Abú Media Enters Pre-production on ‘Croí an Cheantair’
04 Jul 2012 : By Eva Hall
Ranks Flour Mills in Limerick will feature in the documentary Tweet Abú Media has entered pre-production on its six-part documentary ‘Croí an Cheantair’. The Irish culture documentary will begin shooting in the first week of August. It will look at the social history and the impact a specific industry has had on communities and towns throughout Ireland in the last 80 years. Six industries, consisting of Ranks Flour Mills in Limerick; Castlecomer Mines in Kilkenny; Tuam Sugar Factory in Galway; Ford Marina in Cork, Beamish & Crawford Brewery in Cork and Gaeltarra Knitwear in Mayo, will be the focus of ‘Croí an Cheantair’. Shooting will also take place in Dublin where a number of interviewees will discuss their experiences in the various different industries. Eileen Seoighe (Garraí Glas) will produce for Abú Media, with Rossa Ó Siordáin (A Rose to India) directing. Colm Hogan (John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man) is the director of photography, and Bob Brennan will look after the sound. Abú Media will take care of post-production in-house. The Galway-based production house received €175,000 in BAI funding for the project earlier this year, which was 85 per cent of its €205,000 budget. Irish-language broadcaster TG4 also contributed funding, and will air six 25-minute episodes in 2013. BREAKING NEWS IFTA Q&A Series: Joanne O’Brien on Costume Design Screen Ireland increase funding thresholds for Irish production IFTA Q&A Series: Eleanor Bowman on Cinematography Cork International Film Festival appoints New Director of Programming FEATURES & INTERVIEWS IFTA Q&A Series: Joanne O’Brien on Costume Design IFTA Q&A Series: Eleanor Bowman on Cinematography Free Industry Newsletter Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week. Click here to sign up.	RELATED NEWS Cannes Round-Up: 'Vivarium' to World Premiere & Host of Irish Productions Selling at The Marche du Film 17 May 2019  Irish and International Industry Leaders Announced for Screen Leaders 2018 18 Jun 2018  Irish Film Board Funding Decision for Quarter One 2018 Announced 16 Apr 2018  Cine4 Development Scheme Winners Announced & Second Round Opened 31 Jul 2017  EDITOR'S PICK Nominees announced for 2024 Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star Award Netflix release final trailer for 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong Andrew Scott receives Actor of the Year at London Critics’ Circle Awards Kneecap: First Irish language film to win award at Sundance MORE ON IFTN Irish Production Companies Listings for Irish film & television production companies What's In Production? The latest info on projects filming in Ireland Latest Industry Jobs Job listings for Irish film & television crew CONNECT WITH IFTN Find us on Facebook Follow IFTN on Twitter E-Newsletter Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed

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