IRISH DRAMA OMAGH WINS THE BAFTA FOR BEST SINGLE DRAMA
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) co-financed feature OMAGH, the powerful story of the 1998 Omagh Bombing, directed by Peter Travis has just won the prestigious BAFTA for Best Single Drama at last night's glittering ceremony in London.OMAGH scooped the award in the category which included Granada Television/ITV's DIRTY FILTHY LOVE, BBC2's HAWKING and Company Pictures/C4's NOT ONLY BUT ALWAYS.
Speaking today, OMAGH's producer Ed Guiney said, "We are delighted with this award - its a tribute to our great cast and crew and above all to the families who allowed us tell their story."
The BAFTA win comes on the back of a number of prestigious awards won to date by OMAGH including last week's Jury Award at the Celtic Film & Television Festival and the prestigious Discovery Award at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival. OMAGH is currently on theatrical release in France and Belgium and is released later this month in Spain.
"Congratulations to everybody involved in this very important production", said BSÉ/IFB CEO Mark Woods."Winning a BAFTA reinforces the powerful impact OMAGH has made around the world".
OMAGH was produced by Ed Guiney and Paul Greengrass, executive produced by Andrew Lowe, Arthur Lappin and Greg Brenman and co-financed by the UK's Channel Four, Irish national broadcaster RTE and BSÉ/IFB. International sales are being handled by Portman Film.
In addition, BLOODY SUNDAY's director Paul Greengrass, who also produced OMAGH, was honoured with a special award at last night's BAFTA ceremony.