Anya Camilleri
| Anya Camilleri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Reading |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Agent | Elizabeth Dench |
| Notable work |
NY-LON Two Golden Balls Incubus Perfect |
Anya Joan Camilleri[1] is a British film and television director and screenwriter of Maltese descent.[2][3]
Television
After graduating from the University of Reading with a Film and Theatre degree, Camilleri's first industry job was at Working Title Films. She directed a short film The Refund for BBC Television[2] and a music documentary That Was Then, This Is Now (1990) for the BBC Two's DEF II.[4] In 1991, she directed an short drama, Eye Contact for the BBC, and in 1992, an episode of Boon and four episodes of The Bill for ITV.[5]
In 1994, Camilleri directed Two Golden Balls,[6] a BBC television movie starting Kim Cattrall and Claire Skinner.[7] Camilleri's other UK television director credits include four episodes of Liverpool 1 (1998-1999) and two episodes of Hollyoaks (2001).[8]
Camilleri is also the co-creator, co-writer, and a director of the television drama series NY-LON.[9] The title refers to New York City and London conceived as "a single city separated by an ocean". The series ran on Britain's Channel 4 from August through October 2004, and was later shown in the United States on BBC America.[10]
Film
Camilleri directed the 2006 horror film Incubus, starring Tara Reid.[11] In 2009, she was attached to direct Satisfaction starring Sharon Stone,[12] as a "cougar" dating a young gigalo,[13] played by Chris Evans[14] but the project has not yet filmed. Camilleri's 2003 thriller Perfect[15] was shown at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in 2013.[16]
Personal life
Camilleri is married to Simon Burke, her co-creator and co-writer for NY-LON, and screenwriter of Camilleri's earlier project Satisfaction. NY-LON is in part based on their relationship. They have two children[17] and a production company, Pandemonium Films Limited.[18] Anya Camilleri is the daughter of the late Maltese composer Charles Camilleri.[3][19]
References
- ↑ "Anya Joan Camilleri". Company Check. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anya Camilleri Director". (Agency Resume). Dench Arnold. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scerri, John. "Profs. Mro. Charles Camilleri Composer and Conductor". malta-canada.com — Hamrun — Important People. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "DEF II That Was Then, This Is Now". Radio Times (3462): 35. April 1990.
- ↑ "Agency". "Anya Camilleri". IMDB.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Harris, Geraldine (2006). Beyond Representation: Television Drama and the Politics and Aesthetics of Identity. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. pp. 48–49.
- ↑ "Two Golden Balls (1994)". Film Forever. British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Anya Camilleri". Film Forever. British Film Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sharon Stone, Carice Van Houten get Satisfaction with Media 8". Screen Daily. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Emily. The Rachel Miner Handbook. p. 35.
- ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Incubus (2005)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (October 12, 2009). "Stone, Van Houten find ‘Satisfaction’". Variety.
- ↑ "Sharon Stone will play a cougar in 'Satisfaction,' but doesn't want to be one". New York Daily News (New York, NY). October 12, 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ Wieselman, Jarett (November 11, 2009). "Chris Evans takes his shirt off to make a point". New York Post Page Six (New York). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Scottish Screen Archive". National Library of Scottland. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "ASFF Filmmaker Interview: Anya Camilleri". Aesthetica magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ O'Kelly, Lisa (July 31, 2004). "Flying to see you...". The Guardian (London, UK). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pandemonium Films Limited". Company Check. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ de Villiers, Pierre (photos) (January 2010). "Music from Malta". Embassy Magazine.