Paddy Hayes (director)
Paddy Hayes is a film producer and director and is principal of Magamedia and Tua Films. He has produced and directed feature films, TV dramas and documentaries for TG4, RTÉ, Screen Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.[1]
2021 saw the world premiere of his Irish language feature film Foscadh at the Galway Film Fleadh, which was directed by Seán Breathnach and starred Dónall Ó Héalai and Fionnuala Flaherty.[2] The film picked up the Best First Irish Film at the festival. In 2020 Hayes produced the feature documentary Cumar – a Galway Rhapsody for TG4 and Arts Council of Ireland.[3] [4] Hayes also produced 4 seasons of Finné for [TG4]; [5] [6] [7] Daniel O’Connell - Forgotten King of Ireland (2019) for RTÉ presented by Olivia O'Leary and directed by Alan Gilsenan; [8] and Noel Hill - Aisling Ghéar for TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, which he directed. [9] [10]
Hayes was awarded the Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Award 2019 for Finné[11] which also won the Celtic Media Festival Documentary Series Award in 2020. [12] He executive produced the Irish Film & Television Academy winning Páidí Ó Sé - Rí an Pharóiste[13] and the short film Rúbaí which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (2014), both directed by Louise Ní Fhiannachta. [1] [14]
In 2015, Hayes produced the 6 part tv drama EIPIC for TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland,[15] written by Mike O'Leary and directed by Louise Ní Fhiannachta.[16] Hayes produced the two seasons of Irish Film & Television Academy winning Corp + Anam by Darach Mac Con Iomaire for TG4 which is now available on MHZ Networks in the USA and on the Sooner (Video-On-Demand-Dienst) platform in Europe. [17] [18]
Hayes is the author of the non-fiction book Breakout, the story of Famous Irish Prison Escapes, published by the O'Brien Press,[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paddy Hayes of Magamedia Selected for EAVE Producers Workshop 2017 | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
- ↑ "Filming begins on Foscadh, Seán Breathnach's debut Irish Language feature film | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
- ↑ "Galway's confluence of artists celebrated in new documentary". Galway Advertiser.
- ↑ "Cumar- A Galway Rhapsody wins big in London". November 15, 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ Barry, Aoife. "'People are telling very vulnerable, raw stories': Documentary series looks at dark moments in Ireland's past". TheJournal.ie.
- ↑ "'I was an adult before I was even a child' - Finné documentary series returns with powerful testimony of abuse survivor Sophia Murphy". independent.
- ↑ Kehoe, Paddy (October 1, 2019). "Preview: Finné's Cathartic Human Stories" – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ "WATCH: Olivia O'Leary and Eoin Ó Broin lock horns on O'Connell". August 28, 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ "Television review: Hidden gem from Connemara". independent.
- ↑ "From Broken Dream to Musical Healing". The Journal of Music.
- ↑ "Justice Media Award for Martin Conmey documentary". Meath Chronicle.
- ↑ "RTÉ among the winners at Celtic Media Festival Torc Awards, RTÉ Radio 1 winning Radio Station of the Year – About RTÉ". about.rte.ie.
- ↑ "IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". ifta.ie.
- ↑ Film, Irish (March 12, 2014). "Award-Winning Irish Language Short Film Rúbaí Selected for the Tribeca Film Festival". Scannain.
- ↑ "Magamedia's Paddy Hayes on surreal comedy series 'Eipic' – "Boldly going where no broadcaster went before" | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
- ↑ Mullally, Una. "TG4 hits the bullseye with new teen drama Eipic". The Irish Times.
- ↑ Murphy, Judy. "TG'4's gritty crime series takes on sacred cows". connachttribune.ie.
- ↑ Hale, Mike (March 22, 2017). "Review: From Ireland, a Rebounding Lawyer and a Crusading Journalist" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Break out: The four to the fore" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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