Seán Ó Cualáin Explained
Seán Ó Cualáin |
Nationality: | Irish |
Spouse: | DEIRDRE UÍ CHUALÁIN. A native of Cill Chiarán. Daughter of poet and writer JACKIE MAC DONNCHA |
Seán Ó Cualáin is an IFTA-award-winning Irish documentary and feature film film director.[1] [2] He directed Dara Beag — File Pobail in 2004, Rí an Fhocail in 2007,[3] Lón sa Spéir/Men at Lunch in 2012, Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal/I am Raftery, The Weaver of Words, written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin in 2013,[4] Crash and Burn (about racing driver Tommy Byrne) in 2016.[5] [6] [7] [8]
He is a native of Loch Con Aortha, Cill Chiaráin.[9]
Accolades
- Special Irish Language Award - Lón sa Spéir -10th Irish Film & Television Awards[10] [11]
- Official selection - Dara Beag — File Pobail - WorldFest Houston 2004[12]
Notes and References
- News: Donald . Men at Lunch/Lón sa Spéir . Clarke . . 1 February 2013 . 17 June 2018.
- News: The men who rose to fame over lunch . Pádraic . Killeen . 5 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130205102343/http://www.irishexaminer.com:80/lifestyle/features/humaninterest/the-men-who-rose-to-fame-over-lunch-221081.html . 17 June 2018 . 30 January 2013.
- Web site: Rí an Fhocail . 18 June 2018 . AllMovie.com.
- News: TG4 to explore the life of Raiftearaí an File . Kernan . Andrews . . 30 December 2010 . 18 June 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170911110117/http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/34859/tg4-to-explore-the-life-of-raifteara-an-file . 11 September 2017 .
- Web site: Review of Irish Film @ Cork Film Festival: Crash and Burn . . live . 28 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128133409/http://filmireland.net/2016/11/27/review-of-irish-film-cork-film-festival-crash-and-burn/ . 18 June 2018 . 27 November 2016 . Steven .
- Web site: Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal (I am Raftery, The Weaver of Words) . . 18 June 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130729085200/http://www.tg4.ie/en/corporate/news-releases/2010/161210.html . 29 July 2013 .
- Web site: Column: The untold story of two Irish workers… and this iconic picture . 12 July 2012 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717011337/http://www.thejournal.ie:80/readme/lunch-atop-skyscraper-photo-men-irish-shanaglish-518110-Jul2012 . 17 June 2018 . 17 July 2012.
- Web site: Famous Irish American photograph to be recreated in Galway for new film . live. 17 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617141955/https://www.irishcentral.com/news/famous-irish-american-photograph-to-be-recreated-in-galway-for-new-film-161546045-237750721 . James . O'Shea . . 6 July 2012 . 17 June 2018.
- Web site: Documentary on decline in Connemara to feature at major US film festival . 18 March 2018 . 29 May 2019 . 19 March 2018 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319002019/http://connachttribune.ie/documentary-on-decline-in-connemara-to-feature-at-major-us-film-festival/.
- Web site: Winners of the 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards . IFTA.ie . 17 June 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130212232019/http://press.ifta.ie/press-releases/45-2013/138-winner-ifta-2013.html . 12 February 2013 . Wayback Machine.
- Web site: IFTA 2013 Nominations revealed . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142155/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/0109/442595-iftanominations/ . live . 17 June 2018 . 11 January 2013 . 17 June 2018.
- Web site: Ten Irish Productions Win At Texas Worldfest 26 Apr 2004 . 18 June 2018 . 26 April 2004 . .