Fiona Finlay (producer)

Fiona Finlay (born 1956 in London) is an English TV /film producer and writer. She received a BAFTA[1] (1995) for her TV production of Jane Austen’s Persuasion and the Documentaries Special Prize at the Prix Italia 1994 and the 1st Mental Health in the Media Award for Black Daisies for the Bride,[2] a television film written by international poet Tony Harrison about Alzheimer's Disease.[3]

Fiona Finlay
Fiona Finlay
Born1956
London, England
OccupationProducer, Writer
NationalityBritish

Education and career

Finlay graduated with a degree in English literature from the University of Leicester and gained a postgraduate diploma in theatre studies from the University of Cardiff. She was awarded a Distinction in the Certificate of Higher Education in Arts Management from Birkbeck College, University of London. She started her career in theatre as assistant director at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester after a postgraduate diploma at the Sherman Theatre, University of Cardiff, and took part in the Independent Regional Theatre Director’s Scheme[4] at the Gateway Theatre, Chester. Following work as assistant to the heads of New Writing and Classical Repertoire at the National Theatre she joined the BBC as a script editor and later moved to being a producer. In 2013 after a period of time working in the charity sector, film and television consultancy work and writing detective novels, Finlay launched the company Doorway Films to focus on drama, comedy and films.

Works

Productions include:

Work for disability access

Finlay has been a longstanding advocate for disability access and widening participation and has worked long-term with adults with learning disabilities. She was a Trustee of the Poetry School (2010-2012) advising on disability and has worked with Martin Pollecoff on developing the Long Boat Home,[8] an organisation for ex servicemen and women seeking therapy. There is a strand of Doorway Films in which in conjunction with her co director Dr Jane Simmonds, Finlay is developing medical films to help patients manage their conditions.

References
  1. http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/television/single-drama BAFTA award listing for Persuasion
  2. http://www.faber.co.uk/9780571234097-collected-film-poetry.html Harrison Collected Film Poetry published by Faber & Faber
  3. http://www.highroydshospital.com/galleries/black-daisies-for-the-bride/ Black Daisies for the Bride listing
  4. http://www.rtyds.co.uk/past-participants.php Independent Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme participant list
  5. BFI BFI Screenonline listing for Happy Christmas I Love You
  6. http://www.worldcat.org/title/single-voices/oclc/24666772 Single Voices World Cat listing
  7. http://www.worldcat.org/title/off-limits-a-life-of-ecstasy/oclc/48850406 World Cat listing for A life of Ecstasy
  8. http://thelongboathome.co.uk/ The Long Boat Home
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