Craig Viveiros

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Craig Viveiros
Nationality
  • British
  • Portuguese
Occupation
  • Director

Craig Viveiros is a British/Portuguese television and film director, whose notable credits include the BBC's 2015 adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, serial killer drama Rillington Place, [1] and Mammoth Screen's adaptation of The War of the Worlds. [2]

Initially a camera operator on several films, Craig has gone on to direct for the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, as well as directing two feature films, The Liability and Ghosted.

In 2016, Craig was nominated for Best Director at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft and Design Awards for his work on And Then There Were None. [3] His 2012 feature film, The Liability, was nominated for Best Feature Film at Torino Film Festival. [4] [5] His 2011 feature film, Ghosted, won Best Director [6] [ better source needed ] at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, and the film was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Torino Film Festival, [7] [8] with lead actor, Martin Compston, winning Best Actor. [9]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Serial Killer Drama 'Rillington Place' Condemns Midcentury English Patriarchy". 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall begin filming War of the Worlds series". 5 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nominations for RTS Craft & Design Awards 2016 announced". November 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Liability".
  5. ↑ "Quartet, Ginger & Rosa to bookend Torino Film Festival".
  6. ↑ "Ghosted". IMDb .
  7. ↑ "Ghosted".
  8. ↑ "Ghosted di Craig Viveiros – Torino film Festival 29 – Concorso". 14 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Quirky Icelandic Comedy Takes Turin Film Festival's Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter . 3 December 2011.


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