Declan Recks is an

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-winning

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and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

from

Clara, County Offaly Clara () is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town had a population of 3,403 as of the 2022 census. Clara's local services include churches, schools, a branch ...

. He directed the

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film ''Tarrac'' in 2023.

Education

Recks graduated from the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design in

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Career

In 1990, Recks founded Paradox Productions with Liam O'Niell. He sits the board of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI) and is a member of the

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Filmography

*Director **''Big Swinger'', 1991 for ScreenPlay Firsts **''Quando'', 1997 **'' Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'', 1999 **'' Pure Mule'', 2005 ( IFTA Award for Best Director - Television) **''Eden'', 2008https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/379969/ **'' Three Wise Women'', 2010 (Hallmark movie) **''

Scúp ''Scúp'' (; "Scoop") is a Northern Irish drama television series which was broadcast on TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland in 2013–14. The series was nominated to the ''Special Irish Language Award'' at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards in 2 ...

'', 2014 **''

6Degrees ''6Degrees'' (or ''Six Degrees'') is a Northern Irish dramatic television series about a group of university students living in Belfast. It premiered on 21 February 2012 on BBC2 NI. In July 2013 it also began airing on the Irish channel RTÉ 2 ...

'', 2015 **''The Truth Commissioner'', 2016 **'' The Flag, 2017 **''Counsel'', 2019 **''The South Westerlies'', 2020 **'' Red Election'', 2021 **''

Nova Jones ''Nova Jones'' is a musical science-fiction television series which airs on CBBC in the UK and RTE in Ireland, created by Helen Serafinowicz. It focuses on the adventures of the titular galactic pop singer in the year 9009, portrayed by Molly R ...

'', 2022 **''Tarrac'', 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Recks, Declan Irish television directors Irish film directors People from Clara, County Offaly Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)