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About Us

Scannain Lugh was formed in 2004.

Scannain Lugh is a member EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY NETWORK and SPI.

Created by french film-maker Loic Jourdain and Producer Anne Marie Nic Ruaidhri, this independant Irish Film and Television company offers a full production service from programme concept to delivery.
Loic Jourdain has directed 35 documentaries and shorts for French, Irish and International broadcasters. (La cinquieme, France 3, Arte, TV Breiz, Canal +, History Channel, TG4, BBC NI ..)


Lugh Films is particularly interested in developing transnational co-productions and currently associated with productions companies all over Europe.



Facilities / Service
Based in Derrybeg our equipment and facilities are available for hire.
The company has its own HDV camera with tripod, sound equipment, lights and on-line Avid Media Composer machine (Adrenaline HD, XPress Pro)and HDV player.



Contact us on info@lughfilm.com


Anne Marie Nic Ruaidhri


1995 rinne Anne Marie cúrsa Léiritheoir/Stiúrthoir faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta agus RTÉ.

Tá taithaí aicí ar obair thaighde do chláracha teilifíse agus ráidió.
Scriobh, léirigh agus stiúrigh sí an clár thuasluaite.
D'obair sí mar Stiúrthoir Eagarthóireachta in Albain ar an sráith 'Eachtra' a léirigh MediaMara do TG4 i '97

Tá tathaí leathán ag Anne Marie ag plé leis an Ghaeilge, Forbairt Pobail, obair trás teorainn agus trás phobal sa Tuaisceart.

Tá líofacht ghaeilge ag Anne Marie mar is í a theangai dúchais í.

Loïc Jourdain - Director and Script Writer


1992 Diploma in film making technics from the Concervatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. (Paris)

Short-Films


2007' The Lost Body ' 45 minutes. 35mm in Cinémascope format. Produced by LUGH FILMS (Ireland)and Idee Originale (France)Preproduction stage
2001 ' Frontiers ' 16 minutes. 35mm in Cinémascope format. Produced by NADA & VIVEMENT LUNDI (France) Broadcast on Canal + (world) Worldwide Distribution : MK2 and Unifrance. Film International - Short-films Festivals selection : Brest (France), Douarnenez(France), Lille(France), Paris(France), Nevers(France), Clermont Ferrand (France), Montréal (Canada).

Documentary Films


2008Lámh Cuidigh 26 minutes Produced by Lugh Films and TG4 in Post-production
2007Iobairti 26 minutes Produced by Lugh Films and TG4 Broadcasted on TG4 in January 2008 Selected to International Films Festival of Groix 2008
2006/2005'Fear na nOileán' 52 minutesProduced by LUGH FILMS, TG4 and BCI Broadcasted on TG4 Won the Golden Torc, Spirit of the Cletic Media Festival 2007 Selected to Galway Films Fleadh 2007
2007'Tim Severin, a myth chaser's 52 minutesProduced by LUGH FILMS (Ireland), Idee Originale (France), Sebra Films (Sweden). In preproduction stage
2005/2004/2003/2002 'Tory Island, after the prophecy' 57 minutesProduced by VIVEMENT LUNDI (France) & VINEGAR HILL PRODUCTIONS (Ireland) Broadcast on TV BREIZ/RTBF Competition International Films of Groix 2006 Festival 7eme Art et Science
2002 'Cluny, la Jérusalem céleste'. 52 minutesProduced by AMC-FILMS. Broadcast on FRANCE 3 (France) HISTORY CHANNEL(France) Valenciennes Documentary Film Festival 2007
2001 'Bibracte' 52 minutesProduced by AMC-FILMS. Broadcast on FRANCE 3 (France) HISTORY CHANNEL (France)
2000 'Histoires de théâtre' 2x13 minutes Produced by MK2. Broadcast on La CINQUIEME (France) Chanel Satellite Switzerland
2000'Histoires d'Ecrivains' 6x13 minutes. Produced by MK2. Broadcast on La CINQUIEME (France). Chanel Satellite Switzerland
1999/2000'Trois films, trois couleurs' 52 minutes Produced by NADA. Broadcast on La CINQUIEME (France)
1998/1999 'Histoires de Profs' 10x13 minutesProduced by MK2 Broadcast on La CINQUIEME (France), Chanel Satellite Switzerland
1998/1999'L'Abécédaire du Polar' 10x13 minutesProduced by MK2Broadcast on La CINQUIEME (France), Chanel Satellite Switzerland
1997/1998'L'Atelier du temps' 26 minutesProduced by VIVEMENT LUNDI (France)


First Assistant Director for the following Directors (between 1993 and 1997) :
Paule Zajdermann, Jacques Malaterre, Eric Sandrin, Philippe Baillon, Denis Chegaray, Romain Goupil, Dominique Gros, Philippe Grandrieux, Alain Lasfargues, Eric Vernier, Hugues Darmois, Heinz Cadera, Jean Pierre Daudet.

Worked as Production Assistant and Production Manager for the following companies :
Expand Group (Paris), Midi-Minuit(Paris), Anabase Production(Paris), Son et Lumiere(Paris), Rigaud Productions(Paris).

Excerpt from  Bidse an tSaoghail / La Chienne du Monde (The World Bitch) Irish with French subtitles (6 MB) Click to view

Excerpt from Bidse an tSaoghail / Frontiers (Scottish gaelic with French subtitles) (6 MB) Click to view