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Irish Feature Film ‘The Hit Producer’ Enters Post-Production
22 Apr 2014 : Aisling Newton
Irish crime thriller ‘The Hit Producer’ has entered post-production, with Michelle Doherty featuring in her first lead role.

Directed by Kevin de la Isla O’Neill, the film follows a struggling movie producer Katelin Ballantyne who is badly in need of an investor, but when the search for one leads her into Dublin’s criminal underworld she is forced to complete a botched contract kill by a ruthless drug boss. Katelin is then blackmailed into continuing to kill and over two years keeps her identity a secret until a fatal mistake exposes her, and disrupts her boss’s plan. Doherty, former Phantom 105.2 radio presenter and TV3’s Xpose presenter, will play the lead character of Katelin in her feature film debut. The Donegal actress previously appeared in Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘What Richard Did’ and TV mini-series ‘The Lancaster Miller Affair’. ‘The Hit Producer’ will also play host to Isla O’Neill’s directed debut. Having been involved in film since 1996, the Coláiste Dhulaigh graduate worked as a director, camera operator, editor and assistant producer for Ned Kelly Pictures, Telwell, RTÉ, TV3, Setanta and various film and music video productions. He also previously wrote and directed a number of shorts including ‘Claudia’ and ‘Hope’.

Other principle cast members include Neill Flemming (Portrait of a Zombie, Fergus Kealy (Camelot), Susan Barrett (Convict Women), Karl Shiels (Titanic: Blood and Steel), Rory Mullen (Hunger), Ed Beausang (Loose Change), Tom Maguire (Hysteria), Paul Gosker (Cannon Fodder) and Bryan Baker. The script was written by Niall Queenan and filming was conducted in Dublin, Kells and Kilkenny. Isla O'Neill also acted as editor and producer along with executive producer Barrie Dowdall. Director of photography on the film was Jass Foley.

Post-production started on the ‘The Hit Producer’ in February 2013, it was edited throughout 2013 and went into the last stages of post-production in January 2014. It is currently in Mutiny studios for sound design and audio post-production and will be going to Sceenscene for grading. The film, which began production in September 2011, is expected to be completed before June 2014.

Watch the teaser trailer for ‘The Hit Producer’ below:





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