A few weeks ago An Dara Saol a nabbed the Short Form award at the RTS West of England Awards!

Apart from feeling royally chuffed, it’s just such a relief to have some recognition for our hard work.

This project was years in the making. Hundreds of conversations, endless script drafts and a graveyard of brilliant ideas. We also had plenty of impossible ideas that somebody, somehow, figured out how to pull off. (🤫 that’s us!)

The absolute best part about this whole project was working with our client.

The team at Saol Media trusted us enough to give us the creative keys early. They didn’t just slide a finished script across the table and say, “Hey, make this look pretty.” We actually got in the trenches together. Wrestling with the story, ripping things apart (physically and metaphorically), simplifying and rebuilding, and then doing it all over again.

What birthed out of that turmoil was a beautiful 5 part series that tackles some mature and heavy questions for teens without feeling boring. It’s honest, accessible and hopefully a lot of fun to watch.

We never just want to make things look cool. We want to help people figure out what they’re actually trying to say. Lots of people have wonderful ideas but getting those ideas to connect, resonate and getting people to actually care… that’s the hard part that we’re interested in.

Working on An Dara Saol was a reminder that the best productions are bit like conducting an orchestra, it only works when everyone is working as one.

A huge shoutout to everyone involved, especially the team at An Tobar Nua for having the guts to back a bold idea and stick with it to the very end. And a big thanks to RTS West of England for the kudos!

Now we’re off to find somewhere to put the award where it looks impressive on video calls.

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