DONAGH COLEMAN
Documentary director
b. 1975, lived in Finland, Ireland and the U.S.A. & citizen of these countries.
Currently based in Helsinki.
2009
Shows and presentations of “Stone Pastures” at film festivals including:
Docpoint (largest Nordic documentary festival),Helsinki, 20.-25.1.2009
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, 12.2.- 22.2.2009
The Dialektus Festival, Budapest 3.3. - 8.3.2009
Invited to festival as guest of Finnagora - the Finnish centre for
culture, science and economy in Hungary
- Jean Rouch International Film Festival, Paris, 14.- 22.3.2009
- London International Documentary Film Festival, 28.3. - 4.4.2009
- XII Cervino Cinemountain International Film Festival, Breuil-Cervinia e
Valtournenche, Italia, 24.7. – 2.8.2009.
Winner of Grand Prix Conseil De La Valee – main prize of the festival
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Essay-article on religion and documentary film + own photographs.
AVEK (Finland’s Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture) magazine,
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Radio programmes, from short reports to feature documentaries.
YLE Radio (Finnish national broadcaster).
2008
UNE ANNÉE SUR LE TOIT DU MONDE (43 min)
(Writer & director, 2nd camera)
A documentary commissioned for ARTE’s primetime DÉCOUVERTE slot.
ARTE, France & Germany.
Broadcast in october 2008 – over 1 million viewers.
Radio programmes, from short reports to feature documentaries.
YLE Radio (Finnish national broadcaster), RTE Radio (Irish national
broadcaster).
2007-2008
STONE PASTURES (65 min)
(Writer & director, 2nd camera)
A documentary film telling the story of a nomadic family on Ladakh’s
Himalayan plateau producing pashmina wool for luxurious pashmina
shawls. International coproduction: Finland (The Finnish national
broadcaster YLE, Finnish Film Foundation, Finland’s centre for
audiovisual culture AVEK, Finnish Foreign Ministry); Ireland (The Irish
Film Board); Great Britain (The Channel 4 British Documentary Film
Foundation); France & Germany (ARTE). Produced by Illume Ltd
(Helsinki), Wildfire Films (Dublin), Orchid pictures (London)
World premiere: The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, New York,
November 2008; Also included as one of 6 selected titles in the Margaret
Mead travelling festival, travelling around the world 2008-2009
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‘2006
FAR FETCHED / KAUKAA HAETTUA (50 min)
(Writer, director, technical realisation).
Feature radio documentary. Commissioned by YLE Radio 1, produced by
Hannu Karisto ja Aune Waronen.
SPACE – MAN: THE 7TH REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OF
CENTRAL FINLAND. Donagh’s photography included in selection.
Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Course director – higher vocational degree in Digital Sound Design (for
film), Adulta Radio- and Tv-Institute (Former training institute for the
Finnish national broadcaster YLE), Helsinki, Finland.
Teaching courses in soundwork for film, Protools, Radio
Adulta Radio- and TV-Institute, Helsinki
2005
WEAVES OF NORTHERN INDIA, Photography exhibition.
Hankasalmi Culture House, Finland.
DIGITAL VIDEO HANDBOOK / DIGIVIDEOKUVAAJAN KÄSIKIRJA
Tom Ang. Translator (from English to Finnish).
Published by Mäkelä, Finland.
Teaching AVID video editing for degree course in Audiovisual
Communication (international English course).
North Karelia College, Finland.
Magazine articles with own photographs about Irish subjects
2004
EUTERPRE LTD NORDIC FILM ORCHESTRA musical productions –
cameraman, sound mixer, production assistant
Magazine articles with own photographs about Indian culture
2003–2006
Videoproduction teacher
Jyväskylä College, Finland.
2003
MOONLESS EP – Songs written and performed by Donagh Coleman.
Produced with Nick Seymour (from Crowded House).
Record on sale in Dublin record stores.
2002
ECHOES OF (writer & director, 2nd camera, editing & sound-design)
Documentary film. Shows include: Sugar Club theatre, Dublin (2002);
Darklight Film Festival, Dublin (2003); Vakiopaine theatre, Jyväskylä
(2003); Kaapelitehdas art centre, Helsinki (2003)
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WAVES (writer, editor, music & sound-design)
An experimental audiovisual piece made from old super-8 footage of a
journey to India. Shows include the Samuel Beckett theatre, Dublin.
2001 – 2003 Guide at the Chester Beatty Library Museum (chosen European Museum
of the Year 2002), exhibiting eastern and western manuscripts, art
treasures, world religions. Dublin, Ireland.
2001
101 JOKES FROM IRELAND. Writer and editor of book about Irish
humour. Published by Gummerus, Finland.
1993
TV-presenter on YLE (Finnish national broadcaster) programme “Ulp”, a
magazine programme for under 20’s.
1992
THE GREAT BOOK OF INVENTIONS 1992 / KAIKEN MAAILMAN
KEKSINNÖT 1992. Book Illustration. Published by Sanomaprint, Finland
EDUCATION
2005
AVID certificate in video editing with Avid
2000 – 2002
M.Phil. (with Honours), Music and Media Technologies
Wide-ranging studies included Film theory; video production &
editing; sound-design; modern composition & electro-acoustic
music; psychoacoustics; theory of digital media technologies;
recording, music-production and sound-engineering; multimedia;
Donagh specialised in video & documentaries.
Trinity College Dublin
1996-2000
B.A. (with Honours), Philosophy and Psychology
A.A. Luce Award for best final examination philosophy essays
Trinity College Dublin
CONTACT:
donaghcoleman@yahoo.co.uk
+ 358 40 777 1349
Reference:
Jouko Aaltonen (director / producer)
Illume Ltd (www.illume.fi)
Palkkatilankatu 7 B
00240 Helsinki
jouko.aaltonen@illume.fi
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Ph. 00-358-9-148 1489
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