On the set of 'Sinful Davy' in Wicklow director John Huston outlines why he believes Ireland should have a film industry.
Meeting political leaders as well as directing a feature film is all in a day's work for John Huston. The director welcomed Taoiseach Jack Lynch and his wife Máirín to the set of 'Sinful Davy' in Glencree County Wicklow.
The Irish economy is the primary beneficiary of projects such as this one, a point John Huston made during his meeting and private lunch with the Taoiseach, where he outlined his thoughts on a potential Irish film industry.
Financial backing and sourcing the requisite staff are the main challenges, but these are not insurmountable maintains John Huston, and incentives can always be found to entice creative people to live in Ireland, especially,
If he feels that he's being given the opportunity to do something new and original.
While Ardmore Studios may not necessarily be as profitable as its investors would like, it has drawn film makers to this country.
The American-born director who became an Irish citizen three years ago has urged the setting up of a council to investigate the establishment of a film industry here.
He does not believe that state funding means a government would have an influence the type of movies made, but that it is just one way to bring what is required into being,
If we fail to have an Irish film industry it would be a sin and a shame.
A 'Newsbeat' report broadcast on 4 July 1967. The reporter is Cathal O'Shannon.
'Newsbeat' was a half-hour feature programme presented by Frank Hall and ran for seven years from September 1964 to June 1971. 'Newsbeat' went out from Monday to Friday on RTÉ television and reported on current affairs and issues of local interest from around Ireland. The final programme was broadcast on 11 June 1971.
