Jo Gilbert
| Jo Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joanne Lesley Gilbert 7 June 1955 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | Film producer and casting director |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Sinden (1977-1997) (divorced) |
Jo Gilbert is a film producer and casting director based in Holywood, near Belfast, Northern Ireland and runs Real Holywood Productions.
Jo Gilbert is currently in pre-production with the movie The Ribbon with Ed Burns and starring Julia Stiles and is currently producing the 40-part documentary series Great West End Theatres for Great Productions. In their review of the series, the British Theatre Guide said "This film is as close as one can get to standing on the stage taking an ovation. This series is beautifully filmed and gets the balance exactly right between classy camera work, history, reminiscence and gossip."
She produced the film Closing the Ring, the last film directed by Richard Attenborough, which was shot in and around Belfast and released in 2007.
Her previous film credits as Associate Producer are Puckoon (2002), directed by Terence Ryan; Darkness Falls (1999) directed by Gerry Lively; The Brylcreem Boys (1998) directed and produced by Terence Ryan and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993).
She was also instrumental in originally creating the Paint Hall Film Studios in Belfast, now known as the Titanic Studios, in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast.
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