THE RUNWAY wins a Feature Audience Awards at the Galway Film Fleadh 2010

This new Luxembourg-Irish film is coproduced by Bernard Michaux from lucil is directed by Ian Power.

THE RUNWAY, directed by Ian Power and coproduced by Luxembourg’s Bernard Michaux – lucil – had its World Premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, which took place from 6-11 July 2010.

The film was shot for majorly in Luxembourg and included many local technicians such as Amine Jaber (editing), Uli Simon (Costumes),Gast Waltzing (music) as well as actors such as Claire Johnston, Jean-François Wolf or John Malloy.

Synopsis: Nine-year-old Paco Thomas misses his dad. His mother says he was a Spanish sailor, but Paco can’t remember. They live in Dromoleen, a poor town, crippled by a factory closure where Paco spends his days getting into trouble and his nights learning Spanish from an old linguaphone tape for when his dad comes home… But late one night, the life of Paco, his mother, and the whole town is changed when a mysterious Colombian pilot crash-lands his plane in woods on the outskirts of town. As the fractious community comes together to decide the fate of their visitor, Paco is called up as the sole Spanish speaker – and through a translation rich with poetic licence, he manages to convince the town to set out to help his new Colombian friend. In the spirit of Capra, Ian Power’s story chronicles a community’s healing, where divisions and prejudices are set aside while pursuing an act of pure altruism. Inspired by true events that happened outside Mallow in 1983 and captured the imagination of the nation.