THIS year’s Celtic Media Festival is taking place in Inverness – next month.
And the long-running celebration of broadcasting, online, etc among the ‘Celtic’ nations and regions that are the Celtic Media Awards has just issued its nominations for 2015.
The shortlist reads:
ANIMATION
Mackay’s Memoirs – Scotland – Neil K Kempsell
The Hunchback in the Park – Wales – BBC Cymru Wales
O Apóstolo – Galicia – Artefacto Producciones
Five Fables – Ireland – BBC NI/Flickerpix/Waddell Media/USBF/BAI
ARTS
Dolores Keane: A Storm in the Heart – Ireland – RTÉ/Scratch Films Ltd.
I Grombil Cyfandir Pell: American Interior – Wales – S4C/Ie Ie Productions
Under Milk Wood – Wales – BBC Wales
Andrew Marr’s Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Leonard Fuller – A Sympathetic Eye – Cornwall – Awen Productions CIC
CHILDREN’S
Our Farm – Ireland – RTÉ
Katie Morag – Scotland – Move on Up
Wizard vs Aliens – Wales – BBC Cymru Wales
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Disappeared – Ireland – BBC NI/RTÉ/Erica Starling Productions
The Crash That Shook Scotland – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Week In Week Out – Cardiff to Syria: Journey To Jihad – Wales – BBC Wales
Devolution for Cornwall – Cornwall – BBC South West
Lammoù-Kalon e Palestina – Brittany – France 3 Bretagne/Gwengolo Filmoù
Fins A La Victoria – Brittany – Lionel Buannic Krouiñ/Brezhoweb
DRAMA SERIES
Corp + Anam – Ireland – TG4/Magamedia
Love/Hate – Ireland – RTÉ/Octagon Films Ltd
Bannan – Scotland – BBC ALBA/Young Films
Shetland – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Sherlock – Wales – BBC/Hartswood Films
Serramoura – Galicia – TVG/Voz Audiovisual
ENTERTAINMENT
Guth na nGael – Ireland – RTÉ/Magamedia
Gaol@Gael – Scotland – BBC ALBA/The Woven Thread
Scotland in a Day – Scotland – Channel 4/The Comedy Unit
Dim Byd – Wales – S4C/Cwmni Da
FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
The Notorious – Ireland – RTÉ/Motive Television
Dream Me Up Scotty – Scotland – BBC Scotland/Hopscotch Films
Michelle Aig A’ Mhòd – Scotland – BBC ALBA/Demus Productions
Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience – Wales – BBC Wales/Zipline Creative Ltd / Parasol Media Ltd
FACTUAL SERIES
Women on the Inside – Ireland – RTÉ/Midas Productions
Bliain In Inis Mór – Ireland – TG4/Power Pictures
Bean a’ Mhinisteir – Scotland – BBC ALBA
The Quest For Bannockburn – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Adam Price a Streic y Glowyr – Wales – S4C/Tinopolis
The Hill Farm – Wales – BBC Wales/Indus Films
Any Resemblance – Cornwall – Golden Tree Productions
FACTUAL SINGLE
The Stranger – Ireland – RTÉ/Soilsiu Films
Road – Ireland – BBC NI/DoubleBand Films
Close to Evil – Ireland – RTÉ/Praxis Pictures
Cunnart – Scotland – BBC ALBA
The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth – Scotland – BBC Scotland/TVI Vision Limited
Gwirionedd y Galon: Dr John Davies – Wales – S4C/Telesgop
Mered – Wales – S4C/Cwmni Da
O’r Galon: Yr Hardys – Un Dydd ar y Tro – Wales – S4C/Rondo Media
Pilchards: A Brief History of the Cornish Sardine – Cornwall – Rare Bird Media
Pa Guzh an Heol – Brittany – France 3 Bretagne/JPL Films
FEATURE LENGTH DRAMA
Patrick’s Day – Ireland – Ignition Film Productions
A Poet in New York – Wales – Modern Television
Y Syrcas – Wales – fFATTI fFILMS
SHORT DRAMA
Sínte – Ireland – Síol Scéal
Latha Eile, Saoghal Eile – Scotland – Queue Jumping Productions
Turn On – Wales – Miriam Pictures
SPORT
Páidí ó Sé – Rí an Pharóiste – Ireland – TG4/Magamedia
Arkle – Ireland – TG4/Touchline Media
Sir Chris Hoy: How To Win Gold – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Big John – The John Hartson Story – Wales – BBC Wales/Avanti Media Ltd
YOUNG PEOPLE
Ó Tholg go Tholg – Ireland – TG4/Red Pepper Productions
Being Sixteen in 2014 – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Family Life Swap – Wales – BBC Wales/Made in Wales & Co Media
Row Z – Cornwall – Falmouth University
Style Brokers – Cornwall – Falmouth University
KIERAN HEGARTY AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Mazed – Cornwall – Denzil Monk
The Song Collectors Collective – England – The Song Collectors Collective
What Did World War One Sound Like? – Scotland – BBC Scotland
Decade of Centenaries Timeline – Ireland – Digital Key Limited
It’s Your Right – Ireland – Athena Media Ltd
Prosiect iBeacons Oreil Plas-Glyn-y-Weddw – Wales – Cwmni Da
Pyramid – Wales – S4C/Boom Plant
BEST APP
Ap BBC Cymru Fyw – Wales – Rantmedia Limited
Ící Pící – Ireland – Éabhlóid
Seamus Heaney: Five Fables – Ireland – Flickerpix / Touch Press
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
Call of the Dark – Ireland – RTÉ Radio 1
Glenshane – Ireland – BBC Radio Ulster
Máire – Glór Chlannad – Ireland – RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Radio Heaney – Ireland – BBC Northern Ireland
Between the Ears: Re:Union – Wales – Factual and Music, BBC Wales
Bravo Aberystwyth – Wales – BBC Radio Cymru/Unigryw
Gareth Gwynn’s Little Book of Welsh Independence – Wales – Factual and Music, BBC Wales
Sunday Feature: Dylan Thomas the Radio Poet – Wales – Factual and Music, BBC Wales
Digging for Bannockburn – Scotland – BBC School Radio
Our Story: Glen Esk – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
Being Edan – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
Dòmhnall Macleòid agus a Lizard – Scotland – BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
RADIO PRESENTER/PERSONALITY
Michelle Nic Grianna – Ireland – RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Dei Tomos – Wales – BBC Radio Cymru
Vic Galloway – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
RADIO SPORTS PROGRAMME
Documentary on One – Never Knocked Down – Ireland – RTÉ Radio 1
Documentary on One – Michael Gomez: The Irish Mexican – Ireland – RTÉ Radio 1
In Search of Sam – Ireland – RTÉ Sport
Never Ignored: Ollie’s Reds – Ireland – Newstalk/Eoin Brennan
Ar y Marc + Pel Droed: Caerdydd v Abertawe – Wales – BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Wales Sport – Wales – BBC Radio Wales
The Scots Who Took Golf to America – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
John Beattie’s Commonwealth Games – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
Spòrs na Seachdain – Scotland – BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Nis: Samhradh ’84 – Scotland – BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
RADIO MUSIC PROGRAMME
Blas Ceoil – Fleadh an Bhréantair – Ireland – BBC Northern Ireland
Electric Mainline – Ireland – BBC Radio Foyle
The Rolling Wave – Ireland – RTÉ Lyric FM
Whiskey in the Jar – The Eric Bell Story – Ireland – RTÉ Radio 1/Danny Carroll Productions
Adam Walton – Wales – BBC Radio Wales
C2 Goreuon y Byd o’r Bae – Wales – BBC Radio Cymru
Travelling Folk – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
Commonwealth Connections – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
Mire ri Mòir – Scotland – BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Another Country – Wales – BBC Radio Scotland
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
Raidió na Life – Ireland – Raidió na Life
Raidió Fáilte – Ireland – Raidió Fáilte
BBC Radio Foyle – Ireland – BBC Radio Foyle
BBC Radio Ulster – Ireland – BBC Radio Ulster
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Ireland – RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Lyric FM – Ireland – RTÉ Lyric FM
BBC Radio Cymru – Wales – BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal – Scotland – BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio Scotland – Scotland – BBC Radio Scotland
