Finola Dwyer ONZM (born 10 July 1963) is a UK-based New Zealand film producer and editor, best known for her films An Education and Brooklyn, produced with frequent collaborator Amanda Posey.
Finola Dwyer | |
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.jpg) Dwyer in 2017 | |
| Born | 10 July 1963 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film editor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Career
editIn 2015, Dwyer produced an historical drama film Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by John Crowley based on the screenplay by Nick Hornby. She received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Amanda Posey.[1][2]
In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Dwyer was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the film industry.[3]
Filmography
edit- 1984: Trial Run (editor)
- 1986: Bridge to Nowhere (editor)
- 1986: Queen City Rocker (associate producer)
- 1987: Raglan by the Sea (TV Movie documentary, producer)
- 1987: Starlight Hotel (producer)
- 1988: A Soldier's Tale (line producer)
- 1994: Backbeat (producer)
- 1996: Hollow Reed (co-executive producer)
- 1997: Welcome to Woop Woop (producer)
- 1999: The Lost Son (producer)
- 2001: Me Without You (producer)
- 2003: One Love (executive producer)
- 2004: The Open Doors (Short, executive producer)
- 2004: The Hamburg Cell (TV Movie, producer)
- 2005: Stoned (producer)
- 2006: Opal Dream (executive producer)
- 2006: Alien Autopsy (producer)
- 2006: Severance (producer)
- 2006: Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV Movie, producer)
- 2008: My Talks with Dean Spanley (executive producer)
- 2009: An Education (producer)
- 2012: Quartet (producer)
- 2012: Undefeated (Short, executive producer)
- 2014: A Long Way Down (producer)
- 2015: Brooklyn (producer)
- 2015: What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy (Documentary, producer)
- 2017: Our Souls at Night (producer)
References
edit- ^ "Kiwi's Brooklyn in Oscar race". Stuff. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Shot-in-Canada films flood Oscar's best picture race". NEWS 1130. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Queen's 90th birthday honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
edit- Finola Dwyer at IMDb
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