Joey Attawia

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Joey Attawia
Born
London, England
Nationality English
Alma materCentral Saint Martins
Occupation Costume designer
Years active1995-present
Website www.joeyattawia.com

Joey Attawia is a British costume designer, film and television producer. Joey is best known for Peggy Su! and An Englishman in New York.

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Career

Attawia began his career in 1995 as a costume designer of the English television film 3 Steps to Heaven. After that, he worked on numerous television series including Missing, Murphy's Law, Damilola, Our Loved Boy, Cold Feet and Shameless. [1] [2]

In 2006, in collaboration with James Burstall, Attawia co-produced his first television film, Mysterious Creatures. [3] In 2007, Attawia worked as a costume designer on six episodes of the ITV science-fiction drama Primeval. [4] In 2009, Attawia was the executive producer and costume designer for the biographical film An Englishman in New York. [5] [6] [7] In 2009 and 2010, he produced all episodes of the daytime television crime drama Missing that aired on BBC One. [8]

In 2011, Attawia was the co-executive producer of the thriller film The Holding. [9] [10] [11] He is the founding director of international group Argonon, [12] and the executive producer and strategic advisor of Leopard Pictures. [13] [14] [15] [16]

Awards and nominations

During Attawia's career, he received the Royal Television Society Award for Best Costume Design – Drama for his work in the 1998 film Peggy Su! , [17] [18] and nominated for the BAFTA TV Award as well as nominated for Royal Television Society Award for Best Costume Design – Drama for An Englishman in New York. [19] [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Joey Attawia - Costume Designer - Creative Media Management - Agents for Film, Television and Theatre". www.creativemediamanagement.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Mysterious Creatures (2006) - | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. ↑ TV.com. "Joey Attawia". TV.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Filmmaker Magazine | Festival Ambassador" . Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. ↑ Dawtrey, Adam (2012-02-28). "Terence Davies adapting 'Sorrows'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Argonon gets Blacklisted". TBI Vision. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  8. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Missing and Missing Live press pack: introduction". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. ↑ "Leopardrama to develop Danny La Rue feature".
  10. ↑ "British Council Film: The Holding". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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  12. ↑ "Televisual | REPORTS & SURVEYS". www.televisual.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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  14. ↑ "La Rue's life set for big screen". 10 July 2012.
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  18. ↑ "RTS NATIONAL AWARDS" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2010". Royal Television Society. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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