THE feature film 'A
Shine of Rainbows' will receive its long-awaited
Inishowen premiere in Buncrana Cinema on April 22.
The film, starring Aidan Quinn and Connie Nielsen,
was shot on location around the peninsula in 2008
and featured a host of local actors and extras from
Donegal.
Cinemagic International Film and Television for
Young People and Donegal County Council’s Film
Office said they were delighted to bring a special
preview of the film locally.
Aideen Doherty of Donegal County Council's Film
Office, said she looked forward to the showcasing of
Inishowen through the movie, which was directed by
grammy winner Vic Sarin.
"A Shine of Rainbows'
is about to open in North America and cultural and
tourism providers in the peninsula have an
opportunity to capitalise on Inishowen being viewed
by potential visitors to the area.
"By screening the film in Buncrana, Cinemagic has
provided people living in this spectacular peninsula
to take time to reflect on how lucky we are to
reside here.
"The cinematography in 'A Shine of Rainbows'
highlights the need to value and look after this
coveted resource that we often take for granted.”
The film, which also filmed in Letterkenny, had its
Northern Ireland premiere at Cinemagic, Belfast,
last November where it picked up the
festival’s young jury
prize for ‘Best Feature Film for a Children’s
Audience’.
Cinemagic chief executive Joan Burney Keatings
added: "Cinemagic is delighted to be working with
Donegal County Council’s Film Office to be able to
showcase 'A Shine of Rainbows' to its Inishowen
audience.
We have developed a
strong relationship with the film’s producers and
many of the crew and production team involved, as
well as being able to screen it to an international
audience in the US, earlier this year, as part of
Cinemagic’s 20th Anniversary celebrations. To have a
home-coming screening in Donegal is very special
indeed.”
Tickets for the screening are available from today,
Monday, April 12, from Lorna McCausland, Cinemagic.
Please contact Lorna at 044 48 90 311 900 with your
name and contact details to reserve tickets. Tickets
will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve
basis.
