Dathaí Keane - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

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Filmography

Finky
2019 — Feature Film — 95 mins
An Klondike
2015-2017 — TV Series 8 × — 60 mins
Guth
2013 — Documentary Series 6 × — 40 mins
1916: Seachtar Dearmadta
2013 — Documentary Series 7 × — 60 mins
1916: Seachtar na Cásca
2010 — Documentary Series 7 × — 60 mins
Bóthar go dtí an Whitehouse
2009 — Documentary Series 6 × — 25 mins
Mobs Cheanada
2011 — Documentary Series 6 × — 25 mins
Mobs Mheiriceá (distributed internationally as "The Irish Mob" (2017))
2007-2008 — Documentary Series 12 × — 25 mins

Awards

2017 — Winner
SDGI — Foras Na Gaeilge Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Irish Language.
2017 — Winner
IFTA — Director Drama. An Klondike: Season 2
2017 — Nominee
IFTA — 10 Categories, Including Best Drama. An Klondike: Season 2
2016 — Winner
IFTA — Best Drama & Irish Language Award. An Klondike: Season 1
2016 — Nominee
IFTA — 10 Categories, Including Director Drama. An Klondike: Season 1
2014 — Winner
IFTA — Irish Language Award . 1916: Seachtar Dearmadta
2012 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Documentary Series & Irish Language Award. Mobs Cheanada
2011 — Winner
IFTA — Irish Language Award. 1916: Seachtar na Cásca
2011 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Documentary Series. 1916: Seachtar na Cásca
2011 — Winner
Celtic Media Festival Awards — Best Factual Series. 1916: Seachtar na Cásca
2010 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Documentary Series. Bóthar go dtí an Whitehouse
2009 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Documentary Series. Mobs Mheiriceá: Season 2
2010 — Winner
Celtic Media Festival Awards — Best Factual Series. Mobs Mheiriceá: Season 2
2008 — Nominee
IFTA — Best Documentary Series. Mobs Mheiriceá: Season 1

Dathaí Keane is a TV and film writer/director. He began his career as an editor before moving into directing and he has written and directed a number of award-winning documentaries.

He recently completed work on An Klondike, a bilingual Western Series that he created and directed. An Klondike ran for two seasons on TG4 and has been distributed internationally under the title Dominion Creek. It has been acquired by various international broadcasters including Netflix and AcornTV. An Klondike was also released in a theatrical version and was selected as the Closing Film of the Galway Film Fleadh in 2015. Dathaí was awarded the IFTA for Best Director Drama at the 2017 Irish and Film Television Awards for his work on the second season of An Klondike. He was also awarded the SDGI ‘Foras na Gaeilge’ Award in 2017 for Outstanding Contribution in Irish language to Film and TV.

Finky

An Klondike

1916: Seachtar Dearmadta

Guth

1916: Seachtar Na Casca

Bóthar go dtí an Whitehouse

Mobs Cheanada

Mobs Mheiriceá

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