Locally produced film up for American SoCal Festival award

Thursday, 13 September 2012 01:00

A film produced by an independent company in the Isle of Man is up for a top award at an American film festival.

The Paddy Lincoln Gang has been nominated in the Best International Category at the SoCal festival in South California.

It tells the story of a fictional rock band in Los Angles and features cameos from a number of personalities from the music industry.

The results will be announced at the end of September following the movie’s premiere at Huntington Beach.

Screen writer and executive producer Alistair Audsley says his writing was influenced by the Island:

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