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TG4 has received eight nominations for the 2022 Celtic Media Festival Torc Awards for Excellence announced yesterday. This year’s festival is set to take place in person for the first time since 2019, from 7th – 9th June in the stunning medieval city of Quimper, Brittany, France.
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\nNomination’s on this year\u2019s shortlist includes Sky TV\u2019s romantic fantasy A Discovery of Witches for the coveted title of Best Drama Series. The time-traveling thriller is nominated alongside Amazon Prime\u2019s multi-language drama 3 Caminos, while BBC lead the way with one of the most talked-about programmes of the year: Line of Duty, the anxiety-fuelled series Vigil starring Surranne Jones; and BBC Scotland\u2019s dark comic drama Guilt and S4C\u2019s Welsh language drama Yr Amgueddfa.
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TG4 received nominations across multiple genres including the Spirit of the Festival Award: <\/p>\n
Arts and Spirit of the Festival – Samhl\u00fa 2020 <\/strong><\/p>\n Produced by F\u00edb\u00edn Media, Samhl\u00fa 2020 celebrated a year like no other where cultures and traditions collides into a celebration of togetherness inspired by the artistic ventures of 2020. Led by Tommy Tiernan, a bringer of light and storyteller, with new music by Bill Whelan, this magical setting in Roundstone Co. Galway erupts into performances from every artform, where doorsteps, piers and chipper vans become stages. Children\u2019s Programme – SOL <\/strong><\/p>\n This animated film aims to bring light and comfort to families with young children. Featuring a boy called Sol whose world is plunged into darkness when his beloved grandmother dies, the film explores the different aspects of grief (shock, yearning, disorientation and resolution) through the eyes of a child. But Sol\u2019s message is uplifting. Sent on an urgent quest to find the light that has gone out in the world, Sol\u2019s adventurous journey enables him to realise his love for his grandmother is greater than the pain of his loss. Produced by Paper Owl Films with support from NI Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund. Current Affairs – Misneach Tom Clonan <\/strong><\/p>\n 20 years ago, Tom Clonan, then a captain in the Defence Forces completed a PhD in DCU. As part of his doctoral research he interviewed 60 female soldiers. The research results would change his life forever, as 59 of those interviewed reported a catalogue of discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment and assault. Produced by Midas Productions. Factual Entertainment – Hector \u00c9ire Nua <\/strong><\/p>\n Hector is on a whirlwind tour of Ireland meeting all the great people from overseas who now call Ireland their home. From Brazil to the Congo, Canada to Ghana, Russia to Syria, he’s in search of answers of who they are, why they came, how they settled in and how Ireland is treating them. These people are the changing face of Ireland – This is Hector’s ‘\u00c9ire Nua’. Produced by Domhan Media. Live Music Programme – \u00d3m\u00f3s Michael D @ 80 <\/strong> Single Drama – Doineann<\/strong><\/p>\n A TV producer returns to his island home to find all trace of his wife and their baby gone. The island’s only, and elderly, police officer exposes that not all is as it seems. Starring Peter Coonan, Br\u00edd Brennan, Se\u00e1n T. O Meallaigh agus Clare Monnell. Produced by Doubleband Films. A film from the Geal\u00e1n scheme funded by Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, TG4 and BBC Gaeilge. Short Form – Na Debs <\/strong><\/p>\n A Tik Tok drama produced for Cruinni\u00fa na n\u00d3g with funding from Creative Ireland. The drama used the popular trend #Fairytale on Tik Tok to tell the love story of a Debs Fairytale or a classic teenage romance featuring Gillian and S\u00e9amus. The drama was published on TG4’s young peoples platforms BLOC in segments. The fun, hyper and energetic drama was developed by young people withwriter and director Philip Doherty. Philip Doherty was the Director of the award-winning Samhl\u00fa 2020. Produced by F\u00edb\u00edn Media. Alan Esslemont Director General TG4 and Chair Celtic Media Festival<\/strong> said, “TG4 is delighted to receive eight nominations from the Celtic Media Festival Torc Awards. These nominations showcase TG4 ‘s range of high quality productions for audiences. We look forward to this year’s festival in France with our colleagues from across Europe to celebrate the best of Celtic Media.”<\/em> TG4 has received eight nominations for the 2022 Celtic Media Festival Torc Awards for Excellence announced yesterday. This year’s festival is set to take place in person for the first time since 2019, from 7th – 9th June in the stunning medieval city of Quimper, Brittany, France. Nomination’s on this year\u2019s shortlist includes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":876,"featured_media":0,"parent":138173,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pr.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nA special hour of music, song, dance and poems that celebrated President Michael D. Higgins’ 80th birthday, recognising his enormous contribution to the Arts and featuring some of Ireland’s finest performers. With Van Morrisson, Iarla \u00d3 Lion\u00e1ird, Tol\u00fc Makay, Laoise Kelly, Rita Ann Higgins, Steve Cooney, Mary Robinson, M\u00e1irt\u00edn O’Connor, Ivana Bacik Paddy Keenan, Thomas McCarthy, Doireann N\u00ed Ghr\u00edofa, Gary Hynes and Gear\u00f3id \u00d3 Tuathaigh. Produced by Aniar TV.
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