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New Website Donegal Film Office launched to promote filmmaking in County Donegal
20 Jan 2015 : Seán Brosnan
Naoise Barry, Aideen Doherty and Sean McGinley at the launch
The Donegal Film Office has launched a new website, aiming to promote and attract filmmaking in the county.

Donegal born actor Sean McGinley returned to his native county to launch the website at Glenveagh National Park.

McGinley is well known for his roles in films and dramas such as ‘The Republic of Doyle’, ‘Braveheart’, ‘The Butcher Boy’ and ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’, as well as appearing on IFTA-winning dramas ‘Love/Hate’ and ‘The Fall’ in recent years. He launched the new site along with IFB Film Commissioner Naoise Barry and Donegal Film Office manager Aideen Doherty.

The new Donegal Film Office website will become the main calling card for promoting Donegal as a first choice destination for national and international filmmakers. The Film Office which is part of Donegal County Council, has been operating since 2003 and works in cooperation with location services at the Irish Film Board and participates in the network of regional offices country wide.

Aideen Doherty, Manager of the Donegal Film Office said: ‘This website has been developed to profile and market the county to the film and media sector. The website has information on the office and the resource that it provides to support film makers when they locate in the county. It contains details on local film and media courses available at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) and it provides images of a range of locations throughout the county including beaches, lakes, historical monuments, mountains, castles and homes and so on. It also has a production resources section that will be developed once launched.’

She added: ‘The website is targeted at film and media companies and will hopefully become the first ‘go to’ site for location managers interested in finding information on Donegal. It is user-friendly and the office is open to guide and provide additional support where necessary.’

Naoise Barry from the Irish Film Board said: ‘I am delighted that Donegal Film Office is launching a new website that will showcase the wonderful offering that is Donegal. We have been working closely with the Donegal Film Office for a number of years and have been successful in attracting films such as ‘Grabbers’, ‘Shine of Rainbows’, ‘Dead Long Enough’ and ‘Wakewood’ and this new website will be an additional resource for ourselves and the Donegal Film Office to continue to promote Donegal as a great film location in Ireland.’

The new website can be seen at www.donegalfilmoffice.ie.

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