Radharc Films

Radharc Films, also known as the Radharc Trust, is an Irish charity which oversees the film archive of the Radharc series of documentary programs.[2] The organisation is based in Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland.[3] The archive, overseen by the trust, includes a collection of over 400 topical and religious documentaries spanning over 30 years.[4]

This article is about the charity which manages a film archive. For the documentary films contained in the archive, see Radharc.

Radharc Films
The Radharc Trust
Pronunciation
Founded atDublin, Ireland
TypeCharity, trust
Registration no.Irish RCN: 20011901
HeadquartersMount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin
ServicesFilm archiving, research
Websitehttp://radharc.ie

History

Radharc was Ireland's first independent television production company, filming their first television documentary in 1961.[5] Primarily run by Catholic priests, the film company produced a religious programme, titled Radharc, which was broadcast on RTÉ Television for 35 years.[6][7] The company made programmes until the death of founder Fr Joe Dunn in 1996.[8]

From 1997, the focus of the Radharc Trust changed from producing new programming to a "mandate to preserve and promote both the substance of the programmes and the values they championed".[9] The Radharc Archive was set up and overseen by the Radharc Trust, with the physical resources in the collection held by the Irish Film Institute and the RTÉ Archives.[10][11] The archive contains over 400 documentary films, recorded over several decades, as well as associated documentation, research materials and correspondence.[4][12]

A 2013 programme, The Radharc Squad, which included footage provided by the archive, won the "Best Current Affairs/Factual Programme" award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards.[13][14]

The Radharc Trust also hosts the biennial Radharc Awards.[15] Founded in 2002, these awards are given to the producers of documentary films which reflect the "spirit of Radharc" and deal with social justice, morality or faith-related topics.[16][17]

See also

References
  1. "Radharc a Celebration". rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 10 July 2020. The word 'Radharc' (pronounced 'rye-ark') is the Gaelic for 'view', 'vision' or 'panorama'
  2. "Radharc Films (The Radharc Trust) Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20011901". charitiesregulator.ie. Charities Regulator. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020.
  3. Lance, Pettitt (2000). Screening Ireland. Manchester University Press. p. xi. ISBN 0719052696.
  4. Kasandra O'Connell. "The Radharc Collection". Film Ireland, Issue 116, May–June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. "Archiving Radharc's TV documentaries". History Ireland Issue 4 July/August 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "The Radharc Television Documentaries (1961-1996)". Armagh Diocese. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Challenges for Irish Missionaries in Africa (1966)". rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 10 July 2020. 'Radharc', a series specialising in religious programming, was produced for RTÉ by Radharc, an independent production company run by Catholic priests
  8. "Radharc sets up film company". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 26 March 1997. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "1997 to Now – The Archive". radharc.ie. Radharc Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. "Watch How Radharc's Programmes Are Being Digitally Preserved And Restored At The Ifi Irish Film Archive". Irish Film Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. Sian Barber. "Discovering film on Irish television: fragments from RTÉ archives 1960–5". Historical Research, Volume 91, Issue 254, November 2018, Pages 791–809. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. "Document Archive". radharc.ie. Radharc Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. "Factual Programme - The 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2013". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  14. "IFTA Winners 2013". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. "Radharc Awards". filmbase.ie. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018.
  16. "The Radharc Trust Call for Entries Announced". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  17. "Radharc Documentary Deadline Approaches". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2020.


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