FinolaDwyer
- Producer
- Editor
Finola Dwyer, ONZM, began as an editor. After cutting Country Calendar and movie Trial Run, she was encouraged by Larry Parr to become a producer. Three films and a number of TV programmes later, Dwyer began her producing career anew in London in the early 90s. Her work in England stretches from acclaimed Beatles feature Backbeat to Oscar-nominated dramas An Education and Brooklyn.
Screenography
Biography
Although she has been based overseas for over two decades, Finola Dwyer believes that being a New Zealander has been key to her success as a producer. "We tend to cut to the chase, push on and just get on with things," she told The NZ Herald after her film Brooklyn was nominated for an Academy Award."That's always been my approach." In 2016 Dwyer was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for her services to the film industry.
Awards
2017 Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden)
Audience Award for Best Feature: Their Finest
2016 Officer of the Order of New Zealand Merit
For Services to the Film Industry
“I always say I fell into producing but I loved it, even though it was a baptism by fire. ”