Louis Lentin
| Louis Lentin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 December 1933 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 22 July 2014 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Occupation | Film and theatre director, television director, screenwriter, film and television producer |
| Spouse(s) | Ronit Lentin |
| Children | Alana and Miki |
Louis Lentin was a theatre, film and television director. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1933 and worked for over forty years in the arts in Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts.
He founded Art Theatre Productions in 1959 and was responsible for the first Irish productions of Krapp's Last Tape and Endgame.RTÉ head of drama Hilton Edwards asked him to work in RTÉ. In 1975, he received a Jacob's Award for his direction of three television plays broadcast on RTÉ in the previous year: Aleksei Arbuzov's The Promise, Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage, and Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal ("La Répétition ou l'Amour puni"). Lentin was a member of Aosdána.
Louis Lentin was also involved in founding Israeli television.
He died, aged 80, on 22 July 2014.
One of a series of four 40-minute cross-European programmes The New European on the introduction of the Euro. Script and direction, Lisa Mulcahy, Producer, Louis Lentin. In association with MM Productions Amsterdam funded by NCRV, RTÉ and ZDF Dokukanal.
Documentary profile of this vital North Dublin inner city activist and educator. Funded by RTÉ. Certificate for Creative Excellence US International Film and Video Festival.
A one-hour drama-documentary re-telling/ examination of the 1937 Kirkintilloch Bothy disaster in which ten young 'tattie hokers' all from Achill Island, lost their lives. Viewed against the background of seasonal migration from Achill and Donegal; and in the context of racist attitudes then and now. Funded by TG4, The Gaelic Broadcasting Committee and Bord Scannán na hÉireann (the Irish Film Board). Second Prize Gold Plaque WorldFest Heuston. Certificate of Creative Excellence US International Film and Video Festival. John Healy Award and overall Media Award Carrick-Gold Festival. Celtic Film and Television Festival Nomination.
A major one-hour film exploring one of the most famous illuminated manuscripts in the World. In association with Muse Television and Film, New York and Viz Ltd. Funded by RTÉ, Bord Scannán na hÉireann (The Irish Film Board), The Gaelic Broadcasting Committee, Scotland. Edinburgh Film Festival 2000, Cork Film Festival 2000, Montreal Arts Festival 2001, New York Festivals Finalist Award 2001, Banff Rockies 2000 Arts Documentary Nomination.
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