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Rebecca O'Brien (born 25 October 1957) is a BAFTA-winning film producer, known especially for her work with Ken Loach. O'Brien was born in London, England. [1] She grew up in Peebles. [2] Together with Loach and scriptwriter Paul Laverty, she runs the production company Sixteen Films, formed in 2002.
Jun 1, 2016 · Variety spoke to Loach’s long-time producer Rebecca O’Brien at Sixteen Films about the director’s work, their filmmaking partnership spanning almost 30 years, and the impact that winning the...
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Rebecca O'Brien has been an independent film producer for thirty five years. Prior to becoming a producer she worked her way up through the industry in various production roles including location manager on MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985) and production manager on some early Channel 4 films.
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- Rebecca O'Brien
- London, England, UK
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I wear a few hats for the paper’s politics team: I write features about Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, I cover Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other independent candidates, and I help out on our campaign finance reporting.
Before joining the politics desk in 2023, I covered courts and criminal justice around New York City. I came to The Times in 2021 after seven years at The Wall Street Journal, where I primarily wrote about law enforcement. I was part of a team there that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for coverage of payoffs to women who said they had affairs with Do...
I share the values of independence and follow the guidelines outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism Handbook, which details the standards of integrity that guide all Times journalists. I don’t participate in politics, nor do I make political donations. I aim to be straightforward, thorough, and unsentimental in my reporting and my writing, an a...
Aug 30, 2024 · Rebecca O’Brien. Revered UK producer O’Brien is a long-time collaborator of director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty. The trio’s achievements include two Palme d’Or-winning dramas, The...
Nov 25, 2016 · Rebecca O’Brien, who has worked with Ken Loach for last 25 years, warned that Brexit is likely to exacerbate the problem.
Jan 31, 2017 · Celebrated producer Rebecca O'Brien (I DANIEL, BLAKE, THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY) discusses her long career in film at The Insider Interviews LIVE.
