Rebecca O'Brien

Rebecca O'Brien "is an independent film producer with over 20 years of experience.

"O'Brien has produced nine feature films directed by Ken Loach including Sweet Sixteen, My Name is Joe, Land and Freedom and The Wind that Shakes the Barley, winner of the 2006 Palme d'Or at Cannes. Rebecca also produced the Working Title production Bean. She has worked on a number of documentary projects including Ian Knox's forthcoming Pat Martino Unstrung and Ken Loach's documentary The Flickering Flame.

"She produced Princesa with Brazilian director, Henrique Goldman and is Executive Producer on his new film about Jean Charles de Menezes which will be made in 2008. Prior to being a producer O'Brien worked as a production manager and as a location manager. She and Ken Loach run a production company called Sixteen Films."


 * Director, UK Film Council