Emer Reynolds

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Emer Reynoldsová
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Film editor and director
Years active1992-

Emer Reynolds is an Irish film editor and director, based in Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Reynolds' editing career began in 1992 with the independent film The Visit. She subsequently edited features including The Most Fertile Man in Ireland and The Actors. [4] Reynolds was awarded with five IFTA Film & Drama Awards for Best Editing across several films. These awards were received in the years 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014, and 2015. [5]

Reynolds' directorial debut in documentary film directing was Here Was Cuba, co-directed with John Murray. This collaboration marked their third project together, following Broken Tail and Crossing the Line. In 2007, she directed the six-part drama series Trouble in Paradise for RTE. [4]

In 2017, Reynolds directed and wrote the feature documentary The Farthest , which received the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the 19th Irish Film & Television Awards. [6]

In 2020, she directed Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away, a documentary film about the life of singer-songwriter Phil Lynott. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Xan; Ide, Wendy; Lodge, Guy (2022-07-10). "Four directors on how they are breathing new life into road movies". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ↑ McCarthy2022-06-08T11:38:00+01:00, Esther. "Emer Reynolds' 'Joyride' starring Olivia Colman to open Galway Film Fleadh 2022 (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Murphy, Niall (2017-10-06). "#Festival: Kerry Film Festival presents 2017 Maureen O'Hara Award to director Emer Reynolds" . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. 1 2 "IFTA Academy | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". ifta.ie. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Emer Reynolds - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland". sdgi.ie. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ↑ granitewordpress (2018-02-16). "IFTA Awards 2018". The Round Room Dublin - Conference & Events Venue. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. ↑ O'Connor, Rachael. "Phil Lynott: New documentary on 'extraordinary' life of Thin Lizzy frontman to air on Irish TV tonight". The Irish Post. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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