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16 December 2008

Seachd - The Inaccessible Pinnacle

Highly acclaimed Gaelic feature film Seachd - The Inaccessible Pinnacle will have its television premiere on BBC ALBA at 21:30 on Christmas Day. 

The film was shot on the Isle of Skye in 2006 and features stand-out performances from Pàdruig Moireasdan and Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul, who received a BAFTA nomination for his role.  Seachd also received Best Film and Best Screenplay BAFTA nominations and has screened in over twenty countries worldwide, including a number of prestigious film festivals in Rome, Edinburgh, Vancouver and Seattle.

Financed by MG ALBA, Scottish Screen, BBC Scotland and Glasgow Film Office, Seachd was produced for Young Films by Christopher Young.

Christopher Young said: “I’m thrilled that Seachd will be broadcast on BBC ALBA on Christmas Day.  The channel has recognised the importance of the film in giving it such a prime slot.  For those who have seen the film, the story begins on Christmas Eve – it really is the perfect slot for what is a rich, family film.”

Seachd - The Inaccessible Pinnacle was written by Jo Cockwell, Iain Finlay MacLeòid, Ishbel MacDonald, Simon Miller and Aonghas MacNeacail, directed by Simon Miller, and produced by Christopher Young.

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For More information contact Lorna Inglis at Media House on 0141 220 6040 / lorna@mediahouse.co.uk or visit http://www.seachd.com where you can download the full Seachd - The Inaccessible Pinnacle press kit.

Notes to Editors:

BBC ALBA is available on Sky channel 168 and on Freesat channel 110. (For further information see www.bbcalba.co.uk)

BBC ALBA is expected to become available on cable in due course. Subject to review by the BBC Trust, BBC ALBA will become available on Freeview after digital switchover in 2010.

For more information on accessing BBC ALBA visit our website: www.mgalba.com.

MG ALBA and the BBC have established a partnership to deliver digital television, radio and online services in Gaelic. The BBC ALBA service broadcasts under a BBC licence. To find out more about how the partnership works visit www.mgalba.com.

MG ALBA is the operating name of Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig (Gaelic Media Service), which is funded by the Scottish Government and regulated by Ofcom. MG ALBA stands for Meadhanan Gàidhlig Alba, or Gaelic Media Scotland.