Movie power brokers descend on Galway A-list festivals on the hunt for Irish talent

Many of the biggest and best-known financiers and festival scouts in the world converged on Galway for the Film Fleadh, which finishes today.

''A ton of acquisition, finance, sale and distribution people attended, said one industry executive. ''Basically, everyone's here.

In all, more than 60 international companies attended marketplace events. Those included the Euro 1 billion powerhouse Entertainment One group, which is a listed film and TV distributor.

Several A-list film festivals were ...