2010 Festival programme of events

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Time Event   Venue /Room
09.30 - 17.30

DVD Library

Spend some time in our DVD library where you can watch any of the programmes and films entered into this year's festival. More details
  Millers Foyer
09.30 - 10.45

Steering a Course: Keynote Address, Bob Collins

Speaker: Bob Collins, Chair BAI
Chair: Sean O Rourke, Broadcaster
As he settles into his role as inaugural Chair of the newly... More details
  Millers Suite
09.30 - 10.45

Green Light: Research Your Career

So you want to work in television? Where do you start?
For many people the first step is to become a researcher. But what does it... More details
creative_loop mardyke Suite
09.30 - 12.30

Spotlight on: SCOTLAND

Scottish Screen offer an opportunity to see some of the most recent productions from Scotland.
We will be screening a programme... More details
Scottish Screen Savoy Suite
09.30 - 10.45

An Sgàilean Ùr

An Sgàilean Ùr, the film-making initiative for young Gaelic speakers, returns to the Celtic Media Festival to present the... More details
  Clanrye Suite
10.45 - 11.15

Refreshment Break

Coffee and tea will be served in the Millers Foyer. More details
  Millers Foyer
11.15 - 12.30

Production and Portrayal on the Networks: Who Are We...and Who Cares?

Panel:
Chair: Steve Hewlett, Broadcaster/Journalist
Peter Johnston, Director - BBC Northern Ireland
Richard Williams, Chief Executive,... More details
  Millers Suite
11.15 - 12.30

Green Light Screening: CRYING WITH LAUGHTER

Green Light delegates are invited to a screening of CRYING WITH LAUGHTER which is shortlisted for in the feature length drama... More details
creative_loop Mardyke Suite
12.45 - 13.30

Thursday Awards Ceremony

The following awards will be presented today:
Feature Length Drama
Short Drama
Factual Entertainment
The Kieran Hegarty Award for... More details
  Millers Suite
13.30 - 14.30

Lunch

A light lunch will be served to delegates in the Millers Suite foyer. More details
  Millers Foyer
14.30 - 15.45

The Hamely Tongue: what is the place of Scots and Ulster Scots in our broadcasting ecology and what should it be going forward?

Panel:
Chair: Stuart Cosgrove, Ch 4, Director Nations & Regions
Mark Adair, Head of Corporate & Community Affairs, BBC... More details
  Millers Suite
14.30 - 17.30

Spotlight on: NORTHERN IRELAND

Panel:
Chair: Brian Henry Martin, Documentary Maker & Chair of Belfast Film Festival
Bernard McCloskey, Northern Ireland Screen,... More details
Northern Ireland Screen Savoy Suite
14.30 - 15.45

Green Light: Big Ideas, Small Budget

Claire Mundell and Justin Molotnikov of Synchronicity Films reveal what it takes to get a feature film off the ground. As the Producer... More details
creative_loop Mardyke Suite
14.30 - 15.45

Collection and Distribution - The Real Rock and Roll Swindle?

Panel:
Dafydd M.Roberts Chairman Welsh Music Publishers and Composers Alliance
Hugh Duffy, First Chief Executive the Independent... More details
  Clanrye Suite
15.45 - 16.15

Refreshment Break

Coffee and tea will be served in the Millers Foyer More details
  Millers Foyer
16.15 - 17.30

Modern Faction: The Ethics of Docu-drama

Panel:
Chair, Prof John Hill, Head of Research, Dept of Media, Royal Holloway University of London
Neil Mckay, Writer (Mo, See No Evil:... More details
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Millers Suite
16.15 - 17.30

Green Light: Multi-platform Mania

The days of a television programme being just a programme are over. Now we have partner sites, blogs, twitter feeds and more to add to... More details
creative_loop Mardyke Suite
16.15 - 17.30

Irish Language Programming – Cad é an sceal?

Panel:
Mairead Ní Nuadhain, Commissioning Editor of Irish Language and Multiculture in RTE
Micheál Ó Meallaigh,... More details
Screen Producers Ireland Clanrye Suite
17.30 - 18.00

Celtic Media Festival AGM

Come and have your say at the Celtic Media Festival AGM. More details
  Savoy Suite
18.15 - 19.15

Towards A Celtic Media Network

How can we strengthen ties to enable businesses and institutions to work better together across the Celtic nations and regions? How can... More details
  Millers Suite
18.30 - 19.30

FÁILTIÚ....RECEPTION....APÉRO...DERBYNIAD DIODYDD... CUIRM FAILTEACHAIDH

Please join us to hear the latest news on the MEDIA Programme. Drinks and Networking.
MEDIA Desk UK, MEDIA Desk Ireland, MEDIA Antenna... More details
MEDIA Antenna Galway Mardyke Suite
20.00 til late

The Big Celtic Pub Quiz

Take on your fellow delegates to find out who will be triumphant at the Celtic Media Festival pub quiz! More details
  Bank Bar

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