CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL
QUIMPER 2021
Past Festivals
The Celtic Media Festival exists to promote the cultures and languages of the Celtic countries in film, on television, radio and new media. Primarily this is achieved through the festival - the major annual activity of the organisation - and also through partnership events throughout the year. The Celtic Media Festival is also in a position to offer a distinctive view of the media industry through government consultations etc, which may otherwise be underrepresented.
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
It has been chaired by dedicated and respected individuals working in the broadcasting industry:
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
2020 - Cancelled
No Festival - Virtual Awards
Festival Director, Catriona Logan
Festival Manager, Naomi Wright
2019 - 40th Festival
Aviemore, Scotland
Festival Director, Catriona Logan
Festival Manager, Naomi Wright
2018 - 39th Festival
Llanelli, Wales
Festival Director, Catriona Logan
Festival Manager, Naomi Wright
2017 - 38th Festival
Douglas, Isle of Man
Festival Director, Catriona Logan
Festival Manager, Naomi Wright
2016 - 37th Festival
Dungarvan, Ireland
Festival Director, Catriona Logan
Festival Co-Ordinator, Naomi Wright
2015 - 36th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Festival Producer, Catriona Logan
Festival Co-Ordinator, Naomi Wright
2014 - 35th Festival
St Ives, Cornwall
Festival Producer, Catriona Logan
Festival Co-Ordinator, Cleo Hetherington
2013 - 34th Festival
Swansea, Wales
Festival Producer, Catriona Logan
Festival Co-Ordinator, Ross Smyth
2012 - 33rd Festival
Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Festival Producer, Catriona Logan
Festival Co-Ordinator, Leona Buchanan
2011 - 32nd Festival
Stornoway, Scotland
Festival Producer, Jo Stein
Festival Co-Ordinator, Jenna Cunningham
2010 - 31st Festival
Newry, Northern Ireland
Festival Producer, Jude MacLaverty
Festival Co-Ordinator, Jo Stein
2009 - 30th Festival
Caernarfon, Wales
Festival Producer, Jude MacLaverty
Festival Co-Ordinator, Jo Stein
2008 - 29th Festival
Galway, Ireland
Festival Producer, Jude MacLaverty
Festival Team, Ed Blackburn, Sally Ni Dhuibhir
2007 - 28th Festival
Skye, Scotland
Chief Executive, Frances Hendron
Festival Producer, Jude MacLaverty / Katy McAulay
2006 - 27th Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
Chief Executive, Frances Hendron
Festival Producer, Jude MacLaverty
2005 - 26th Festival
Cardiff, Wales
Festival Chairman, Bryn Roberts
Festival Producer, Hannah Raybould (Sgrin)
2004 - 25th Festival
Dundee, Scotland
Festival Chairman, Lesley Riddoch
Festival Producers, Jude MacLaverty and Frances Hendron
2003 - 24th Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Festival Chairman, Professor Sean Fulton
Festival Producer, Jude Sharvin
2002 - 23rd Festival
Quimper, Brittany
Festival Chairman, Daniel Yonnet
Festival Producer, Xavier Perrin
2001 - 22nd Festival
Truro, Cornwall
Festival Chairman, Professor Alan Livingston
Festival Director, Karen Stockdale
2000 - 21st Festival
Aberystwyth, Wales
Festival Chairman, Derec Llwyd Morgan
Festival Producer, Menna Heulyn
1999 - 20th Festival
Skye, Scotland
Festival Chairman, Donald John MacInnes
Festival Director, Mark McLachlan
1998 - 19th Festival
Tralee, Ireland
Festival Chairman, Dr Tim Mahony
Festival Director, Doireann Ní Bhriain
1997 - 18th Festival
St Ives, Cornwall
This was the first time the Festival was hosted by Cornwall
Festival Chairman, James St Aubyn
Festival Director, Stephen Hall
1996 - 17th Festival
Bangor, Wales
Festival Chairman, R Alun Evans
Festival Director, Ewan Llwyd.
1995 - 16th Festival
Fortwilliam, Scotland
Festival Chairman, Sir Fraser Morrison
Festival Director, Lindsay Pollock
1994 - 15th Festival
Derry, Northern Ireland
Festival Chairman, Ivor Oswald
Festival Organiser, Suzy O'Hara
1993 - 14th Festival
Lorient, Brittany
Festival Chairman Louis Lichou
Festival Organiser Erwan Moalic
1992 - 13th Festival
Carmarthen, Wales
Festival Chairman D H Davies
Festival Organiser David Hedley Williams
1991 - 12th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Festival Chairman Sir Iain Tennant KT
Festival Organiser Mairi Nicholson
1990 - 11th Festival
Gweedore, Ireland
Festival Chairman T P Hardiman
Festival Organiser Colm Ó Briain
1989 - 10th Festival
Roscoff, Brittany
Festival Chairman Recteur Henri Le Moal
Festival Organiser Erwan Moalic
1988 - 9th Festival
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
Festival Chairman Alwyn Roberts
Festival Organiser Sion Pyrs
1987 - 8th Festival
Inverness, Scotland
Festival Chairman Bob Cowan
Festival Organiser Kate Swan
1986 - 7th Festival
Newcastle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Festival Chairman Sir Desmond Lorimer
Festival Organiser Alan Bremner
1985 - 6th Festival
Douarnenez and Rennes, Brittany
Festival Chairman Per Denez
1984 - 5th Festival
Cardiff, Wales
Festival Chairman John Elfed
Festival Organiser Ron Stewart
1983 - 4th Festival
Glasgow, Scotland
1982 - 3rd Festival
Wexford, Ireland
1981 - 2nd Festival
Harlech, Wales
1980 - 1st Festival
Western Isles, Scotland