Cleona Ní Chrualaoí is an Irish film and television producer.

Career

Ní Chrualaoí was born in

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...

, England, but moved at age four to

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

in Ireland, the country of her parents. She graduated from

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...

with a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in journalism in 2001. She worked as a reporter and presenter in radio and television before beginning to produce documentaries and other films in the Irish language. ''

The Quiet Girl ''The Quiet Girl'' ( ) is a 2022 Irish Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Colm Bairéad, in his feature film debut. Based on the 2010 short story "Foster (short story), Foster" by Cl ...

'' (Irish: ''An Cailín Ciúin''), Ní Chrualaoí's first feature film, premiered at the 72nd Berlinale in 2022 and has received critical acclaim. It was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the

95th Academy Awards The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonl ...

in the US.

Personal life

Ní Chrualaoi is married to

Colm Bairéad Colm Bairéad (born 1981) is an Irish film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film ''The Quiet Girl'' (2022). Career Born in Dublin in 1981, Bairéad grew up speaking English and Irish language, Irish at home. ''The Quiet Gir ...

, who wrote and directed ''

''. They have two children.

Partial filmography

As producer

References

External links

* Living people Irish radio journalists Irish television journalists Irish women journalists Irish women film producers Irish women television producers Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Dublin City University Broadcasters from County Meath Mass media people from Reading, Berkshire {{Ireland-bio-stub