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Kate Dolan, who won Best Director for TV Drama - Kin TV Series - at the Irish Film & TV Awards (IFTAs)
There was a strong Longford connection to one of the award winners at the Irish Film & TV Awards (IFTAs) which took place in Dublin last Saturday, April 20.
Kate Dolan scooped the Best Director gong for her work on TV Drama KIN.
Kate, who is a niece of Michael Keegan-Dolan, directed two episodes of the show about a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war.
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Ms Dolan made a name for herself directing commercials and music videos, before being selected for Berlinale Talents in 2014. As part of this programme she wrote and directed the short film Little Doll.
Her debut feature film 'You Are Not My Mother' premiered at TIFF Midnight Madness in September 2021.
Kate's mother, Catherine Dolan, explained the Longford connection: “Her grandfather was a proud Longford man, James Dolan, late of Kilmacannon, Longford. The ancestral home is now owned by Kate's uncle Michael Keegan-Dolan who is an internationally renowned choreographer and is currently working on a new show.”
Catherine says the Newtownforbes townland infuses director: “Kate's namesake was great grandmother Kate Dolan (nee Donegan). The creative juices are flowing from the townland of Kilmacannon.”
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The 21st Anniversary of the IFTA Awards was hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy.
The evening featured appearances by high-profile Irish and international guest presenters representing the very best in world-class filmmaking, such as Oscar-nominated actresses Lily Gladstone and Kerry Condon, as well as Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, Caitriona Balfe, and Kneecap.
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