Film Fest Gent 2026 | Producers Talk with Rebecca O'Brien
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About this film
Rebecca O’Brien has been working as an independent producer for thirty-five years. Prior to that, she gained experience in the industry in a variety of roles: she was location manager on 'My Beautiful Laundrette' (Stephen Frears, 1985) and production manager on several early Channel 4 films.
As a producer, she has worked alongside Ken Loach to build one of the most consistent bodies of work in European cinema: 'Land and Freedom', 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley', 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'The Old Oak'. Two of these — 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' (2006) and 'I, Daniel Blake' (2016) — won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. In an interview, she discusses what it takes to get socially engaged stories made and seen, and why those stories matter in dark times.
The moderator for this talk is Hans Everaert, a Belgian film producer and founder of the production company Menuetto. He produced, amongst others, 'La Civil' ( FFG2021), 'The Eight Mountains' (2022), 'Girl' (FFG2018) and 'Heysel 85' (2026).
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Production: Jolan Paredis Director: Joost Rombouts PTZ Operator: Sander Thiel Shading: Marcel Lainé Camera Operator: Jana Verpaelst Sound Engineer: Lore Spoelders Light Director: Angelo Merino Media Manager: Leonie Jacobsen Editing: Leonie Jacobsen
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