Rebecca Cremona
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| Website | https://kukumajsa.com |
Rebecca Cremona is a Maltese film director, screenwriter and producer. Her debut feature film, Simshar, was the first Maltese film to be submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2020, Cremona was honoured with the Order of Merit from the President of Malta for her contributions to the island's cultural sphere.[1]
Education
[edit]Cremona obtained a BFA (Hons) in Film and Comparative Literature from the University of Warwick, UK, and attended the directing MFA at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles where she made three short films and production designed two others.[2] She obtained her MFA (Hons) from Art Center College of Design.[3] There, Cremona wrote and directed Magdalene (2009) which went on to win a Student EMMY and a Directors Guild of America award.[4]
Career
[edit]Early in her career, Cremona worked on a number of films shot in Malta, most notably Munich and Agora.[5][6] In 2010, Cremona established Kukumajsa Productions, a production company under which Magdalene was produced, and four years later, her debut feature film, Simshar (2014).[7] Inspired by true events, Simshar tells the tragic story of five fishing crew members who get stranded after their fishing boat capsizes.[8] The film 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.[8][9] Simshar is widely referred to as the first ever Maltese international feature film.[8][10][11][12][13]
Cremona recently adapted for the screen Juliana Maio's novel, City of the Sun for Sara Risher, and was commissioned to write The Crossing for Samson Films and Boudica Films.[14]
In 2021, Kukumajsa Productions was the first Maltese company to be awarded Creative Europe MEDIA funds, which helped Cremona develop two features, a TV series and a short film.[15] Aside from these projects, Cremona is also developing three other TV series.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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| 2005 | My Story (L-Istorja Tiegħi) | Director | Writer | Producer | Short film |
| 2006 | Mended Spectacle | Director | Writer | Producer | Short film |
| 2007 | Second Story Angel | Director | - | - | Short film |
| 2007 | Kathy's Song | Director | Writer | Producer | Short film |
| 2009 | Magdalene | Director | Writer | Producer | Short film |
| 2014 | Simshar | Director | Co-Writer | Executive Producer | Feature film |
| 2018 | The Accomplice (Il-Kompliċi) | - | Co-writer | Producer | Short film |
References
[edit]- ^ Agius, Ritianne (13 December 2020). "Mrs Rebecca Cremona honoured with Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ Stagno-Navarra, Karl (4 July 2010). "Celluliod conquest is imminent - Rebecca Cremona". MaltaToday. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "About Rebecca Cremona". Rock Productions. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Celluliod conquest is imminent | Rebecca Cremona". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "About Kukumajsa Productions". Kukumajsa Productions. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "About Kukumajsa Productions". Kukumajsa Productions. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ Sponsored (27 October 2024). "Creative Europe MEDIA: Boosting the audiovisual industry to global heights". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 December 2024.