Noah Media Group boards documentary ‘I Am Irvine Welsh’

UK-based Noah Media Group has boarded worldwide sales rights on I Am Irvine Welsh, a feature documentary about the Scottish author and screenwriter, ahead of this year’s Mipcom (October 17-20).  

Directed by Paul Sng, I Am Irvine Welsh is produced by Natasha Dack, and began production earlier this year.

Sarah Drummond is executive producer for LS Films.

I Am Irvine Welsh spends a year in the company of Welsh, as he publishes a new novel, launches a record label, works on two television series and adapts his most famous work Trainspotting into a West End musical.

It is a first foray outside of the sporting world for Noah, which has previously produced titles including Arsene Wenger: Invincible, Finding Jack Charlton and The Edge, about the England Test cricket team of 2010.

The company’s slate includes a documentary about UK boxing champion Ricky Hatton, currently in production; and a feature about the friendship and rivalry between Formula 1 drivers Didier Pironi and Gilles Villeneuve.

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