Shackleton studios: work on two major movies to start this winter Published duration 15 September 2015

image caption Jo Gilbert says the films will have a major knock-on-effect for the area

The founder of a film studio company based in Ballykelly has said that work on two major movies will start before Christmas.

One of the movies has a budget of £65m and and will employ up to 1000 people on site.

Shackleton studios are based at the former Shackleton army base in Ballykelly.

Jo Gilbert from the company has said that the films have the potential to create jobs across the North West.

'Stars'

"One of the films is British and the other is American.

"There is massive potential to develop employment and goods and services.

"You will have the big stars in Derry as well in the bars and hotels.

"Even the film that we have in at the moment, 60% of it's employed base is local."

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