Short List Announced For Celtic Media Festival 2007

The short list has been announced for the Celtic Media Festival 2007, which will be held in Skye in March.
Bronze Torcs will be awarded to the best programme or entry in the seventeen categories:

• Animation
• Current Affairs
• Documentary Feature
• Factual Documentary
• Arts Documentary
• Education
• Entertainment
• Short Drama
• Feature length Drama
• Drama series
• Sport profile
• Children/Young People
• Radio Documentary
• Station of the Year
• Presenter/Personality
• New Media Website and Interactive

The International Jury will also choose the winners of three special awards. The ‘Spirit of the Festival’ Gold Torc will be presented to a film or television programme that is wholly or substantially in a Celtic language. The Frank Copplestone First Time Director Award will be presented to the best television programme or film that is exclusively the work of the named individual director. A cash prize is also given with this award. A Jury Award is made at the discretion of the International Jury for quality of production, technical or craft excellence.
The Head of Programmes at BBC Scotland, Maggie Cunningham, who will chair this year’s Festival said: “This is a really strong short-list with a very strong representation from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The quality of entries is a great credit to the creativity of programme-makers throughout the Celtic countries.”
All the programmes that have been shortlisted can be viewed by the public in the Screen Machine, which will be parked in Portree for the duration of the Festival.
For a list of nominees visit shortlist.
(DS)