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Joel Conroy

Joel Conroy

Irish film director and screenwriter

Joel Conroy is an Irish filmmaker.

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Film career

Joel previously worked with MTV in America and Australia. He made his first surfing documentary Eye of the Storm, which was first screened on RTÉ television in 2002 [1] and in 2009 he wrote and directed his first featured documentary, Waveriders. He began planning the film in 2005 when he read about George Freeth in a newspaper. He researched Freeth's background, tracking down his friends and relatives. The film was in development for 3 years; filming was over 2 years. It was shot on 35 mm film to give it a vintage feel. [2]

Awards

Waveriders won the 2008 Audience Choice Award from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival,[3] the 2009 Irish Film and Television Awards inaugural George Morrison Feature Documentary Award[4] and the Best Documentary Award at the 2009 SURFER Poll & Video Awards.[5]

Margo Harkin (Producer) and Joel Conroy (Director) were awarded Outstanding Achievement in film making for Waveriders at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Browne, Declan (27 March 2003). "Bundoran in the 'Eye of the storm". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010 – via www.surfersvillage.com.
  2. [2]
    "Riding green giants: Waveriders, the Irish surf film". Irish Independent. Dublin. 7 July 2009. ISSN 0021-1222. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Waveriders wins Audience Award at Dublin Film Festival". www.surfersvillage.com. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners Announced | the Irish Film & Television Network".
  5. [5]
    "'Waveriders' wins at the prestigeous [sic] Surfer Poll Awards". www.surfersvillage.com. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. [6]
    https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Newport_Beach_Film_Festival/2009 [dead link] [user-generated source]
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