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16 nominations for S4C at the 2022 Celtic Media Festival

31 March 2022

S4C has received 16 nominations in the 2022 Celtic Media Festival Torch Awards.

Held at Quimper this year from 7-9 June, the festival promotes the Celtic cultures and languages through television, film, radio and digital media.

S4C won two nominations in the children's category with a special Halloween programme Deian a Loli a Drygwyl y Meirw (Cwmni Da) and Mabinogiogi: Clustiau´r March (Boom Cymru)

Two nominations also came to S4C in the current affairs category with Llofruddiaeth Mike O'Leary (ITV Wales) exploring the murder case of Mike O'Leary and Prif Weinidog mewn Panedmig (Zwwm Films), a timely fly-on-the-wall programme following First Minister Mark Drakeford.

Rybish (Cwmni Da) comedy series won a Comedy nomination as well as powerful music programme Curadur: Lemfreck (Orchard) in the Live Music category.

Chris Roberts' popular Bwyd Epic Chris series (Cwmni Da) was shortlisted in the Factual entertainment category and emotional documentary John Owen: Cadw Cyfrinach (Wildflame) in the Feature Document category.

Two programmes from S4C's factual series DRYCH were also shortlisted in the Individual Documentary category: DRYCH: Byw Heb Freichiau (Zwwm Films) and DRYCH: Chwaer Fach Chwaer Fawr (Dogma)

S4C's drama commissions were also successful, with Fflur Dafydd's powerful series, Yr Amgueddfa (Boom Cymru) being shortlisted in the Drama Series category, iconic drama Grav (Regan Developments) in the Single Drama category and Hen Wragedd a Ffyn (It's My Shout) in the Short Drama category.

Terfysg yn y Bae (Tinopolis) was shortlisted in the History category, and Stori Jimmy Murphy (Docshed) in the Sports Documentary category.

Blwyddyn Covid: Lleisiau Cymru (Kailash Films) also won a nomination in the Festival's major prize of Spirit of the Festival category.

Geraint Evans, S4C Director of Content and Publishing Strategy said:

"Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated for this year's Celtic Media awards.

"The variety of shortlisted productions reflects the quality of the programmes across the schedule. Good luck to everyone in June."

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