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Jeanie is a British artist and filmmaker who creates intimate, funny and personal work for the cinema and broadcast, including Emmy nominated Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, BIFA nominated Seahorse and The Great Hip Hop Hoax; BIFA winning ORION and SOUND IT OUT, and Sheffield DocFest winner Your Fat Friend. She is currently making her tenth feature.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

A year indelibly marked both by deep loss and professional exhilaration, director Jeanie Finlay reflects on the cinematic triumphs of 2023 in her best of list.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2022

From bangers and pop culture celebrations to stories that mine memories and relationships for meaning Jeanie Finlay runs through her top ten films of 2022.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2020

Jeanie Finlay returns to DN to share her experiences of this unprecedented year, along with the 2020 features which left an indelible mark on her memory.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2019

"My top ten includes films that have lingered and stayed with me." Jeanie Finlay reflects on her year of cinema as a director and audience member.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2016

Director Jeanie Finlay runs through the top ten films which left a lasting impression on her in the tumultuous year that was 2016.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2015

You might think that Jeanie Finlay would have been too busy in 2015 with the release of her music doc ‘Orion’ and its BIFA win to have watched anyone

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2014

Director Jeanie Finlay takes a break from a hectic year of filmmaking and even abides by the DN house rules for her 2014 top ten list.

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ORION Unmasked: Further Adventures in Crowdfunding with Jeanie Finlay

Jeanie Finlay's latest feature, ORION: The Man Who Would Be King, has been waiting in the wings for several years but is now ready to take centre stage as

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

What a year for viewing. It feels odd to be picking a top ten list exclusively from films as 2013 for me was the year of astounding television – both

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Jeanie Finlay 2012 Top Ten

2012 has been a strange year in film for me as I’ve seen fewer films than I have in previous years. It’s been more circumstance than choice –

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Jeanie Finlay 2011 Top Ten

2011 has been a funny old year. At the beginning I had just finished my documentary film Sound It Out and was getting ready to release it on DVD in the

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Jeanie Finlay 2010 Top Ten

Director Jeanie Finlay takes a break from her own filmmaking exploits to give us a rundown of her Top Ten films of 2010.

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