Lisa Camillo (filmmaker)

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NationalityItalian-Australian
CitizenshipAustralia
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  • writer

Lisa Camillo is an Italian-Australian filmmaker and writer.[1][2][3] She is known for writing, producing and directing Balentes - The Brave Ones,[4][5] (Italy Covid Hotline and The Sardinian Factory of Death.[6][7] Her publications include Una Ferita Italiana (An Italian Wound).[8][9]

Career

Lisa Camillo graduated from Sydney Film School.[10] In 2018, her award-winning documentary, Balentes - The Brave Ones was released. The documentary also featured in Lavazza Italian Film Festival (2018),[11] Chelsea Film Festival (2020), Newcastle Italian Film Festival (2019)[12] and Italian Film Festival USA (2019).[13]

Her book Una Ferita Italiana (An Italian Wound) was published in 2019 which is based on her documentary.[14] She also participated in writing the book on domestic violence Postcards from Tomorrow: A Collection of Letters.[15]

In 2020, during the Italian lockdown, Lisa Camillo worked with Aljazeera for creating a documentary on a COVID-19 story in Milan, Italy, called Italy Covid Hotline.[16]

Awards

  • Best Feature Documentary Award of the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF).[17]
  • Best Feature Documentary award at Life After Oil International Film Festival.
  • Award of Merit at Impact Docs Awards.[18]

Books authored

Una Ferita Italiana (An Italian Wound) - 2019

Filmography

Year Title Credited as
Director Writer Producer Cinematographer
2013 Live through this Yes No Yes Yes
2018 Balentes - The Brave Ones[19] Yes Yes Yes No
2020 Italy Covid Hotline Yes Yes Yes No
2020 Witness No No Yes No
2022 The Sardinian Factory of Death[20] Yes No No No

References

  1. "Interview with award-winning Italo-Australian filmmaker Lisa Camillo". www.segmento.com.au. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ""They call me the Italian Erin Brockovich"". SBS Language. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  3. Pinna, Sara (2019-09-18). "Radioattività e presenza Nato in Sardegna, a San Vero Milis l'antropologa Lisa Camillo". L'Unione Sarda.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. "Filming Sardinia, where war games threaten a paradise". SBS Language. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. "Domani a Cagliari la proiezione di "Balentes", il coraggioso documentario della regista Lisa Camillo". cagliari.vistanet.it (in italiano). 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. "The Sardinian Factory of Death | Close Up". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ""La fabbrica sarda della morte": il documentario choc su Rwm della regista Lisa Camillo". L'Unione Sarda.it (in italiano). 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  8. Perlato, Massimiliano. "Il 27 Luglio a Porto Cervo la Prima del libro di Lisa Camillo: "Una ferita italiana"". www.focusardegna.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  9. Contropiano, Redazione (2019-09-18). "«Una ferita italiana», di Lisa Camillo". Contropiano (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  10. "Interview with award-winning Italo-Australian filmmaker Lisa Camillo". www.segmento.com.au. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  11. "Balentes - The Brave Ones". Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  12. "Newcastle Italian Film Festival makes an offer you can't refuse". Newcastle Herald. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  13. "Italian Film Festival USA". www.italianfilmfests.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  14. "LISA CAMILLO, UNA DONNA DETERMINATA: DOPO IL DOCUMENTARIO "BALENTES", IL LIBRO INCHIESTA "UNA FERITA ITALIANA" – tottus in pari" (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  15. "The Letter Writers". Postcards From Tomorrow. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  16. "Italy's COVID Hotline: Inside a pandemic call centre". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  17. "Award to Balentes - The Brave Ones | International Uranium Film Festival". uraniumfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  18. Globa347_wp. "Awards of Merit January 2020". Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  19. Fantasia, Di Giuseppe (2020-08-31). ""Racconto le ferite italiane" Lisa Camillo". Marie Claire (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  20. "Su Al Jazeera il film di Camillo sulla fabbrica sarda di bombe". La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

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