The Long Wet Grass is set and was shot in County Mayo.  The film had its premier at The Clare Island Film festival in early September of this year - next stops are San Francisco and New York. The producer and script writer Seamus Scanlon has a strong connection with Mayo and especially Callow Lake where the film is set. The film was shot near Pontoon, Callow and Toomore with the help of local residents in true Meitheal style who provided food, housing, a vintage car (Brendan McEvoy) and moral support to get the shoot completed.

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Mayo based Director of photography Narayan Van Maele shot the feature film ‘Gutland’ (35mm) has been selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017.  Govida Van Maele’s (Luxembourg) is the Director/Producer of Gutland which is a surrealist rural noir about a German thief who flees to a small Luxembourg village only to discover that the locals have secrets of their own.

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Castlebar native, Kevin Henry is the Writer/Director of  Soulsmith.  This low budget feature film was partly shot in Mayo.  The film makes use of various locations in Mayo including Johnny McHale's Pub in Castlebar and The Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar.  The film also utilised the beauty of Old Head Beach and Louisburgh Pier.  It is produced by Whim Productions.  The cast of this drama include Matthew O’Brien (‘The Lobster’, ‘Volkswagen Joe’, ‘Williton’s Way’) alongside Conor Marren (‘North Circula

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