The Celtic Media Festival, formerly known as the Celtic Film and Television Festival, aims to promote the languages and cultures of the Celtic nations in film, on television, radio and new media. The festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting and film from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Galicia, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival was founded in 1980.
History
The festival was first held in 1980, on the Scottish islands of South Uist and Benbecula. The 30th festival was held in March 2009 in Caernarfon, Wales. The 40th festival was held in Aviemore, Scotland. The festival presents the Torc Awards to the winners of 26 different categories.
The festival also presents a Gold Torc to the winner of Spirit of the Festival Award - a film or television programme wholly or substantially in a Celtic language that encapsulates the spirit of the Celtic Media Festival.
Chairs
The Celtic Media Festival has been chaired by representatives from the broadcasting industry:
Irish Chairs: Alan Esslemont , TG4 Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, TG4 Neasa Ní Chinnéide, RTÉ Bob Collins, RTÉ Con Bushe, RTÉ Muiris MacConghail, RTÉ Cathal Goan, RTÉ
Scottish Chairs: Donald Waters, Grampian Television Neil Fraser, BBC Scotland Maggie Cunningham, BBC Scotland Domhnall Caimbeul, MG ALBA
Welsh Chairs: Huw Jones, S4C John Hefin, Wales Film Council Owen Edwards, S4C
Festival Locations
Categories
Documentary / Factual : Factual Series - Factual Entertainment - Single Documentary - History - Sport - Arts - Current Affairs - Feature Documentary Drama : Short Drama - Single Drama - Drama Series Further Screen Categories : Comedy - Animation - Children - Entertainment - Short Form - Live Music Programme Radio : Radio Station of the Year - Radio Documentary - Radio Music Programme - Radio Sports - Radio Presenter/Personality - Radio Comedy - Radio Magazine Show - Radio Drama
See also
List of Celtic-language media
List of television festivals
References
Further reading
Caughie, John (1983), From 'Scotch Reels' to the 'Highland Fling': The Fourth International Festival of Film and Television in the Celtic Countries, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.), Cencrastus No. 13, Summer 983, pp. 40 – 42, Russell, Michael W. (1980), First International Festival of Celtic Film, in Cencrastus No. 3, Summer 1980, pp. 8 – 10,
