Declan Recks
{{Short description|Irish film director}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Declan Recks
| image = Declan Recks at diff 2016.jpg
| caption = Recks at diff 2016
| nationality = Irish
| education = Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design
| occupation = Director and Producer
}}
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Declan Recks is an IFTA Award-winning television and film director from Clara, County Offaly.{{Cite web |year=2005 |title=Winners 2005 |url=https://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2005.html |website=Ifta.ie}} He directed the Irish language film Tarrac in 2023.{{Cite news |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Irish-language drama Tarrac comes to cinemas in October |work=RTÉ TEN |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0824/1401435-irish-language-drama-tarrac-comes-to-cinemas-in-october/}}
Education
Recks graduated from the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland.{{Cite web |title=Declan Recks - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland |url=https://sdgi.ie/directors/declan-recks/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=sdgi.ie}}
Career
In 1990, Recks founded Paradox Productions with Liam O'Niell. He sits the board of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI) and is a member of the European Film Academy.
Filmography
- Director
- Big Swinger, 1991 for ScreenPlay Firsts{{Cite web |title=Big Swinger |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150375470 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=BFI Collections}}
- Quando, 1997https://en.kinorium.com/179124/
- Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, 1999{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=The BEST episodes of Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog |url=https://episode.ninja/series/mystic-knights-of-tir-na-nog |website=Episode.Ninja}}
- Pure Mule, 2005 (IFTA Award for Best Director - Television){{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Justin |title=The stars of RTE hit drama Pure Mule - Where are they now? |url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/arts---entertainment/1298140/the-stars-of-rte-hit-drama-pure-mule-where-are-they-now.html |website=TipperaryLive.ie}}
- Eden, 2008https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/379969/
- Three Wise Women, 2010 (Hallmark movie){{Cite web |title=TV Listings for December 14, 2010 |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings/2010/12/14/hallmark_channel_movie |access-date=October 1, 2020 |website=TV Tango}}
- Scúp, 2014{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Aisling |date=19 March 2014 |title=Colin Bateman’s Drama Series 'Scúp' to Air on TG4 |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286966&tpl=archnews&force=1 |website=Iftn.ie}}
- 6Degrees, 2015{{Cite web |title=BBC One - 6 Degrees, Series 3, Episode 5 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r6zrr |website=BBC.co.uk}}
- The Truth Commissioner, 2016{{Cite web |title=The Truth Commissioner review: Ouch, the Truth does hurt |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-truth-commissioner-review-ouch-the-truth-does-hurt-1.2548051 |website=The Irish Times}}
- ''The Flag, 2017{{Cite web |last=Keane |first=Rebecca |year=2016 |title=Pat Shortt and Declan Recks chat about The Flag |url=https://www.her.ie/entertainment/pat-shortt-interview-315635 |website=Her.ie}}
- Counsel, 2019{{Cite web |title=Counsel (2019) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/counsel/ |website=Letterboxd.com}}
- The South Westerlies, 2020
- Red Election, 2021{{Cite web |last=Verney |first=Deirdre |date=6 January 2023 |title=Clara man at the heart of BBC drama’s return |url=https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2023/01/06/clara-man-at-the-heart-of-bbc-dramas-return/ |website=Offaly Independent}}
- Nova Jones, 2022{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Nova Jones S2 & S3 |url=https://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/production-catalogue/animation/nova-jones-s2-s3/ |website=Northern Ireland Screen}}
- Tarrac, 2023{{Cite web |title=Parkland Entertainment acquires Irish-language rowing drama Tarrac! for Irish and UK release |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4294743&tpl=archnews&force=1 |website=Iftn.ie}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
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Category:Irish television directors
Category:People from Clara, County Offaly