THERE were three Scots wins among the several ‘torc’ prizes on offer at the Celtic Media Festival, the annual celebration of broadcasting, digital, etc from the Celtic nations and regions.
The festival was held in St Ives, Cornwall, between last Wednesday and Friday.
There were a large number of Scots entries on the awards’ shortlist.
The winners’ list reads:
Animation
Spectators
Produced and directed by Ross Hogg – Scotland
Arts
Gerallt
Cwmni Da – Wales
Best App
LearnGaelic/Buntús Cainte
32 Points Ltd and MG ALBA – Scotland
Childrens
# Fi
Boom Plant (part of Boom Picture Cymru) – Wales
Entertainment
Da la san Damhair
Made by The Woven Thread, commissioned for BBC Alba by MG Alba – Scotland
Sport
Croí Trodach – A Fighting Hearts
Midas Productions (with production partners TG4/BAI) – Ireland
Feature-length Drama
Life’s a Breeze
Produced by Fastnet Films in partnership with Anagram Produktion and Film I Vast – Ireland
Short Drama
Volkswagen Joe
TW Films – Ireland
Factual Entertainment
There’s Something About Patrick
Produced by Mind The Gap Films, in association with RTÉ and BAI – Ireland
Young People
Ponydance: An Scannán
Doris/Magee in partnership with TG4 – Ireland
Current Affairs
Spotlight – Housing: Whatever It Takes
BBC Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland
Drama Series
Y Gwyll/ Hinterland
Fiction Factory production for S4C in association with Tinopolis, BBC Cymru Wales, S4C Coproduction Fund and All3Media International – Wales
Radio Presenter-Personality
Cormac Ó hEadhra
RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta – Ireland
Radio Documentary
Feall Fuilteach – Scéal Mhaolra Seoighe
BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Radio Ulster – Northern Ireland
Radio Sports
Taith Y Llewod – Y Prawf Olaf
BBC Radio Cymru – Wales
Radio Music
The Global Village
Radio Kerry – Ireland
Factual Series
Life on the Inside
Midas Productions, in partnership with RTÉ – Ireland
Keiran Hegarty Award for Innovation
CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket – Amgueddfa Criced Cymru
Created by CC4 Ltd, in partnership with TwoFour, University of South Wales and Southampton Solent University – Wales
Radio Station of the Year
BBC Radio Foyle – Northern Ireland
Factual Single
Barry John – The King
Produced by Green Bay Media Ltd, in partnership with BBC Wales – Wales
Spirit of the Festival Award
Gerallt
Cwmni Da – Wales
