Radharc Films Explained

Radharc Films
Full Name:The Radharc Trust
Pronounce:Rye-ark
Pronounce Ref:[1]
Founding Location:Dublin, Ireland
Type:Charity, trust
Registration Id:Irish RCN: 20011901
Headquarters:Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin
Services:Film archiving, research
Website:http://radharc.ie

Radharc Films, also known as the Radharc Trust, is an Irish charity which oversees the film archive of the Radharc series of documentary programs.[2] The organisation is based in Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland.[3] The archive, overseen by the trust, includes a collection of over 400 topical and religious documentaries spanning over 30 years.[4]

History

Radharc was Ireland's first independent television production company, filming their first television documentary in 1961.[5] Primarily run by Catholic priests, the film company produced a religious programme, titled Radharc, which was broadcast on RTÉ Television for 35 years.[6] [7] The company made programmes until the death of founder Fr Joe Dunn in 1996.[8]

From 1997, the focus of the Radharc Trust changed from producing new programming to a "mandate to preserve and promote both the substance of the programmes and the values they championed".[9] The Radharc Archive was set up and overseen by the Radharc Trust, with the physical resources in the collection held by the Irish Film Institute and the RTÉ Archives.[10] [11] The archive contains over 400 documentary films, recorded over several decades, as well as associated documentation, research materials and correspondence.[4] [12]

A 2013 programme, The Radharc Squad, which included footage provided by the archive, won the "Best Current Affairs/Factual Programme" award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards.[13] [14]

The Radharc Trust also hosts the biennial Radharc Awards.[15] Founded in 2002, these awards are given to the producers of documentary films which reflect the "spirit of Radharc" and deal with social justice, morality or faith-related topics.[16] [17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radharc a Celebration . RTÉ . rte.ie . 10 July 2020 . The word 'Radharc' (pronounced 'rye-ark') is the Gaelic for 'view', 'vision' or 'panorama' .
  2. Web site: Radharc Films (The Radharc Trust) Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20011901 . . charitiesregulator.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710104245/https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-the-public/search-the-register-of-charities/charity-detail?srchstr=radharc&regid=20011901 . 10 July 2020 .
  3. Book: Lance. Pettitt. Screening Ireland. Manchester University Press. 2000. xi. 0719052696.
  4. Web site: The Radharc Collection . Kasandra O'Connell. Film Ireland, Issue 116, May–June 2007. 4 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Archiving Radharc's TV documentaries . History Ireland Issue 4 July/August 2015. 4 July 2020.
  6. Web site: The Radharc Television Documentaries (1961-1996) . Armagh Diocese. 24 October 2019. 4 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Challenges for Irish Missionaries in Africa (1966) . RTÉ . rte.ie . 10 July 2020 . 'Radharc', a series specialising in religious programming, was produced for RTÉ by Radharc, an independent production company run by Catholic priests .
  8. Web site: Radharc sets up film company . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 26 March 1997 . 10 July 2020 .
  9. Web site: 1997 to Now – The Archive . Radharc Trust . radharc.ie . 10 July 2020 .
  10. Web site: Watch How Radharc's Programmes Are Being Digitally Preserved And Restored At The Ifi Irish Film Archive . Irish Film Archive. 4 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Discovering film on Irish television: fragments from RTÉ archives 1960–5. Sian Barber. Historical Research, Volume 91, Issue 254, November 2018, Pages 791–809. 4 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Document Archive . Radharc Trust . radharc.ie . 10 July 2020 .
  13. Web site: Factual Programme - The 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2013 . Irish Film & Television Academy. ifta.ie . 4 July 2020.
  14. Web site: IFTA Winners 2013 . Irish Film & Television Academy . ifta.ie . 10 July 2020 .
  15. Web site: Radharc Awards . filmbase.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825215812/http://filmbase.ie/radharc-awards-2016/#.W4HQ_Cj7TIU . 25 August 2018 .
  16. Web site: The Radharc Trust Call for Entries Announced . iftn.ie . Irish Film and Television Network . 30 July 2018 . 10 July 2020 .
  17. Web site: Radharc Documentary Deadline Approaches . iftn.ie . Irish Film and Television Network . 31 August 2010 . 10 July 2020 .

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