Julie Ryan

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Julie Ryan (born February 6, 1984) is an Irish film and TV producer from Cork, Ireland, known for her work on The Young Offenders (2016), [1] I Never Cry (2020), [2] and Finding You (2020). [3]

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Career

Production company

Ryan is the managing director of MK1Studios Productions, [4] [5] which she founded to promote diversity, inclusion and innovation through storytelling. [6] MK1 is Dublin, Ireland based, [7] with bases in Cork, Ireland and Los Angeles, California. [6]

Early career

Ryan began her career in the media industry in the Irish TV company TV3, where she trained in the sports department as a reporter. She also spend a period moonlighting as an autocue operator, continuity announcer, news librarian, and even spent a stint as a sports anchor in Dublin radio station 98FM. [8] Ryan then began her film career as a freelance producer of non-scripted television, working in the US in this area for 10 years. [5] In 2012, Ryan stepped up to the role of producer on The Fear, [9] an Irish hidden camera TV show in which members of the Irish public are pranked in various locations around the country. [1]

Ryan made a name for herself in 2016, when her feature film The Young Offenders [10] [11] was a breakout success both nationally and internationally, [12] [13] after winning Best Irish Feature Film at the 2016 Galway Film Fleadh, [14] alongside A Date for Mad Mary . [15]

Present day

Following her success with The Young Offenders, Ryan went on to produce several critically-acclaimed international co-productions, including Irish-Polish co-production I Never Cry (2020), [2] [16] which won the Grand Prix and Cineuropa Award at Mons International Film Festival in 2021; [17] indie feature A Bend in the River (2020) [7] [18] [19] Intruder (2020) [20] for Channel 5, [21] and The Holiday (TV Series - 2021). [22]

Filmography

Ryan's film and TV credits include:

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  3. ↑ "3rd year Film & TV students receive masterclass from Film & TV Producer". DkIT - Dundalk Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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  6. 1 2 "About". February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Irish drama A Bend in the River in post-production". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Behind the Scenes with... Irish film producer Julie Ryan". independent. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  9. ↑ "New Hidden Camera Show 'The Fear' To Air On RTÉ Two | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  10. ↑ "The Young Offenders | The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  11. ↑ "'I've had women who are my senior completely kick the ladder out from under my feet' - Irish producer Hilary Johnson". independent. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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  13. ↑ "The Young Offenders" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
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  15. ↑ "A Date for Mad Mary and The Young Offenders share best Irish film at the Fleadh | Screenwriter". www.irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  16. ↑ "#IFTNfestival: Polish/Irish Co-Production 'I Never Cry' Selected for Prestigious 'Goes to Cannes' Film Market | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  17. ↑ "Irish-Polish drama I Never Cry releases in Irish/UK cinemas today; Winner of Grand Prix & Cineuropa Award at Mons International Film Festival | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  18. ↑ Ritman, Alex (2020-12-16). "Indie Rights Takes Irish Drama 'A Bend in the River' Globally (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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  21. ↑ "My5". www.channel5.com. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  22. ↑ "Julie Ryan | Producer". The Talent Manager. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  23. ↑ Ryan, Julie; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif ); Films, Distinction; Productions, MK1; Entertainment, Nook Lane; Studios, Red Sky; Attractions (Firm), Roadside; Baugh, Brian; Bergin, Patrick. "Finding you - Lawrence Public Library". link.lplks.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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