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Amanda Rachel Posey (born June 1965) is a British film producer, best known for her films ''
An Education ''An Education'' is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright school ...
'' (2009) and ''
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'' (2015), produced with frequent collaborator
Finola Dwyer Finola Dwyer (born 10 July 1963) is a UK-based New Zealand film producer and editor, best known for her films ''An Education'' and ''Brooklyn'', produced with frequent collaborator Amanda Posey. Career In 2015, Dwyer produced an historical dra ...
. She is married to novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby, with whom she has two sons.


Career

In 2015, Posey produced an historical drama film ''
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'', starring
Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...
, directed by John Crowley based on the screenplay by Nick Hornby. She received an
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nomination for the film for
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at the
88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. Dur ...
along with
Finola Dwyer Finola Dwyer (born 10 July 1963) is a UK-based New Zealand film producer and editor, best known for her films ''An Education'' and ''Brooklyn'', produced with frequent collaborator Amanda Posey. Career In 2015, Dwyer produced an historical dra ...
.


Selected filmography

* 1997: ''
Fever Pitch ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: '' Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", bu ...
'' (producer) * 2004: ''
The Open Doors ''The Open Doors'' is a short British film based on a short story "The Open Window" by Saki (H. H. Munro). Plot Framton Nuttel (Sheen) enters the house of Mrs Sappleton (Lunghi). He is a young man from London suffering from nervous exhaustion, a ...
'' (Short, executive producer) * 2005: ''
Fever Pitch ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: '' Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", bu ...
'' (producer) * 2009: ''
An Education ''An Education'' is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright school ...
'' (producer) * 2012: '' Quartet'' (associate producer) * 2014: '' A Long Way Down'' (producer) * 2015: ''
Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
'' (producer) * 2016: ''
Their Finest ''Their Finest'' is a 2016 British war comedy-drama film, directed by Lone Scherfig, written by Gaby Chiappe, and based on the 2009 novel ''Their Finest Hour and a Half'' by Lissa Evans. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, ...
'' (producer)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Posey, Amanda Living people British film producers British women film producers Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 1965 births