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]
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]
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]
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]
Ryan's film and TV credits include:
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Ryan's film and TV credits include:
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