Three Longford directors have expressed excitement at the future of film in the region.
Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney from Granard directed a short film set in Longford called Lakelands.
The film was completely shot in Longford and tells the story of life in rural ireland, GAA culture and masculine friendship and vunerablilty
Speaking on the Let's Talk show, Ronan O'Toole of the Still Voices Film Festival says film is under-represented in this region and the addition of Hammerlake studios to Mullingar will give the area a huge boost