Film-maker Ken Loach will deliver the closing interview at this year'sCeltic Film and Television Festival, to be held in Falmouth, Cornwall.

The 27th Celtic festival will run from March 29-31, with Loach's talk ending the event on March 31.

Other speakers during the event are Hugo Swire,Shadow Secretaryof State for Culture, Media and Sport, East is Eastdirector Damien O'Donnell, Endemol's Phil EdgarJones, and Pact vice-chairman Anthony Lilley.

The festival is devoted to thecultures and languages of the Celtic countries and regions. For the full line-up, see www.celticfilm.co.uk.