Finola Dwyer

Finola Dwyer ONZM
Dwyer in 2017
Born	(1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 60)
Nationality	New Zealander
Occupation(s)	Film producer, film editor
Years active	1984–present

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.

Career

In 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

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

^ "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.