Michael Downey is an Irish-British

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. He is the co-founder and CEO of

Film and Music Entertainment Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME, FAME) is a British film production company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in 2000, then headquartered in London, and has since produced many films, includi ...

and the Chairman of the

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Early years

Downey was born in Devon, the son of Brigid Downey (née Flood) and Thomas Downey, who were economic migrants from Kildare, Ireland. The family moved to Taunton, Somerset, where he attended the St Georges Roman Catholic School and Huish's Grammar School aka

Richard Huish College Richard Huish College is a further education and sixth-form college in Taunton, Somerset, England. Located on a single site in South Road, about a mile from the centre of Taunton, it offers A-level courses, apprenticeships and vocational courses ...

Education and career

After gaining a BA in French with Theatre Studies at the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...

, Downey went on to continue post-graduate studies at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle (as a Boursier du Gouvernement Francais/French Government Scholar), and Paris X Nanterre. While working towards his MA and then

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, he taught at the

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and at the theatre school at the Théâtre des Amandiers, under Patrice Chereau. The eighties saw Downey working as a theatre director France, Germany, the former Yugoslavia and the U.K. in theatres as varied an eclectic as The Gate (London), Bac To Bac Theatre (Exeter),

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(Belgrade), Studiotheater and Theater Rechts der Isar (Munich) and the UK's National Student Theatre Company. In 1986 and 1987, Downey curated a number of film programmes at the National Film Theatre. Among the most significant were the three major seasons he programmed of Yugoslav Cinema. In 1986 he also published his first book, The Self Managing Screen was written by Downey to coincide with a major retrospective of television fiction at the British Film Institute he curated at the National Film Theatre on the subject of television fiction during the time of the Socialist Federal Republic of Jugoslavija. It was in 1990 that Downey co-founded Moving Pictures International magazine in London and it rapidly became one of the key international trade papers serving the global film industry, alongside Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Screen International. A decade later in 2000 Downey joined forces with fellow producer Sam Taylor, to create the UK-based independent production house

(F&ME) as part of a public offering on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt. F&ME is based in

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, Ireland. His work as a film maker has seen projects developed with novelists

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, the late

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, and

Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his non-fiction novel '' Schindler's Ark'', the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, ...

(Schindler's List); IDA writer Rebecca Lenckiewicz, VICE Group founder and CEO Shane Smith, as well as directors like Volker Schloendorff,

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, and

Julien Temple Julien Temple (born 26 November 1953) is a British film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including '' The Great Rock 'n' Rol ...

; and writers of the ilk of Lee Hall,

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, and

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. In his relatively short career as a film producer he has worked with a wide range of directors including

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Pawel Pawlikowski Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pa ...

Andrzej Jakimowski Andrzej Jakimowski (born 17 August 1963) is a Polish film director, writer and producer, best known for directing the films '' Squint Your Eyes ( pl, Zmruż oczy)'' and '' Tricks ( pl, Sztuczki)''. He is an alumnus of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film ...

, Rajko Grlic, Srdjan Karanovic,

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writ ...

, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, and Stephen Daldry, as well as a multitude of other helmers the length and breadth of Europe, South America, Africa and India. In 2002 he wrote and edited ''The Film Finance Handbook'', published by

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, which acts as a guide for anyone planning to set out as a producer of films. In 2004 Downey joined the

Board and was elected deputy chairman in 2014, and was also elected as EFA chairman in 2020. He has served two terms as a BAFTA Council member and in 2008 he was a member of the BAFTA Film Committee. Downey rejoined the BAFTA Council in 2020. Downey is founder and President of the

Motovun Film Festival The Motovun Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 1999 and held in the small town of Motovun, Croatia. It usually takes place over five or six days in late July or early August. Overview Motovun Film Festival is entirely dedic ...

in Croatia, artistic advisor to the

Zagreb Film Festival Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) is an annual film festival held since 2003 in Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvedn ...

, artistic director to the Antalya Film Festival and former artistic board member of the

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. He has been a trustee of the White Ribbon Alliance since 2010, and was on the International board of trustees of The

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, a South African

theatre company Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

. A member of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) since 2017, Downey was as a former APSA Cultural Diversity Award winner a jury member at the 2019 APSA's. Serving on over 20 international juries at film festivals worldwide including the

Sarajevo Film Festival The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings internati ...

, Festival do Rio de Janeiro, Cottbus International Film Festival,

Warsaw International Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival ( pl, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. The festival ha ...

Istanbul Film Festival The Istanbul Film Festival ( tr, İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, ...

, Montreal World Film Festival,

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) ( Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, taking pl ...

, Transylvania International Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) and

. Downey is also an Alumnus of

The Sundance Institute Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers fr ...

, and quondam Thomas Ewing Professor of Film at

Ohio University Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subse ...

Recognition

In 2009, Downey's work as a producer was honored with a retrospective at the Croatia's largest cultural event, the

. In 2014 he received Producer of the Decade Award from the

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...

, presented by Stephen Daldry. In 2015, Prague's

Febiofest Prague International Film Festival - Febiofest is one of the largest film festivals in the Czech Republic and the second most prestigious festival in the country (after Karlovy Vary). The festival presents a wide spectrum of contemporary and retr ...

also celebrated Downey's career as a producer with a retrospective tribute. In September 2020 it was announced that Downey would be the Honorary President of the 2020/2021 jury for the revamped LUX Prize, renamed LUX – the European Audience Film Award by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy (also known as LUX European Audience Film Award). It was also in September 2020 that Downey launched the International Coalition for Film Makers at Risk (ICFR) at the Venice Film festival. The ICFR aims to activate the film community's collective response to filmmakers who face political persecution for their work. Downey is a founder and board member, and the

, the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...

, and IDFA are the founding partners of the ICFR, with activities that include advocacy, support, monitoring, and observation. Downey was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(OBE) in the

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for services to British cinema.

Selected filmography

*'' Charuga'' (1991, directed by Rajko Grlic) (associate producer) *'' Before the Rain'' (1994, directed by Milcho Manchevski) (thanks) *''Pony Trek'' (1995, directed by Titta Karakorpi) (William) *''13th Rider'' (TV Series, 1997– ) (William) *''Cannes: The Agony and the Ecstasy'' (1998, directed by Stephanie R.M. Smith) (self) *'' Dubrovnik Twilight'' (1999, directed by Željko Senečić) (producer) *' (2000, directed by ) (associate producer) *'' Josephine'' (2001, directed by Rajko Grlic) (co-producer) *''

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'' (2002, directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson) (Producer) *'' Deathwatch'' (2002, directed by Michael J. Bassett) (producer) *'' Loving Glances'' (2003, directed by Srdan Karanovic ) (producer) *'' Cold Light'' (2004, directed by Hilmar Oddsson) (co-producer) *'' Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)'' (2004, directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson) (co-producer) *'' Strings'' (2004, directed by

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) (co-producer) *'' My Brother Is a Dog'' (2004, directed by ) (co-producer) *''

Guy X ''Guy X'' is a 2005 black comedy war film directed by Saul Metzstein, based on the novel '' No One Thinks Of Greenland'' by John Griesemer. The movie stars Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, and Michael Ironside. Plot It is 1979, four ...

'' (2005, directed by

Saul Metzstein Saul Metzstein (born 30 December 1970) is a Scottish film director. He won the British Academy Scotland New Talent Award for best director in 2002 for '' Late Night Shopping''. Metzstein is the son of Isi Metzstein, the renowned modernist a ...

) (producer) *'' Murk'' (2005, directed by

Jannik Johansen Jannik Johansen (born 1965) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He began film-making at Per Holst Film in the late 1980s, thereafter directed and edited television productions and short fiction. He wrote and directed a number of short fic ...

) (co-producer) *''

The Headsman ''The Headsman'' (aka ''Shadow of the Sword'', Au. ''Henker'') is a 2005 film directed by Simon Aeby. Set in early 16th century Tyrol, it is set before the background of the turmoils of the Lutheran Reformation. It was filmed in Austria and Hun ...

'' (2005, directed by Simon Aeby) (co-producer) *'' Eleven Men Out'' (2005, directed by Róbert Ingi Douglas) (co-producer) *'' The Call of the Toad'' (2005, directed by Robert Glinski) (co-producer) *'' Son of Man'' (2006, directed by

Mark Dornford-May Mark Anthony Dornford-May (born 29 September 1955) is a British theatre and film director, now based in South Africa. Personal life Mark Dornford-May was born near Eastoft in Yorkshire. His mother was a school teacher, and his father the Drama ...

) (executive producer) *''

The Border Post ''The Border Post'' ( sh, Karaula) is a comedy-drama produced in international cooperation between the countries of the former Yugoslavia and directed by Rajko Grlić. It was released in 2006. Synopsis A Yugoslav People's Army military border p ...

'' (2006, directed by Rajko Grlic) (producer) *'' Mystery of the Wolf'' (2006, directed by Raimo O Niemi) (co-producer) *''Anastezsi'' (2007, directed by Miguel Alcantud) (co-producer) *'' Dorks and Damsels'' (2007, directed by ) (co-producer) *''

Quest for a Heart ''Quest for a Heart'' ( fi, Röllin sydän) is a 2007 British/Finnish/Russian/German animated film directed by Pekka Lehtosaari. It is based on the Rölli character created by Allu Tuppurainen, and while it is the third Rölli film (previous ...

'' (2007, directed by

Pekka Lehtosaari Pekka Lehtosaari (born 10 February 1961) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Finnish-language dubbings of international films, starting with ''The Rescuers Down Under'' in 1990. He directed the Finnish dub ...

) (co-executive producer) / (co-producer) *''

Mirror Maze A house of mirrors or hall of mirrors is a traditional attraction at funfairs (carnivals) and amusement parks. The basic concept behind a house of mirrors is to be a maze-like puzzle. In addition to the maze, participants are also given mirr ...

'' (2008, directed by Guillermo Fernandez Groizard) (producer) *'' Bathory: Countess of Blood'' (2008, directed by

) (producer) *''

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'' (2008, directed by

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) (co-producer: United Kingdom) *''

White Lightnin' ''White Lightnin is a 2009 dramatic film directed by Dominic Murphy and written by Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith. It stars Edward Hogg, Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson. Inspired by the life of Jesco White, an Appalachian mountain dancer, it was sh ...

'' (2009, directed by Dominic Murphy) (producer) *''

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'' (2009, directed by Antonio Nuic) (co-producer) *''

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'' (2009, directed by Júlíus Kemp) (producer) *'' Turtle: The Incredible Journey'' (2009, directed by

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) (producer) *''A Congregation of Ghosts'' (2009, directed by Mark Collicott) (executive producer) *''The Mortician'' (2011, directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts) (co-producer) *'' Our Own Oslo'' (2011, directed by Reynir Lyngdal) (co-producer) *''Street Kids United'' (2011, directed by Tim Pritchard) (producer) *'' The Parade'' (2011, directed by Srdan Dragojevic) (co-producer) *''

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'' (2011, directed by Joona Tena) (special thanks) * Silent Sonata (2011, directed by

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) (special thanks) *''Zagreb Stories Vol. 2'' (2012, various directors per episode) (co-producer) *''The Zigzag Kid'' (2012, directed by

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) (co-producer) *''Lilet Never Happened'' (2012, directed by ) (co-producer) *''

Goltzius and the Pelican Company ''Goltzius and the Pelican Company'' is a 2012 historical film by writer-director Peter Greenaway. Plot The film is based on the life of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. He seduces the Margrave ...

'' (2012, directed by

) (co-producer) *''

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'' (2012, directed by

) (co-producer) *''Rölli ja kultainen avain'' (2013, directed by Taavi Vartiainen) (co-producer – uncredited) *''The Arbiter'' (2013, directed by

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) (executive producer) *''Od danas do sutra'' (short) (2013, directed by ) (producer) *''Noye's Fludde – Unogumbe'' (short) (2013, directed by

) (executive producer) *''

Amsterdam Express Amsterdam Express is an Albanian drama film directed by Fatmir Koçi. Plot A young Albanian emigrant is precariously caught in Amsterdam among the promise and allure of the rich city, threats of ruthless Albanian drug dealers & sex traffickers and ...

'' (2014, directed by ) (co-producer) *' (2014, directed by Srdjan Dragojevic) (consulting producer) *''President Nixon's Present'' (short) (2014, directed by Igor Seregi) (executive producer) *'' Monument to Michael Jackson'' (2014, directed by Darko Lungulov) (executive producer) *'' Lost in Karastan'' (2014, directed by

Ben Hopkins Ben Hopkins (born 1969) is a British film director, screenwriter and novelist. His film ''Simon Magus'' entered the 49th Berlin International Film Festival competition in 1999. His 2008 film, '' The Market: A Tale of Trade'' ( tr, Pazar: Bir T ...

) (producer) *'' The President'' (2014, directed by

) (producer) *''Andelé vsedního dne'' (2014, directed by

Alice Nellis Alice Nellis (born 3 January 1971 in České Budějovice) is a Czech Filmmaking, filmmaker. Nellis first worked as a Western concert flute, flautist before studying English literature and American literature. In 1996–2001 she studied Screenwri ...

) (co-producer) *''Rio 50 Degrees: Carry On CaRIOca!'' (TV Episode, 2014, season 23, episode 1) (producer) * ''Imagine'' (TV Series documentary, 2014, 1 episode) (producer) *''Breathe Umphefumlo'' (2015, directed by

) (executive producer) *''Life Is a Trumpet'' (2015, directed by Antonio Nuic) (co-producer) *''Streetkids United II: The Girls From Rio'' (documentary) (2015, directed by Maria Clara Costa) (producer) *''Paul'' (documentary short) (2015, directed by Victor van Vloten, Robert van Wingerden) (executive producer) *''A Stinking Fairytale'' (2015, directed by ) (producer) *''Paul'' (2015, directed by Victor van Vloten, Robert van Wingerden) (executive producer) *'' The Liberation of Skopje'' (2016, directed by

Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors i ...

and

Danilo Šerbedžija Danilo Šerbedžija (born 1971) is a Croatian film director. His debut feature film, '' 72 Days'' (2010), was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. ...

) (co-producer) *'' The Constitution (''2016, directed by Rajko Grlic) (co-producer) *''Light Thereafter'' (2016, directed by Konstantin Bojanov) (producer) *''Dede'' (2016, directed by

Mariam Khatchvani Mariam Khatchvani ( ka, მარიამ ხაჭვანი; born 1 May 1986) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. Biography Khatchvani graduated in 2008 from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University, Tbilisi. She has directe ...

) (producer) * ''Brimstone'' (2016, directed by

Martin Koolhoven Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for '' Schnitzel Paradise'' (2005), ''Winter in Wartime'' (2008) and '' Brimstone'' (2016), which was his first f ...

) (special thanks) *''

Return to Montauk ''Return to Montauk'' (''Rückkehr nach Montauk'') is a 2017 German Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin Internat ...

'' (2017, directed by

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...

) (co-producer) *''Tom of Finland'' (2017, directed by

Dome Karukoski Thomas "Dome" August George Karukoski (; born 29 December 1976) is a Finnish film director. He is considered to be one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that beca ...

) (executive producer) *''Elvis Walks Home'' (2017, directed by Fatmir Koci) (producer) *'' Dede'' (2017, directed by

) (producer) *'' Ana, My Love'' (2017, directed by Calin Peter Netzer) (special thanks) *''Light Thereafter'' (2017, directed by Konstantin Bojanov) (producer) *''Once Upon a Time in November'' (2017, directed by

) (associate producer) *'' April's Daughter'' (2017, directed by

Michel Franco Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film '' After Lucia'' that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. His films typically deal with th ...

) (consulting producer) *'' The Man with the Magic Box'' (2017, directed by

Bodo Kox Bodo Kox (born April 22, 1977, Wrocław, Poland, birth name: Bartosz Koszała), is a Polish film director, actor, and screenwriter, known for award-winning feature films '' The Girl from the Wardrobe'' (2013) and '' The Man with the Magic Box'' (20 ...

) (associate producer) *''The 2017 European Film Awards'' (TV Special, 2017, directed by Maria von Heland, Nadja Zonsarowa) (self) *'' Ruben Brandt, Collector'' (2018, directed by Milorad Krstic) (special thanks) *''Home'' (2018, directed by Dario Pleic) (producer) *''Fighting for Life'' (2018, directed by Jamilla van der Hulst, Ian Greyvensteyn) (executive producer) *''The 2018 European Film Awards'' (TV Special, 2018, directed by Maria von Heland, Nadja Zonsarowa) (self) *''How to Fake a War'' (2019, directed by

Rudolph Herzog Rudolph Herzog (born 1973, Munich) is a German film director, producer and writer.

) (producer) *'' Shindisi'' (2019, directed by Dito Tsintzadze) (producer) *''Streetkids United 3 - The Road to Moscow'' (2019, directed by Jacco Groen) (co-producer) *''Servants'' (2020, directed by Ivan Ostrochovsky) (producer) * ''Charlatan'' (2020, directed by

) (co-producer) *''Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo'' (2021, directed by Fatmir Koci) (producer, writer)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Downey, Mike British film producers 1959 births Living people Alumni of the University of Warwick Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 alumni English people of Irish descent Officers of the Order of the British Empire