London award for Galway film

Cumar – A Galway Rhapsody has won the Best Documentary Award at the 2019 Irish Film Festival London

The film, which premiered at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh,  was made by Aodh Ó Coileáin of Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, NUI Galway.

Irish Film London hosts the annual festival, which is now in its ninth year. It runs from next Wednesday, November 20, until Sunday, November 24. Founder and director of Irish Film London Kelly O’Connor outlined the reason for awarding the prize to Cumar.

“We really loved the film and think it will become a long-standing document of the intrinsic essence and influence of Galway.”

Cumar – A Galway Rhapsody examines the influence of Galway City and Connemara on seven artists working across a range of discipline. It also focuses on the impact og these artists’ work on the area where they live.

The artists featured are musician/composer Máirtín O’Connor; poet and playwright Rita Ann Higgins; novelist Mike McCormack; Macnas Artistic Director Noeline Kavanagh; singer songwriter Róisín Seoighe; visual artist Pádraic Reaney, and comedian, Tommy Tiernan.  The film is scored by Galway composer Jake Morgan while Galway Street Club make a guest appearance with their own brand of music.

Cumar – A Galway Rhapsody was conceived and directed by Aodh Ó Coileáin who is Programme Director of the MA (Cleachtas Gairniúil sna Meáin) and also teaches on the BA (Cumarsáid agus Gaeilge) programmes at NUI Galway’s Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.

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