:30: Coffee Break Villa Marina, Tea and Coffee will be provided by Celtic Media Festival. Colonnade Suite

11:30 — 12:45: Does Bacon sound like Rain? Villa Marina, Back by popular demand, Olivier Chatron and Hugo Durand show us the art of Broadway Cinema dubbing and foley, with a few new surprises!

Olivier Chatron: Sound Designer

11:30 — 12:45: What’s for Brexit? Villa Marina, With International Co-productions becoming the norm in recent years, what does Promenade Suite Brexit mean for those companies that rely on European funding. In a post-Brexit world, are indies better “sticking to their own”? *Further guests TBA

Chair: Irial Mac Murchú: CEO - Nemeton TV Ben Taylor: Scotland MEDIA Officer - Creative Europe Desk UK Richard Williams: CEO - Northern Ireland Screen

12:45 — 13:45: Lunch Villa Marina, Provided by Celtic Media Festival. Colonnade Suite

45 13:30 — 14:45: End of an Era – The Future of In-house Production and Villa Marina, Challenges for the Small Indies Promenade Suite With the formation of BBC Studios, RTE’s decision to commission all its children’s programming from indies and the general consolidation of the sector around some big players, are we moving into an era where more and more broadcasters will become publishers rather than producers? What are the implications for the production landscape and what challenges does this trend pose to the smaller indies operating in the Celtic nations?

Chair: David Harron: Executive Producer, Commissioning - BBC Scotland Mark Hedgecoe: Head of Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios Eddie Doyle: Head of Factual, Head of Comedy - RTÉ Llinos Griffin-Williams: Head of Content, Green Bay Media

13:45 — 14:45: Frontline News Villa Marina, By its very nature, news broadcasting can change in an instant. What is it like to Broadway Cinema work on the frontline of a breaking news story? How do you stay on top of an emerging story, without compromising on the facts?

Chair: Rónán Mac Con Iomaire: Group Head, Irish Language - RTÉ Máirín Ní Ghadhra: Broadcaster - RTÉ Radió na Gaeltachta Rick Faragher: Reporter, Presenter – BBC Northern Ireland

13:45 — 14:45: Speed Networking – Producer to Commissioner Villa Marina, One of the most important parts of Celtic Media Festival is sharing ideas and Royal Hall fostering relationships between broadcasters, filmmakers, commissioners and producers. Come along to Speed Networking - Producer to Commissioner to meet Commissioning Executives from the Celtic Nations and Regions, and beyond!

14:45 — 15:00: Coffee Break Villa Marina, Tea and Coffee will be provided by Celtic Media Festival. Colonnade Suite

15:00 — 16:00: The Rock that Rocks – Isle of Media – Building a New Villa Marina, Broadcast Hub Promenade Suite With great locations, funding opportunities, and the influx of a growing creative Sponsors workforce, the Isle of Man is positioning itself as a media hub. What does it take for a small location to pit itself against the big players? How do you build an Empire?

Chair: Dr. Richard Arning: Director – SESSL Dave Beynon: Producer, Director – Greenlight Television Mark Rowland: Co-founder – Crowdfund.TV Stuart Semark: Co-founder – Beckmann group Zoe Guilford: Director - Isle of Man Film Festival

46 15:00 — 16:00: PRS for Music Presents.... Villa Marina, When the right music is used in drama, it becomes its own character. The Broadway Cinema relationship between a director and a composer can lift a production and have a profound effect on an audience. What does it take to score a production, to elevate a drama with music?

Chair: John Hywel Morris: Senior Membership Relations Manager for Wales – PRS for Music Kevin Allen: Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Creative Director - FFATTI FFILMS Mark Thomas: Composer for Film and Television

15:30 — 16:30: A series of Children’s short films from the European Manx Museum Broadcasting Union

Titch - S4C The Saboteurs (2016) - BBC ALBA The Wake (2015) - TG4

16:00 — 17:00: Thursday Awards Ceremony Villa Marina, Awards: Promenade Suite • Single Drama • Factual Entertainment • History • Short Drama • Radio Comedy • Radio Sport

17:00 — 18:15: Join us for a tour around the Isle of Man! Villa Marina (leaves from) *Bus leaves at 17:00 from outside the Villa Marina

18:00 — 20:00: CMF Presents: Short Drama Manx Museum A showcase of the nominees for the Short Drama Award for Celtic Media Festival 2017.

• Breathe • Hula • Pili Palod Penygroes • The Battle of Ronaldsway

20:00 — 00:00: Networking Drinks Bar George Join Isle of Media and SES for Celtic Media Festival Networking Drinks at Bar Sponsors George.

47 DAY 3 FRI 5TH MAY

09:00 — 10:00: Speed Networking – Producer to Producer Villa Marina, Royal Hall One of the most important parts of Celtic Media Festival is sharing ideas and Sponsors fostering relationships between broadcasters, filmmakers, commissioners and producers throughout the Celtic nations and regions. Meet producers who work in similar genres and have the same international goals!

10:00 — 11:15: Smile, you’re on the Radio! Tips and tricks to make your Villa Marina, script sparkle Broadway Cinema Emer Horgan runs a practical workshop that will demonstrate and teach skills to help you to find the full potential of your voice. From the building blocks of breath, posture, vocal and facial exercises to the subtleties of visualisation and the emotional voice, Emer will work with participants to show how various coaching and performance techniques can dramatically enhance the confidence, clarity and credibility of your voice and your script.

Emer Horgan: Broadcaster - RTÉ Radio 1

10:00 — 11:15: Celtic Formats Villa Marina, BBC ALBA, S4C and TG4 have united again in this the second year of the Celtic Promenade Suite Formats pilot scheme. This is a unique opportunity for producers to see finished sizzlers/pilots, hear first-hand about the do’s and don’ts of applying, results to date and ask any questions you need answered about this scheme.

Elen Rhys: Entertainment and Music Commissioner - S4C Máire Ní Chonláin: Commissioning Editor - TG4 Margaret Cameron: Channel Editor - BBC ALBA

11:15 — 11: 45: Coffee Break Villa Marina, Tea and Coffee will be provided by Celtic Media Festival. Colonnade Suite

11:45 — 13:00: Sport is so OTT Villa Marina, Delivering multiplatfrom Sport in extreme locations to an audience hungry for Broadway Cinema Over The Top viewing.

Sports broadcasting has to compete with the ever changing pace of broadcast technology, rights wars and the demanding expectaion of the audience to provide crystal clear action from every angle with a veracious appetite for live stats, via screens varying in size from smart phones to state of the art smart TV screens.

How do Broadcasters and Indies keep up with ever improving technology and an increasingly demanding audience?

Chair: Nigel McAlpine: Creative Director - StoryFX Dave Beynon: Producer, Director – Greenlight Television Jane Tohill: Executive Producer - BBC Sport Northern Ireland

48 11:45 — 13:00 Diversify Villa Marina, To what extent can diversity have different meanings in different territories? Promenade Suite While championing minority languages on screen and in radio, has true diversity, Sponsors through the portrayal of differently abled and ethnic minorities been squeezed out? Is the TV industry as a whole paying lip service to a society who think they’re ready for a change or is diversity in all aspects of media truly just a pipe dream?

Chair: Daraine Mulvihill: Presenter/Broadcaster Chris Jones: Founder, Creative Director - Nice One Productions Ian Critchley: Independent Talent Consultant Philippa Bird: Diversity Lead - BBC Content

13:00 — 14:15: Lunch Villa Marina, Provided by Celtic Media Festival. Colonnade Suite

14:15 — 15:30: Masterclass: The Art of the Documentary Villa Marina, What are the ingredients required to make great documentaries? What are Promenade Suite the key challenges when embarking on access pieces? What ethical and practical issues pose most challenges? We talk to acclaimed practitioners of the documentary art to try and answer these questions, and discuss their most celebrated work.

Chair: Denis Wolinski: Board Member, Broadcasting Authority Ireland John Geraint: Creative Director - Green Bay Media Máire Bhreathnach: Broadcaster, Presenter, Producer – Below the Radar Stephen Bennett: Documentary Producer, Director

14:15 — 15:30: True to Type Villa Marina, For any writer, discovering your unique voice can be difficult. In an industry that Broadway Cinema tends to revisit familiar accents and places, how do you stay true to your own vision? Can you become successful without blending in?

Anne Edyvean: Head of the BBC Writers Room Sponsors Mike Ellen: Head of Development, Eleventh Hour Films Malcolm Campbell: Writer for film and television

15:45 — 16:30: Friday Awards Ceremony Villa Marina, The following categories will be awarded: Promenade Suite • Factual Series • Radio Documentary • Arts • Radio Magazine Show • Comedy • Radio Music Programme

19:15 — 01:00: Final Awards Evening Villa Marina, Join us for Dinner, Drinks and the Final Awards Ceremony of Celtic Media Festival Royal Hall 2017!

• Single Documentary • Drama Series • Kieran Hegarty Award for Innovation • Radio Station of the Year • Radio Presenter of the Year • Spirit of the Festival

49 GOOD LUCK TO THE 2017 NOMINEES

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