Brendan Foley is a feature film writer and director, as well as a producer and best-selling author. He brings his media and film experience together in his screenplays, with films released by Sony, Lionsgate, First Look, NBC and Image Entertainment.. His scripts have received international recognition, ranging from the Final Draft awards to the Academy’s Nichol Fellowship, the Hollywood Symposium and the Australian International Awards.

His produced work includes action feature Johnny Was (Sony/First Look), thriller The Riddle (Image Entertainment/Mail on Sunday), and chiller Legend of the Bog (Lionsgate) as well as best-selling WWII book  Under the Wire (Transworld/Random House), and a children’s environmental animated TV series Shelldon (NBC).

Prior to working in film and books, Brendan was an award-winning international journalist covering business, the environment and conflict world-wide. He then ran his own mar-coms consultancy which gained Europe’s top award in its field, The PR Week Award, three times for clients including Texaco and Coca-Cola.

Brendan is an honorary Life Member of the National Union of Journalists, A Fellow of the British Association of Communicators in Business, and a full member of the Writers Guild GB. His film work is particularly influenced by the mix of gritty reality and the fantastical that is the hallmark of work by the Coen Brothers, Preston Sturges and Frank Darabont.

He is represented by Robert Kirby of United Agents. Industry professionals with work enquiries are welcome to contact Brendan here.

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