Rebecca Cremona
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Rebecca Cremona is a Maltese film director. She is the director and co-writer of Simshar, the first Maltese film to be submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Education[edit]
Cremona obtained a BA in Film and Comparative Literature from the University of Warwick and an MA in Broadcast Cinema at the Art Center College of Design.[1] She also studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles.[2]
Career[edit]
Early in her career, Cremona worked on a number of films shot in Malta, most notably Munich and Agora.[2][3][4] In 2009 she directed a short film called Magdalene, which went on to win a Student EMMY and a Directors Guild of America award.[2] In 2014 she directed Simshar, a film which tells the story of the Simshar incident, whereby four persons died in an explosion on a shipping vessel off the coast of Malta.[5]
Simshar was submitted for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, the first ever Maltese film to be submitted for this award.[5][6] Simshar is widely referred to as the first ever Maltese international feature film.[5][7][8][9][10]
It is reported that Cremona is working on a feature film titled The Gut, based in the Strait Street area of Valletta, which will feature Maisie Williams in the lead role.[11][12]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Magdalene | Director/Writer | Short film |
| 2014 | Simshar | Director/Co-writer | Feature film |
References[edit]
- ^ "About Rebecca Cremona". Rock Productions. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Stagno-Navarra, Karl (4 July 2010). "Celluliod conquest is imminent - Rebecca Cremona". MaltaToday. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (16 December 2014). "Reclaiming Cinema: Dir. Rebecca Cremona on Her Groundbreaking Debut 'Simshar'". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Csölleová, Eva; Formánek. "Rebecca Cremona: Making film is an art of compromise". United Film. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Simshar vies for Oscar foreign language film nominations". MaltaToday. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Maltese feature film Simshar shown and discussed in Berlin". Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Malta. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Simshar". European Union Film Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Carabott, Sarah (27 September 2016). "Simshar, the movie released in French cinemas". Times of Malta. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Jake (30 September 2015). "Simshar review: Crosswinds disrupt sea-based docudrama amid refugee parallel plot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Reljic, Teodor (7 May 2014). "Film Review | Simshar". MaltaToday. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Cilia, Johnathan (November 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones' Maisie Williams Returns To Malta To Star In Maltese Film". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (17 October 2018). "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams: 'I'm still petrified of my peers'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2019.