Celtic Media Festival

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{{Infobox Film Festival

| name = Celtic Media Festival

| logo = Celtic Media Festival.png

| logo_size = 125px

| directors = Catriona Logan

| location = Celtic nations

| awards = Torc Awards for Excellence

| founded = 1980

| language = Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish and Breton

| website = {{url|http://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/}}

}}

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 28 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:{{cite web|url = https://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/past-festivals | publisher = Celtic Media Festival | website = celticmediafestival.co.uk | title = Past Festivals | access-date = 22 January 2021 }}

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

{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|* 2024 - Cardiff, Wales

2023 - Dungloe, Donegal, Ireland
2022 - Quimper, Brittany
2021 - Online
2020 - Online
2019 - Aviemore, Scotland
2018 - Llanelli, Wales
2017 - Douglas, Isle of Man
2016 - Dungarvan, Ireland{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/ten-tv-trends-at-the-celtic-media-festival-1.2621108 |title=Ten TV trends at the Celtic Media Festival |first=Laura |last=Slattery |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=22 April 2016|access-date=27 November 2016}}
2015 - Inverness, Scotland{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.scot/news/14897478.Referendum_coverage_under_spotlight_at_Celtic_Media_Festival/ |title=Referendum coverage under spotlight at Celtic Media Festival |first=Nan |last=Spowart |work=The National |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=27 November 2016}}
2014 - St Ives, Cornwall
2013 - Swansea, Wales
2012 - Derry, Northern Ireland
2011 - Stornoway, Scotland
2010 - Newry, Northern Ireland
2009 - Caernarfon, Wales
2008 - Galway, Ireland
2007 - Skye, Scotland
2006 - Falmouth, Cornwall
2005 - Cardiff, Wales
2004 - Dundee, Scotland
2003 - Belfast, Northern Ireland
2002 - Quimper, Brittany
2001 - Truro, Cornwall{{cite web|url = https://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/show-winners/truro-2001?festival=douglas | website = celticmediafestival.co.uk | publisher = Celtic Media Festival | title = Winners - Truro 2001 | access-date = 21 January 2021 }}{{cite web|url = http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=3174&tpl=archnews&force=1 | publisher = Irish Film & Television Network | website = iftn.ie | title = Celtic Film and Television Festival, Truro | date = 6 April 2001 | access-date = 21 January 2021 }}
2000 - Aberystwyth, Wales
1999 - Skye, Scotland
1998 - Tralee, Ireland
1997 - St Ives, Cornwall
1996 - Bangor, Wales
1995 - Fort William, Scotland
1994 - Derry, Northern Ireland
1993 - Lorient, Brittany
1992 - Carmarthen, Wales
1991 - Inverness, Scotland
1990 - Gweedore, Ireland
1989 - Roscoff, Brittany
1988 - Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
1987 - Inverness, Scotland
1986 - Newcastle, Northern Ireland
1985 - Douarnenez and Rennes, Brittany
1984 - Cardiff, Wales
1983 - Glasgow, Scotland
1982 - Wexford, Ireland
1981 - Harlech, Wales
1980 - Benbecula, Scotland