2024 Celtic Media Festival: RTÉ drama Obituary nominated alongside Amazon Prime and BBC dramas
RTÉ and independent Irish producers receive 19 Nominations for the
2024 Celtic Media Festival
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Presenters Sanjeev Kohli and Cathy MacDonald yesterday announced the full list of nominees for the Torc Awards for Excellence, unveiling those in the running at this year’s Celtic Media Festival: The International Summit of Sound and Screen.
Taking place from the 4th to 6th of June 2024 in Cardiff, the annual three-day celebration will see nominees come together celebrating the diverse body of work from talented creatives across Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany and Galicia at the daily award ceremonies, with RTÉ, BBC, Sky, France 3 Bretagne, TG4, Televisión de Galicia and S4C all in the running for prestigious trophies.
RTÉ’s black comedy Obituary is nominated alongside the Amazon Prime/Televisión de Galicia thriller Operación Marea Negra, as well as BBC Scotland/BBC Two hit thriller Guilt, and BBC One miniseries Steeltown Murders.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Máirín Ní Ghadhra is nominated for Presenter of the Year, while the station’s moving tribute to pioneering Irish-language broadcaster Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí is nominated in the Entertainment category alongside productions from Scotland and Wales.
The festival is core funded by BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Northern Ireland, RTÉ, TG4, MG ALBA, BBC Scotland, S4C, Televisión de Galicia, BBC England, Coimisiún na Meán, Northern Ireland Screen – ILBF and USBF, Screen Ireland, Screen Scotland, Screen Cornwall.
The RTÉ nominations are:
Animation (Screen)
Fia’s Fairies (Little Moon Animation for RTÉ)
Arts (Screen)
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – Between Worlds (Red Shoe Productions for RTÉ)
Current Affairs (Screen)
RTÉ Investigates: Sex for Rent
Drama Series (Screen)
Obituary (Magamedia for RTÉ)
Entertainment (Screen)
The Tommy Tiernan Show (Power Pictures Ltd & Mabinóg Ltd for RTÉ)
Factual Series (Screen)
Ireland’s Wild Islands (Crossing the Line Productions for RTÉ)
History (Screen)
Finding Brigid (RTÉ)
Live Music Programme (Screen)
Seisiún (Sugartown Films and RTÉ Player for RTÉ)
Single Documentary (Screen)
Am I Here? (Atom Films for RTÉ)
Sports Documentary (Screen)
Liam Brady: The Irishman Abroad (Brick Films Ltd for RTÉ)
Spirit of the Festival
Viva Mary (Rúnda for RTÉ)
Comedy (Sound)
Nero’s Class (Bobby Aherne Productions for RTÉjr Radio)
Documentary (Sound)
RTÉ Documentary On One: Skyhope
Siamsaíocht Raidió
An Cúinne Dána (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta)
Bladhaire – Clár in ómós do Rónán Mac Aodh Bhuí (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta)
History (Sound)
RTÉ Documentary On One: A Dark Night in Foxford
Clár Ceoil Raidió
Cuan an Cheoil (Stiúideo Cuan/RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta)
Láithreoir Raidió na Bliana
Máirín Ní Ghadhra (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta)
Stáisiún Raidió na Bliana
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta