Maia Krall Fry
| Maia Krall Fry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maia Krall Fry November 1992 (age 21) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress Director |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Maia Krall Fry (born 1992) is an English actress and Director.[1] After gaining recognition [2] for directing the feature film 'Ebony Road',[3][4] Maia went on to direct the short film 'Six Degrees' produced by Steel Mill Pictures.
Career
Her first major feature film lead role was in 'Ebony Road',[5] soon followed by 'The Accidental Existence of Me' and The Hunting of the Snark.[6]
She went on to win the Choose Life Film Award by Steel Mill Pictures and directed the film 'Six Degrees' which started shooting in November 2010, starring Sam Spruell, Georgia Groome, and Laura Aikman. Produced by Ken Marshall and Yuen-Wai Liu.[7][8][9] 'Six Degrees' premiered at the 2011 V Music Festival.
Her debut feature film 'Ebony Road' was selected to screen at the Grand Opening of the 2011 Portobello Film Festival which there won the award for 'Best Drama'. It has since screened at many festivals and venues including at the British Film Institute and Maia here took part in a Q&A at the 5th BFI Future Film Festival on 'How to make your first feature'.
Recent directing work includes multi award winning short film 'Sunder' which screened at the 2012 BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Maia directed the 2012 charity single by The Other Guys (University of St Andrews) in aid of Breast Cancer Care that received over 30 thousand YouTube hits in 24hrs. Her short film 'Witches' for the Film 4 Scene Stealers competition made the shortlist of the top 30 from the 500 entrants for the Film 4 Scene Stealers competition 2012. Judges included Anna Higgs, Joe Cornish, Asif Kapadia and Lone Scherfig.
Charities she supports include Starlight Children's Foundation and Snapshot Search.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Trees are Memories | Lyra Crayford | Short - Screened at Green Life Film Festival |
| 2010 | Physical Education | Jesica | Short - Screened at British Urban Film Festival Portobello Film Festival Won Londons Best of Borough Awards Big Day Out Festival Reel Islington Summer Festival Nominated for Limelight Film Award Buffalo-San Short Film Festival |
| Big Ben | Gift | Short Film | |
| Theo and the Macrotaur | Aria Solie | Short Film | |
| File 25 | Rosie | Short Film | |
| The Accidental Existence of Me | Linda | Post Production | |
| 2011 | Salt | Vilde | Filming |
| The Hunting of the Snark | Hope | Post Production | |
| Ebony Road | Emmie Spurrier Director | Premiered at the Grand Opening of the Portobello Film Festival 2011 WON Best Drama at Portobello Film Festival | |
| Six Degrees | Director | Short Film WON Choose Life Film Award Premiered at the 2011 V Festival | |
| 2012 | Sunder | Director | Short Film Screened at 2012 London BFI Lesbian and Gay Film Festival WON Best Film/Audience Award at BFI Imax Cinematique! Film Festival WON Best Film at 60 Hour Film Blitz WON Audience Choice Award at 60 Hour Film Blitz |
| Witches | Director | Short Film Nominated as Best Film in the 2012 Film 4 Scene Stealers Competition. | |
Awards and Nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film 4 Scene Stealers Competition | 2012 | (Director) | Nominated | Witches |
| BFI Imax Cinematique Film Festival | 2012 | Best Film/Audience Award (Director) | Won | Sunder |
| 60 Hour Film Festival | 2012 | Best Film (Director) | Won | Sunder |
| 60 Hour Film Festival | 2012 | Audience Choice Award (Director) | Won | Sunder |
| Portobello Film Festival Grand Awards Ceremony | 2011 | Best Drama (Director) | Won | Ebony Road |
| Choose Life Film Competition | 2010 | (Director) | Won | Six Degrees |
Notes
- ↑ http://i-am-not-a-celebrity.com/2010/11/16/maia-krall-fry-actor-director-sixth-former/
- ↑ http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Introducing+Maia+Krall+Fry-9056.html
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/movies/trailers/id/upak1YhALGQ/search/movie
- ↑ http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/blog/2010/12/ebony-road-trailer-9076/
- ↑ http://i-am-not-a-celebrity.com/2010/11/23/ebony-road-a-trailer/
- ↑ http://www.thehuntingofthesnark.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.steelmillpictures.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=189
- ↑ http://www.tuppencemagazine.co.uk/Tuppence_Magazine/ebony_road.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/fashion/ladyumbrella-tees-launch-at-the-loft-market-2225322.html
- ↑ http://snapshotsearch.net/