Joel Conroy

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Joel Conroy
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Joel Conroy is an Irish filmmaker.

Film career

Joel previously worked with MTV in America and Australia. He made his first surfing documentary Eye of the Storm , which was first screened on RTÉ television in 2002 [1] and in 2009 he wrote and directed his first featured documentary, Waveriders . He began planning the film in 2005 when he read about George Freeth in a newspaper. He researched Freeth's background, tracking down his friends and relatives. The film was in development for 3 years; filming was over 2 years. It was shot on 35 mm film to give it a vintage feel. [2]

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Awards

Waveriders won the 2008 Audience Choice Award from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, [3] the 2009 Irish Film and Television Awards inaugural George Morrison Feature Documentary Award [4] and the Best Documentary Award at the 2009 SURFER Poll & Video Awards. [5]

Margo Harkin (Producer) and Joel Conroy (Director) were awarded Outstanding Achievement in film making for Waveriders at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival. [6]

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References

  1. Browne, Declan (27 March 2003). "Bundoran in the 'Eye of the storm". Donegal Democrat . Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010 via www.surfersvillage.com.
  2. "Riding green giants: Waveriders, the Irish surf film". Irish Independent . Dublin. 7 July 2009. ISSN   0021-1222. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  3. "Waveriders wins Audience Award at Dublin Film Festival". www.surfersvillage.com. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners Announced | the Irish Film & Television Network".
  5. "'Waveriders' wins at the prestigeous[sic] Surfer Poll Awards". www.surfersvillage.com. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Newport_Beach_Film_Festival/2009 [ dead link ][ user-generated source ]