Current Staff
Catriona Logan
Festival Director
Naomi Wright
Festival Manager
Alan Esslemont
TG4/CMF Chair
Celtic Media Festival Board
Andrew Byrne, Screen Ireland
Alan Esslemont, TG4/CMF Chair
Áine Walsh, ILBF/Northern Ireland Screen
Colin Paterson, BBC Cymru Wales
David Harron, BBC Scotland
Fernando Ojea, Televisión de Galicia
Margaret Cameron , MG ALBA
Joseph Hoban, RTÉ
Karen Kirby, BBC Northern Ireland
Louise Acheson, Screen Scotland
Clare Diamond, Coimisiún na Meán
Geraint Evans, S4C
Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig, RTÉ
Mael Le Guennec, France 3 Bretagne
Stephanie Marshall, BBC England
Neil Graham, Treasurer
Catriona Logan Festival Director (Glasgow Office)
Naomi Wright Festival Manager (Glasgow Office)
Past Team Members
The Celtic Media Festival administrators:
Michael Russell 1980 - 1983
Duncan MacLeod 1983 - 1994
Frances Hendron 1994 - 2007
Jude MacLaverty 2007 - 2010
Jo Stein 2010-2011
Catriona Logan 2011-present
Irish Chairs:
Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, TG4
Neasa Ní Chinnéide, RTÉ
Bob Collins, RTÉ
Con Bushe, RTÉ
Muiris MacConghail, RTÉ
Cathal Goan, RTÉ
Scottish Chairs:
Alan Esslemont, TG4
Donald Waters, Grampian Television
Neil Fraser, BBC Scotland
Maggie Cunningham, BBC Scotland
Domhnall Caimbeul, MG ALBA
Welsh Chairs:
Huw Jones, S4C
John Hefin, Wales Film Council
Owen Edwards, S4C
2023 - 44th Festival
Dungloe, Donegal
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2022 - 43rd Festival
Quimper, Brittany
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2021 – 42nd Festival
Virtual Festival and Awards
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2020 – 41st Festival
No Festival - Virtual Awards
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2019 - 40th Festival
Aviemore, Scotland
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2018 - 39th Festival
Llanelli, Wales
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2017 - 38th Festival
Douglas, Isle of Man
Catriona Logan, Festival Director
Naomi Wright, Festival Manager
2016 - 37th Festival
Dungarvan, Ireland
Catriona Logan, Festival Director,
Naomi Wright, Festival Co-Ordinator
2015 - 36th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Catriona Logan, Festival Producer
Naomi Wright, Festival Co-Ordinator
2014 - 35th Festival
St Ives, Cornwall
Catriona Logan, Festival Producer
Cleo Hetherington, Festival Co-Ordinator
2013 - 34th Festival
Swansea, Wales
Catriona Logan, Festival Producer
Ross Smyth, Festival Co-Ordinator
2012 - 33rd Festival
Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Catriona Logan, Festival Producer
Leona Buchanan, Festival Co-Ordinator
2011 - 32nd Festival
Stornoway, Scotland
Jo Stein, Festival Producer
Jenna Cunningham, Festival Co-Ordinator
2010 - 31st Festival
Newry, Northern Ireland
Jude MacLaverty, Festival Producer
Jo Stein, Festival Co-Ordinator
2009 - 30th Festival
Caernarfon, Wales
Jude MacLaverty, Festival Producer
Jo Stein, Festival Co-Ordinator
2008 - 29th Festival
Galway, Ireland
Jude MacLaverty, Festival Producer
Ed Blackburn, Sally Ni Dhuibhir, Festival Team
2007 - 28th Festival
Skye, Scotland
Frances Hendron, Chief Executive
Jude MacLaverty / Katy McAulay, Festival Producer
2006 - 27th Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
Frances Hendron, Chief Executive
Jude MacLaverty, Festival Producer
2005 - 26th Festival
Cardiff, Wales
Bryn Roberts, Festival Chairman
Hannah Raybould (Sgrin), Festival Producer
2004 - 25th Festival
Dundee, Scotland
Lesley Riddoch, Festival Chairman
Jude MacLaverty and Frances Hendron, Festival Producers
2003 - 24th Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Professor Sean Fulton, Festival Chairman
Jude Sharvin, Festival Producer
2002 - 23rd Festival
Quimper, Brittany
Daniel Yonnet, Festival Chairman
Xavier Perrin, Festival Producer
2001 - 22nd Festival
Truro, Cornwall
Professor Alan Livingston, Festival Chairman
Karen Stockdale, Festival Director
2000 - 21st Festival
Aberystwyth, Wales
Derec Llwyd Morgan, Festival Chairman
Menna Heulyn, Festival Producer
1999 - 20th Festival
Skye, Scotland
Donald John MacInnes, Festival Chairman
Mark McLachlan, Festival Director
1998 - 19th Festival
Tralee, Ireland
Dr Tim Mahony, Festival Chairman
Doireann Ní Bhriain, Festival Director
1997 - 18th Festival
St Ives, Cornwall
This was the first time the Festival was hosted by Cornwall
James St Aubyn, Festival Chairman
Stephen Hall, Festival Director
1996 - 17th Festival
Bangor, Wales
R Alun Evans, Festival Chairman
Ewan Llwyd, Festival Director
1995 - 16th Festival
Fortwilliam, Scotland
Sir Fraser Morrison, Festival Chairman
Lindsay Pollock, Festival Director
1994 - 15th Festival
Derry, Northern Ireland
Ivor Oswald, Festival Chairman
Suzy O'Hara, Festival Organiser
1993 - 14th Festival
Lorient, Brittany
Louis Lichou, Festival Chairman
Erwan Moalic, Festival Organiser
1992 - 13th Festival
Carmarthen, Wales
D H Davies, Festival Chairman
David Hedley Williams, Festival Organiser
1991 - 12th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Sir Iain Tennant KT, Festival Chairman
Mairi Nicholson, Festival Organiser
1990 - 11th Festival
Gweedore, Ireland
T P Hardiman, Festival Chairman
Colm Ó Briain, Festival Organiser
1989 - 10th Festival
Roscoff, Brittany
Recteur Henri Le Moal, Festival Chairman
Erwan Moalic, Festival Organiser
1988 - 9th Festival
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
Alwyn Roberts, Festival Chairman
Sion Pyrs, Festival Organiser
1987 - 8th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Bob Cowan, Festival Chairman
Kate Swan, Festival Organiser
1986 - 7th Festival
Newcastle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Sir Desmond Lorimer, Festival Chairman
Alan Bremner, Festival Organiser
1985 - 6th Festival
Douarnenez and Rennes, Brittany
Per Denez, Festival Chairman
1984 - 5th Festival
Cardiff, Wales
John Elfed, Festival Chairman
Ron Stewart, Festival Organiser
1983 - 4th Festival
Glasgow, Scotland
Michael Russell
1982 - 3rd Festival
Wexford, Ireland
Michael Russell
1981 - 2nd Festival
Harlech, Wales
Michael Russell
1980 - 1st Festival
Western Isles, Scotland
Michael Russell