Ruán Magan
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Ruán Magan is a director
of documentaries and drama-documentaries based in Ireland
, but working internationally. Born in Dublin in 1968, he was educated in Gonzaga College
and University College Dublin
before embarking on a career in feature films in 1989. He progressed successfully through the established SIPTU
union grades, from trainee assistant director to location manager and production manager, working on series of major feature films including Far and Away
(Universal Pictures), Devil's Own (Columbia Pictures)http://www.starpulse.com/celebrity/Ruan_Magan/P395684/0/ and Michael Collins
(Warner Brothers)http://movies.nytimes.com/person/395684/Ruan-Magan.
He directed and filmed his first documentary in 1996 featuring his brother, the writer, Manchán Magan
(Brandon bookshttp://www.brandonbooks.com/authors.php/authors_id/78), beginning of a long collaboration during which they made over 60 documentaries filmed across the planet, in India, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and China. Critically acclaimed, many of these documentaries have been transmitted internationally.
http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/Series/ourprogrammes/global_normad.htm
In 2006 he won an IFTA
http://www.ifta.ie/photogallery/4thifta/winners21.htm as producer of In Search of the Pope's Children
http://www.rte.ie/tv/insearchofthepopeschildren/, featuring the economist, David McWilliams
. The Strugglehttp://www.rte.ie/tv/programmesales/thestruggle.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxDtQV_J-A, an examination of significant events in the Irish Civil War
and the roles played by Ernie O'Malley
and Mangan's grandmother Sighle Humphreys
, was screened in the first Irish Reels Festival in 2004http://www.irishreels.org/program.html while The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/smithsonian/show_duffycut.do, co-directed with Stephen Rookehttp://www.tilefilms.ie/ghosts_of_duffyinfo.htm, was nominated for an IFTA in 2006 and short-listed for an Emmy.
In 2008 he directed Death or Canada
, an epic two-part project telling the story of the Irish Famine from a human perspective for the channels RTÉ One
, The History Channel UK
and History Television
and the project has been selected for a special screening by the Toronto Film Festival.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of documentaries and drama-documentaries based in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, but working internationally. Born in Dublin in 1968, he was educated in Gonzaga College
Gonzaga College
Gonzaga College is a private Roman Catholic boys' secondary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland , under the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus . Founded in 1950, the curriculum is traditional, with a broad general programme of subjects including Latin and Greek at junior cycle and the opportunity...
and University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
before embarking on a career in feature films in 1989. He progressed successfully through the established SIPTU
SIPTU
SIPTU , or in Irish: CSTGT is Ireland's largest trade union, with around 200,000 members. Most of these members are in the Republic of Ireland, although the union does have a Northern Ireland branch...
union grades, from trainee assistant director to location manager and production manager, working on series of major feature films including Far and Away
Far and Away
Far and Away is a 1992 adventure-drama-romance film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman, and stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cinematography by Mikael Salomon, with a music score by John Williams...
(Universal Pictures), Devil's Own (Columbia Pictures)http://www.starpulse.com/celebrity/Ruan_Magan/P395684/0/ and Michael Collins
Michael Collins (film)
Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival....
(Warner Brothers)http://movies.nytimes.com/person/395684/Ruan-Magan.
He directed and filmed his first documentary in 1996 featuring his brother, the writer, Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan is a writer, traveller and television maker. He has made over 30 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world cultures and globalization, 12 of them packaged under the Global Nomad series with his brother Ruán Magan. He presented No Béarla, a documentary series about traveling...
(Brandon bookshttp://www.brandonbooks.com/authors.php/authors_id/78), beginning of a long collaboration during which they made over 60 documentaries filmed across the planet, in India, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and China. Critically acclaimed, many of these documentaries have been transmitted internationally.
http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/Series/ourprogrammes/global_normad.htm
In 2006 he won an IFTA
Irish Film and Television Awards
The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
http://www.ifta.ie/photogallery/4thifta/winners21.htm as producer of In Search of the Pope's Children
In Search of the Pope's Children
In Search of the Pope's Children is an Irish television programme based on the book The Pope's Children, aired by the state broadcaster RTÉ and British broadcaster BBC Four. The programme is a three-part true lives documentary, presented by economist David McWilliams. The show comments on the Irish...
http://www.rte.ie/tv/insearchofthepopeschildren/, featuring the economist, David McWilliams
David McWilliams
David McWilliams is an Irish journalist and economist. McWilliams has worked with as an economist with Central Bank of Ireland and as a banker with UBS bank and the Banque Nationale de Paris...
. The Strugglehttp://www.rte.ie/tv/programmesales/thestruggle.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxDtQV_J-A, an examination of significant events in the Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom within the British Empire....
and the roles played by Ernie O'Malley
Ernie O'Malley
Ernie O'Malley was an Irish Republican Army officer during the Irish War of Independence and a commander of the anti-treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War. O'Malley wrote three books, On Another Man's Wound, The Singing Flame, and Raids and Rallies. The first describes his early life and role in...
and Mangan's grandmother Sighle Humphreys
Sheila Humphreys
Sheila Humphreys, sometimes known as Sighle Humphreys, was an Irish political activist and member of Cumann na mBan.-Background:...
, was screened in the first Irish Reels Festival in 2004http://www.irishreels.org/program.html while The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut
Duffy's Cut
Duffy's Cut is the name given to a stretch of railroad tracks about 30 miles west of Philadelphia, USA, originally built for the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in the summer and fall of 1832. The line later became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Main Line...
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/smithsonian/show_duffycut.do, co-directed with Stephen Rookehttp://www.tilefilms.ie/ghosts_of_duffyinfo.htm, was nominated for an IFTA in 2006 and short-listed for an Emmy.
In 2008 he directed Death or Canada
Death or Canada
DEATH or CANADA staring Kieran 'Larry' O leary and Shane Gaffey is a Gemini and IFTA nominated two-part Canadian-Irish docudrama which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in November/December 2008, in the UK on The History Channel UK in January and February 2009 and in Canada on History Television...
, an epic two-part project telling the story of the Irish Famine from a human perspective for the channels RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
, The History Channel UK
The History Channel UK
History is a pan-European television channel broadcasting programmes related to historical events and persons, owned by a joint-venture between A&E Television Networks, owner of the American History, and British Sky Broadcasting, the UK's largest pay-TV provider.-History:The channel was launched...
and History Television
History Television
History Television is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that presents programming about history and some non-historical programming of military, science and technology interest. It is owned by Shaw Media. Its French language counterpart is Historia.The channel operates two...
and the project has been selected for a special screening by the Toronto Film Festival.