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The prestigious Celtic Media Festival is an annual celebration of the best of film, television, radio and digital media from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man. The event, which took place in Scotland this month, promotes the richness of Celtic heritage, language and culture. ‘Na Cloigne’ beat off competition from hit drama series Sherlock, as well as Lip Service, Single Father, Istoriou Breizh and Pen Taler, to be selected as best drama. ‘Na Cloigne’ was originally chosen over a number of other English and Irish language productions, including Love/Hat’,‘Raw and An Crises, to represent Ireland in the ‘Drama Series’ category at this international festival. The standard at the Celtic Media Festival is extremely high, with the event attracting major drama productions from major broadcasters such as BBC, RTE, UTV, TG4 and Channel 4. The shortlist for the ‘Drama Series’ category at the Celtic Media Festival was: Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, Producer of ‘Na Cloigne’, says: “We are extremely proud that ‘Na Cloigne’ has been awarded best ‘Drama Series’ at the Celtic Media Festival. To be chosen above acclaimed international drama series, such as Sherlock and Lip Service, is a huge honour and recognition for the hard work, dedication and talent of the ‘Na Cloigne’ cast and crew. This award is further proof of the ability to produce Irish language productions which can compete with the best English language productions both at home and abroad.” ‘Na Cloigne’, which translates as ‘The Heads’, features a young couple at the centre of an investigation into the violent and gruesome murders of two women. Directed by Robert Quinn and produced by Ciarán Ó Cofaigh for ROSG, a Conamara based film and television production company, the series was originally broadcast as a three part series on TG4 early last year and a feature length film version was broadcast on TG4 over Halloween. ‘Na Cloigne’ focuses on the discovery of the naked and decapitated bodies of two young women in the woods. Local artist Nuala (Siobhan O’Kelly) and her adulterous boyfriend Seán (Dara Devaney) find themselves at the heart of the brutal murder inquiry as jealousy, lust and insecurity drives their relationship to breaking point. The programme moves into paranormal territory when the mysterious Superintendent Ó Sé (Barry McGovern) arrives on the scene and calls upon his supernatural intuition to try and unravel the murder mystery. ‘Na Cloign’e boasts a host of renowned Irish acting talent including Dara Devaney and Siobhán O Kelly starring as troubled couple Seán and Nuala, with Barry McGovern playing the psychic Superintendent who comes to their aid. Among the supporting cast are well known Irish language actors Mac dara Ó Fatharta, Joe Steve Ó Neachtain and Áine Ní Dhroighneáin. ‘Na Cloigne’ was funded by TG4, The Irish Film Board, The BAI and private investment through 481.
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Roghnaíodh ‘Na Cloigne’ agus é in iomaíocht le leithidí ‘Love/Hate’ agus ‘Raw’, le bheith mar rogha ar dhramaíocht teilifíse na hÉireann ag Féile na Meán Cheilteach ‘Na Cloigne’, a contemporary Irish language supernatural thriller broadcast on TG4 last year, has beaten off stiff competition from a host of Irish TV drama productions to be selected as the Irish entry in the ‘Drama Series’ category at the prestigious Celtic Media Festival. Is é an sprioc atá ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach ná ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar scannáin, cláir teilifíse, cláir raidió agus na meáin úra a chuireann cultúir agus teangacha ó na tíortha ceilteacha chun cinn. Cuirtear fáilte roimh iarratais ó na meáin atá lonnaithe sa Bhriotáin, i gCorn na Breataine, Éire, Albain agus sa Bhreatain Bheag ar na gradaim a chuimsíonn tionscnaimh éagsúla sna meáin seanbhunaithe agus sna meáin úra. Roghnaíodh Na Cloigne as gearr liosta do scoth na drámaíochta (i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge) as an oileán seo. Ar an ngearrliosta bhí ‘Love/Hate’, ‘Na Cloigne’, ‘Raw’, ‘An Crises’ agus ‘Ros na Rún’. Tá caighdeán an ard ag na gcláracha atá roghnaithe don bhFéile, áit go mbíonn drámaíocht teilifíse ag teacht ó na mhór chraoltóirí ar nós an BBC, RTÉ, UTV, TG4 agus Channel 4. Siad na drámaí atá ar an ngearrliosta don bhFéile ná: A tseachtain seo caite fógraíodh go bhfuil 6 ainmniúcháin IFTA (Irish Film and Television Academy) faighte ag Na Cloigne, i gcatagóirí éagsúla; Sraith Drámaíochta is fearr, Stiúrthóir Teilifíse is fearr , Scríbhneoirí Teilifíse is fearr, Smidiú & Gruaig, Ceol, Clár/Sraith Gaeilge is fearr Is é Robert Quinn a stiúir Na Cloigne agus is é Ciarán Ó Cofaigh a léirigh é do ROSG, comhlacht léiriúcháin scannán agus teilifíse atá lonnaithe i gConamara. Fágtar baile an Chloiginn i gConamara tarraingthe as a chéile nuair a fhaightear coirp beirt bhan óg, iad lomnocht, gan aon chloigeann, sa choill áitiúil. Tarraingítear an t-ealaíontóir, Nuala, agus a páirtí drúisiúil, Seán, isteach i gcroílár an fhiosrúcháin ar na dúnmharaithe fad is atá éad, drúis agus míchinnteacht ag cur brú thar cuimse ar a gcaidreamh. Tá neart d’aisteoirí iomráiteacha na hÉireann le feiceáil in Na Cloigne. Ina measc tá Darach Ó Dubháin agus Siobhán O’Kelly i bpáirteanna Sheáin agus Nuala, le Barry McGovern i bpáirt an Cheannfoirt a thagann i gcabhair orthu. I measc na n-aisteoirí eile mór le rá atá le feicéil sa tsraith tá: Macdara Ó Fatharta, Joe Steve Ó Neachtain agus Áine Ní Dhroighneáin. Dúirt Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, Liritheoir ‘Na Cloigne’, “Tá riméad orainn a bheith roghnaithe le ionadadaíocht a dhéanamh ar Éirinn sa gcatagóir Drámaíochta ag an bhFéile. Go háirithe agus muid in iomaíocht le sraitheanna móra i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge. Tá an deá scéala seo faighte againn díreach seachtain théis dúinn 6 ainmniúcháin a bhaint amach i gcomórtas IFTA. Tá sé iontach aitheantas poiblí mar seo a fháil ar an sraith os rud é gur oibrigh muid uilig an chrua le sraith do ard chaighdeán a bhaint amach. Bhailigh muid aisteoirí agus criú den scoth le chéile don léiriúchán seo, agus is léiriú iad na hainmniúchaín seo ar an gcaighdeán ard scileanna atá ar fáil sa gceantar seo agus go bhfuil muid in ann dul in iomaíocht le léiriúcháin atá níos mó.” Bhí Na Cloigne maoinithe ag TG4, Bord Scannán na hÉireann, An BAI agus infheistíocht príobhaideach tríd Section 481.