Mandy's Surgery Session: Rebecca O'Brien
9th Jun 2020

Sorry we are no longer accepting applications for this event.

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To support our members during these unprecedented times, we are providing our talented community with useful professional resources. Together, we can make the most of this challenging time!

We have launched Mandy’s Surgery sessions as an opportunity for our community to gain valuable insights and advice from leading figures in the industry. During these sessions, Mandy members will be able to ask career-focused questions, as well as gaining advice on their CV, projects and more.

We are delighted to announce that Rebecca O'Brien will be doing a series of one-on-one sessions with several Mandy members on Tuesday 9th June and Wednesday 10th June!

Leila

Rebecca O’Brien is a BAFTA-winning producer and has been an independent film producer for over thirty years. She has produced seventeen feature films directed by Ken Loach, including Land and Freedom, Sweet Sixteen, Looking for Eric and The Angels’ Share. Both The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016) won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Her other producing credits include Bean, directed by Mel Smith, Princesa directed by Henrique Goldman, City of Tiny Lights directed by Pete Travis and Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach.

O’Brien is currently on the boards of British Screen Forum, The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh and the European Film Academy where she is deputy Chair. She runs the production company Sixteen Films with Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty.


When: Tuesday 9th June and Wednesday 10th June. Members will have a 20 minute slot.

Where: Zoom. The invite will be emailed to members that are successful.


Mandy Surgery sessions are run exclusively for Premium Members and applicants will be entered into a raffle to be selected. To be in with the chance of having a one-on-one session with Rebecca O'Brien, all you have to do is answer the question below! Hurry, we will be closing the draw on Sunday 7th June at 15:00 BST. All lucky winners will be contacted by Monday 8th June.

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