WALES Live and UTV are to co-sponsor the opening reception at this year’s Celtic Media Festival.
The event, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in Caernarfon last year, will open with the reception at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, April 21.
This year’s festival will showcase some of the latest Welsh, Irish and Scottish productions including ‘It’s My Shout’ and Oscar nominated ‘Mugabe and the White African’.
Media students from across the Celtic nations will take part in a three-day programme of workshops, master classes and interviews.
As well as learning more about the opportunities available to young people within the industry, the programme offers students a chance to meet accredited industry experts.
Wales Live is a partnership between NWN Media, the Leader's parent company, and UTV.
Recently announced as the preferred bidder for the Government’s Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC) pilot project in Wales, it promises to create a dynamic cross-platform news force for Wales, delivering content for television, radio, newspaper and online services.
Michael Wilson, managing director of Wales Live and UTV Television, said: "Wales Live and UTV are delighted to be co-sponsoring the opening reception of the Celtic Media Festival 2010.
"Wales Live and UTV are committed to delivering high quality news programming and local content to the Celtic regions. We also work with independent producers, universities and colleges and content creators in Northern Ireland and Wales.
"This festival gives people interested in the media industry a fantastic platform to promote their Celtic culture and language through film, television, radio and new media. UTV and Wales Live are proud to support that aim.”
Further information can be found at www.celticmediafestival.co.uk