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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.
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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.
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]
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]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Magdalene | Director/Writer | Short film |
| 2014 | Simshar | Director/Co-writer | Feature film |
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Simshar is a 2014 Maltese drama film directed by Rebecca Cremona. It was selected as the Maltese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. It was the first time that Malta submitted a film for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. The film tells the story of the Simshar incident.
Simshar incident refers to an incident whereby four people died before or after an explosion took place aboard a fishing vessel named Simshar off the eastern coast of Malta. The incident took place on July 11, 2008.