Celtic Media Festival
The Celtic Media Festival, formerly known as the Celtic Film and Television Festival, aims to promote the languages and cultures of the Celtic nations in film, on television, radio and new media. The festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting and film from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Galicia, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival was founded in 1980.
== History ==
The festival was first held in 1980, on the Scottish islands of South Uist and Benbecula. The 30th festival was held in March 2009 in Caernarfon, Wales. The 40th festival was held in Aviemore, Scotland.
The festival presents the Torc Awards to the winners of 28 different categories.
The festival also presents a Gold Torc to the winner of Spirit of the Festival Award - a film or television programme wholly or substantially in a Celtic language that encapsulates the spirit of the Celtic Media Festival.
== Chairs ==
The Celtic Media Festival has been chaired by representatives from the broadcasting industry:
Irish Chairs:Alan Esslemont , TG4
Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, TG4
Neasa Ní Chinnéide, RTÉ
Bob Collins, RTÉ
Con Bushe, RTÉ
Muiris MacConghail, RTÉ
Cathal Goan, RTÉ
Scottish Chairs: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
== Festival Locations ==
== Categories ==
Documentary / Factual : Factual Series - Factual Entertainment - Single Documentary - History - Sport - Arts - Current Affairs - Feature Documentary
Drama : Short Drama - Single Drama - Drama Series
Further Screen Categories : Comedy - Animation - Children - Entertainment - Short Form - Live Music Programme
Sound : Radio Station of the Year - Documentary - History - Drama - Music Programme - Sports -  Presenter of the Year - Comedy - EntertainmentList of Celtic-language media
List of television festivals

== Further reading ==
Caughie, John (1983), From 'Scotch Reels' to the 'Highland Fling': The Fourth International Festival of Film and Television in the Celtic Countries, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.), Cencrastus No. 13, Summer 983, pp. 40 – 42, ISSN 0264-0856
Russell, Michael W. (1980), First International Festival of Celtic Film, in Cencrastus No. 3, Summer 1980, pp. 8 – 10, ISSN 0264-0856
== External links ==
Celtic Media Festival web site