Declan Recks is an

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-winning

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and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

from

Clara, County Offaly Clara () is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly and is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town had a population of 3,336 as of the 2016 census. Clara's local services include churches, banks, credit union, schools, ...

. 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 ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'' is a fantasy-adventure television series set in a fantasy version of ancient Ireland, created by Saban Entertainment. It was loosely based on actual Irish mythology. The name is derived from Tír na nÓg, one of t ...

'', 1999 **''

Pure Mule ''Pure Mule'' was an Irish six-part drama mini-series aimed at a young audience and broadcast on RTÉ Two as part of RTÉ's autumn schedule in 2005, shot and screened in 2004–2005 in County Offaly. Towns featured in the series include Ban ...

'', 2005 ( IFTA Award for Best Director - Television) **''Eden'', 2008https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/379969/ **''

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'', 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 20 ...

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

References

External links

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