Buannaichean Farpais Filmichean Gàidhlig FilmG

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Thèid buannaichean co-fharpais cliùiteach nam filmichean goirid Gàidhlig FilmG 2022 ainmeachadh a-nochd (Dihaoine, 25 Gearran) ann an cuirm shònraichte air BBC ALBA.
 
Chaidh tòrr de na buannaichean thairis air na 17 roinnean a thoirt a-steach don studio air bhideo gus an duais aca a thogail agus còmhradh fhaighinn le Fiona NicChoinnich agus Niall Iain Dòmhnallach, gaisgich a’ cho-fharpais a tha aig stiùir a’ phrògraim.
 
Thèid am prògram sònraichte a shealltainn air BBC ALBA bho 9f a-nochd (Dihaoine 25 Gearran) agus bidh e ri fhaotainn airson 30 là dèidh làimh air iPlayer a’ BhBC.

Lean filmichean cuspair na bliadhna-sa Lorg, agus le còrr is 90 filmeadairean a’ feuchainn ri slighe na buannachd a lorg, ’s e dùbhlan nach beag a bha ro na britheamhan is iad a’ feuchainn ri na filmichean as fheàrr a thaghadh thairis air iomadh latha.

Thog Parker Dawes (14), sgoilear bho Àrd-sgoil Àird nam Murchan ann an Loch Abar trì duaisean – Filmeadair Òg as Fheàrr, Film as Fheàrr le Fileantach agus Riochdachadh as Fheàrr, airson an fhilm èibhinn, làidir agus aithghearr Spies-R-Us.

Thuirt Parker: “Thagh sinn an cuspair spìothaireachd air sàillibh gun robh e calg dìreach an-aghaidh cuspair an fhilm a rinn sinn an-uiridh, nach do thog duais sam bith.

“Bha sinn airson fhaighinn a-mach am faigheadh film làn ‘action’ toraidhean diofraichte – agus dh’obraich sin! Chruthaich mi clàr-sgeòil, is bha ‘crash mats’ againn, is mar sin bha a h-uile càil air a phlanadh mar a bha còir.

“Tha mi a-riamh air a bhith dèidheil air filmeadaireachd, agus bha a’ cho-fharpais bho thùs na dheagh shamhla de rudeigin san robh mi ag iarraidh a bhith an sàs.  Tha mi cho toilichte na duaisean seo a thogail oir gur e briseadh-dùil a bh’ ann an-uiridh – bha e sgoinneil a bhith air ‘àrd-ùrlar’ mar bhuannaiche."

‘S e film dealbh-beò le Alina Brust à Dùn Èideann a bhuannaich ‘Film as Fheàrr’ anns an Roinn Fhosgailte, agus seo a’ chiad turas a ghlac film dealbh-beò an duais seo aig FilmG.

Tha an ‘An Taigh Solais’ a’ leantainn bana-bhuachaille a tha a’ feuchainn ri caora a lorg an dèidh dhi a dhol air iomrall, ach thèid aig a’ bhuachaille ri fhasgadh fhaighinn ann an taigh-solais falamh gus dìon fhaighinn bhon stoirm a-muigh. Air sàillibh a’ phandeimig, cha robh cothrom aig Alina goireasan na h-oilthighe aice a chleachdadh, is mar sin rinn i am film air fad bhon t-seòmar-cadail aice.

Thuirt Alina (23): “Bidh mi a’ faighinn brosnachadh bho cruth-tìre na h-Alba agus a cladaichean, gu sònraichte an taigh-solais agus na creagan mun chuairt air Cill Aba, a tha mar aon de na h-àitichean as fheàrr leam. Tha taighean-solais cuideachd gu math freagarrach airson sgeulachdan os-nàdarrach innse.

“’S e cothrom a bh’ anns an fhilm seo airson dà rud air a bheil mi dèidheil a thoirt còmhla; ealain agus cànain.

“Tha mi cho taingeil gun d’ fhuair mo chuid shaothair buannachd às – mar neach-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig, ’s e comharra cho sònraichte a th’ ann dhomh.”

A’ togail an duais airson an Riochdachadh as Fheàrr (fo aois 12), bha am film Còignear air Chall (5 Lost Souls) le Bun-sgoil Thaigh a’ Chladaich ann an Dùn Omhain a’ leantainn còignear chàraidean is iad a’ gabhail turas eagalach gu aon de na h-àitichean eachdraidheil anns a’ bhaile.

’S e film mu dheidhinn coiseachd-beinne agus sgràmlachadh mar dhòigh air sealladh ùr fhaighinn air an t-saoghail bho os cionn nan gleanntan fuara, dorcha agus àrd os cionn nan sgothan, ‘Thar nan Sgòth – Beinn Eighe’ le Anndra Cuimeanach à Geàrr Loch a tha air an duais airson Film Aithriseach as Fheàrr a ghlèidheadh (12-17).

Anns an Roinn Fhosgailte, ’s e film-aithriseach goirid air a bheil ‘A’ Mhuir’ mu dheidhinn snàmh a-muigh, agus na h-oileanaich aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig a bhios a’ dol an-sàs anns a’ ghnothach, a tha air dà dhuais a thogail; Film Dùthchais agus Stiùiriche as Fheàrr (Anna Garvin).

’S i Emily Mhoireach (21) à Leòdhas, a thog an duais as leth a’ chùrsa.

Thuirt i: “’S e cothrom math a bh’ ann am FilmG airson a bhith a’ cur nan sgilean a bha sinn air a bhith ag ionnsachadh anns a’ chlas gu feum ann an da-rìreabh, leithid a bhith ag obair le camara, fuaim agus a bhith a’ gearradh.”

Thuirt Anna Garvin (23) às an Òban, a tha na h-oileanach anns na meadhanan Gàidhlig aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig: “’S e urram a th’ ann seo a bhuannachadh. B’ e seo a’ chiad turas agam a bhith mar stiùiriche agus dh’ionnsaich mi an t-uabhas mu na sgilean a tha a dhìth airson deagh stiùireadh bho bhith ag obair air an fhilm seo.

“’S e cothrom sgoinneil a bh’ ann a bhith a’ cur film a-steach do FilmG airson nan sgilean teicnigeach agus riochdachaidh a bha sinn air ionnsachadh gu ruige sin gus film a chruthachadh a rachadh a shealltainn don phobaill.”

Ghlac ‘Am Buaile Dubh’, a tha gar toirt air cuairt air oir bhaile Inbhir Nis, duais airson an Cluiche as Fheàrr airson riochdaire agus neach-aithris an fhilm, Eòghan Stiùbhart.

Tha Eòghan (40), à Inbhir Nis, na thidsear Gàidhlig le còrr is 5k luchd-leantainn air Instagram airson nam bhidiothan ionnsachaidh Gàidhlig aige. Bidh e cuideachd gu mòr a’ putadh slàinte-inntinn fhir san obair aige.

Thuirt e: “Chaidh mi dhan Bhuaile Dhubh tòrr thairis air a’ ghlasadh; ’s e àite sònraichte a th’ ann airson a bhith a-muigh agus a’ dèanamh eacarsaich. Tha e a’ ceadachadh dhomh a bhith beò san t-saoghal beag agam fhèin agus tha e feumail airson mo shlàint-inntinn.

“Airson an fhilm seo, sgrìobh mi òraid mu na tha an t-àite a’ ciallachadh dhomh agus chuir mi seo ris na dealbhan agam fhèin agus mapaichean an àite gus an làrach a chur air aire dhaoine.

“’Cha robh dùil agam ris an duais, agus ’s e urram a bh’ ann. Bha e dìreach smodaig G mòr buidhe a bhuannachadh.”

Bhuannaich ‘Eilean Lois’ le Somhairle MacIain à Cathair Ceann Tulaich, Siorrachd Dùn Bhreatann an Ear an duais airson Film Oileanach as Fheàrr. Tha am film ga leantainn fhèin agus a bhràmair, Lois, agus iad a’ dol air chuairt rothaireachd nan Innse Gall as t-samhradh, is e ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig dhi.

Thuirt Somhairle, a bha a-cheana na sgoilear aig Acadamaidh Dhrochaid an Easbaig, agus a tha a-nise a’ dèanamh cùrsa sna meadhanan Gàidhlig aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig: “Chuir mi a-staigh dhan cho-fharpais oir gun robh mi airson film a rinn mi fhèin a thaisbeanadh fhad ‘s a bha e comasach dhomh a bhith a’ cleachdadh an uidheamachd bhon chùrsa, leithid bathar-bog gearraidh.

“Tha mi airson an t-airgead a chur a dh’ionnsaigh camara dhomh fhèin gum faigh mi air cumail orm le bith a’ dèanamh fhilmichean às dèidh dhan chùrsa agam a thighinn gu crìch.”

Thuirt Debbie NicAoidh, Manaidsear Phròiseict aig CGS a tha a’ lìbhrigeadh a’ phròiseict; “’S e bliadhna air leth eile a bh’ ann a thaobh inntrigidhean, agus bha sinn gu h-àraidh riaraichte leis an àrd-ìre de sgilean sgeòil agus filmeadaireachd am measg nan roinnean òigridh. Leis a’ cho-fharpais a’ sìor fhàs, tha sinn a’ faicinn nam filmeadairean gam putadh fhèin gu ìre eile a-rithist agus a-rithist. ’S e urram a th’ ann a bhith mar phàirt den phròiseact.”
 
Thuirt Iseabail Nic an t-Sagairt, Stiùiriche Susbaint Ioma-Ùrlair aig MG ALBA: “Tha FilmG daonnan air a bhith cho cudromach do na meadhanan Gàidhlig air fad, agus do na filmeadairean agus buidhnean fa leth a bhios a’ gabhail pàirt ann gach bliadhna. 
 
“Tha e sònraichte a bhith a’ faicinn an tàlaint a’ tighinn tro na raingean agus a’ leasachadh a’ cheàird aca gus aon de na duaisean cliùiteach a thogail, agus tha e mar theisteanas dha ar miann a bhith a’ cumail oirnn a’ leasachadh bun-stèidh tàlaint Gàidhlig gun choimeas, an dà chuid air beulaibh, agus air cùl a’ chamara airson nam bliadhnaichean a tha air thoiseach oirnn.”

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Winners of Gaelic Film Competition FilmG revealed

The winners of this year’s prestigious Gaelic short film competition FilmG 2022 will be announced tonight (Friday, February 25) in a special awards ceremony on BBC ALBA.
 
Many of the winners across the 17 prize categories were brought into the FilmG studio by video link to accept their award and chat with programme hosts and competition stalwarts Fiona MacKenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald.
 
The specially created awards programme will be shown on BBC ALBA at 9pm tonight (Friday, February 25) and is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer for 30 days afterwards.

Films followed this year’s competition theme Lorg, which means search, find or trace, and with over 90 filmmakers attempting to find the winning formula, the judges had a tough job whittling down the entries over multiple days.

Parker Dawes (14), a pupil at Ardnamurchan High School in Strontian, West Lochaber, scooped three awards - Best Young Filmmaker, Best Film Fluent Speakers and Best Production, for his slapstick spy thriller Spies-R-Us.

Parker said: “We chose the spy topic because it was opposite to the film we made last year which didn’t win any prizes.

“We were interested to see if an action film could get different results – and it worked! I created a storyboard and we had crash mats so everything was well planned.

“I’ve always loved filmmaking and I’ve always looked up to FilmG. I’m really happy to get these awards because my friends and I were so sad when we didn’t win last year. It was great to be on that podium as a winner.”

An animation by Alina Brust from Edinburgh won ‘Best Film’ in the Open Category, the first time an animation has won this prize in FilmG.

‘An Taigh Solais’ follows a shepherd who is trying to find a lost sheep and has to shelter with her flock in an abandoned lighthouse to escape a storm. Due to the pandemic Alina had no access to university facilities so she made the entire film in her bedroom.

Alina (23) said: “I’m inspired by the Scottish landscape and coastline, especially the lighthouse and the cliffs around St. Abbs, one of my favourite places. And a lighthouse is a perfect setting for a weird and spooky story.

“Making this film was a great opportunity to combine my two passions of art and languages. 

“I’m so grateful that all my hard work has paid off - as a Gaelic learner it feels like such a special achievement for me.”

Scooping the prize for Best Production (Under 12), Coignear air Chall (5 Lost Souls) by Sandbank Primary School in Dunoon follows five school friends as they take a spooky journey to one of the town’s historic landmarks.

A film about hillwalking and scrambling as a way to get a new perspective on the world from beyond the cold, dark glens and high above the clouds, ‘Thar Nan Sgòth - Beinn Eighe’ (Above the Clouds – Beinn Eighe) by Anndra Cuimeanach from Gairloch secured the prize for Best Documentary (12-17).

In the Open category a short documentary called ‘A' Mhuir’ (The Sea) about wild swimming by the students at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in the Isle of Skye who take part in the sport, has picked up two separate awards, Film Duthchais and Best Director (Anna Garvin).

Emily Murray (21), from Lewis, accepted the FilmG award on behalf of the class.

She said: “Taking part in FilmG was a good opportunity to practice the skills we had learned in class, such as camera, sound and editing.”

Anna Garvin (23) from Oban, who is studying Gaelic in Media at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye, said: “I feel very honoured to have won this.  It was my first time directing and I learnt so much about the skills needed to direct from working on this film. 

“Entering FilmG was a great opportunity to use all the technical and production skills we had learnt so far to create a film that would be shown to a public audience.“

‘Am Buaile Dubh’ which takes a look around Am Buaile Dubh on the outskirts of Inverness, has secured the Best Performance award for the film’s producer and narrator, Eòghan Stiùbhart.

Eòghan (40), from Inverness, is a Gaelic teacher with over 5k followers on Instagram for his Scottish Gaelic learning videos. He’s also an advocate for men’s mental health.

He said: “I went to Am Buaile Dubh a lot through lockdown, it’s a great place to be outdoors and get exercise. It allows me to be in a little world of my own and helps my mental health.

“For this film I wrote a monologue about what the place means to me and paired this with my own and old images and maps to illuminate the place.

“Winning this award was a surprise and honour, it was really cool to win the big metal G.”

And ‘Eilean Lois’ (Lois’s Island) by Somhairle MacIain (Sorley Johnston) from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, which follows him and his girlfriend, Lois, as they cycled the Hebridean Way in the summer and he teaches her to speak Gaelic on the trip won them the award for Best Student Film.

Former Bishopbriggs Academy pupil, Sorley (19), who is studying Gaelic Media at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye, said: “I entered FilmG because I wanted to showcase a film that I had made myself while I was still on my course and had access to all the editing equipment and software. 

“I’m planning on putting the prize money towards equipment of my own so I can continue to make films after my course finishes.”

Debbie Mackay, Project Manager at CGS who deliver the project said: “It was another great year for entries, and we were especially impressed by the high level of storytelling and filmmaking skills amongst our youth categories. As the competition continues to grow, we see filmmakers push themselves to a higher standard year after year. It’s a privilege to be a part of the project.”     
 
Iseabail Mactaggart, Director of Multi-platform Content at MG ALBA said: “FilmG has always been so important to Gaelic media as a whole and also to the individual filmmakers and groups who take part year after year. 
 
“Seeing the talent coming through the ranks and refining their craft in order to pick up one of the coveted prizes is gratifying for all involved in Gaelic media, and testament to our ambition to continue to nurture an unrivalled Gaelic-speaking talent base both in front of, and behind the camera for years to come.”
 
All films from this year’s competition are available to watch on the FilmG website: www.filmg.co.uk

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