Lisa Camillo is an Italian-Australian filmmaker, producer and writer.[1][2][3] She is known for writing, producing and directing Balentes – The Brave Ones,[4][5] Italy's Covid Hotline[6] and The Sardinian Factory of Death.[7][8] Her publications include Una Ferita Italiana (An Italian Wound).[9][10]
Education
editCamillo started her studies with a degree in criminology in 2000, at RMIT University, Melbourne. She then completed a postgraduate degree in anthropology at Melbourne University and in 2010 she received a MA in International development and Humanitarian aid at the same university.[11]
Career
editAfter graduating, she worked in Aboriginal communities with the Ministry of Health of New South Wales.[12]
She later studied at Sydney Film School.[13] In 2018, her documentary Balentes – The Brave Ones was released.[14][15] The documentary featured in Lavazza Italian Film Festival (2018),[16] Chelsea Film Festival (2020),[17] Newcastle Italian Film Festival (2019),[18] Italian Film Festival USA (2019),[19] Life After Oil Film Festival (2019)[20] and Uranium International Film Festival Berlin (2020).[21]
Her book Una Ferita Italiana (An Italian Wound) was published in 2019 and is based on the documentary.[22] She also participated in writing a book on domestic violence Postcards from Tomorrow: A Collection of Letters.[23]
In 2019, she was invited to speak at the Italian Parliament to discuss with the Ministry of defence and Health some of the issues that were raised by her documentary to better Sardinia's situation.[24][25]
In January 2020, Camillo received the title of Honorary Member from the A.N.V.U.I. – National Association of Victims of Depleted Uranium, for her fight against NATO with her film and book.[26]
In 2020, Camillo worked with Aljazeera to create a documentary on a COVID-19 story in Milan, Italy, called Italy's Covid Hotline.
In 2021, her research on the use of depleted uranium by NATO in wars and in Sardinian military basis was submitted as evidence for the Teulada's court cases against Italian military generals.[27][28][29][30][31]
Publications
editFilmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | |||
| 2013 | Live Through This[34] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Courage Curiosity Compassion Documentary Award and Film Ink Best Music Award from Australian Guild of Screen Composers
1st Class Award at The "Tech-ex Cup" Awards Ceremony at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications |
| 2015 | Boneshaker[35] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Finalist in the 44th CMAA Country Music Video Clip Awards of Australia[36] |
| 2016 | Requiem[37][38] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Balentes – The Brave Ones | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Winner of Best Human Rights Documentary Feature at Life After Oil International Film Festival, 2019[39]
Winner of Best Feature Documentary at the International Uranium Film Festival, Berlin, 2020[40] Winner of Award of Merit at Impact Docs Awards, 2020[41] |
| 2020 | Italy Covid Hotline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Witness[42] | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | The Sardinian Factory of Death[43][44] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
References
edit- ^ ""They call me the Italian Erin Brockovich"". SBS Language. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Pinna, Sara (2019-09-18). "Radioattività e presenza Nato in Sardegna, a San Vero Milis l'antropologa Lisa Camillo". L'Unione Sarda.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Holmqvist, Dr Jytte (2020-05-26). "Interview with award-winning Italo-Australian filmmaker Lisa Camillo". Medium. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Filming Sardinia, where war games threaten a paradise". SBS Language. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Redazione, La (2019-10-03). "Domani a Cagliari la proiezione di "Balentes", il coraggioso documentario della regista Lisa Camillo". cagliari.vistanet.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Italy's COVID Hotline: Inside a pandemic call centre". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "The Sardinian Factory of Death | Close Up". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ ""La fabbrica sarda della morte": il documentario choc su Rwm della regista Lisa Camillo". L'Unione Sarda.it (in Italian). 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Una ferita italiana. I veleni e i segreti delle basi NATO in Sardegna: l'inquinamento radioattivo e l'omertà delle istituzioni – Lisa Camillo – Libro – Ponte alle Grazie – Inchieste | laFeltrinelli". www.lafeltrinelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Una Ferita Italiana — Libro". Macrolibrarsi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Holmqvist, Dr Jytte (2020-05-26). "Interview with award-winning Italo-Australian filmmaker Lisa Camillo". Medium. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "The Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW" (PDF). Ahmrc Annual Report 2011-2012. 2011–2012.
- ^ "SYDNEY FILM SCHOOL FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR DEPARTS". FilmInk. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "ABC Australia- Balentes the brave ones". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Palace Cinema released 2018 Balentes the brave ones". Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Balentes – The Brave Ones". Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "DOCUMENTARY LINE UP". Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Newcastle Italian Film Festival makes an offer you can't refuse". Newcastle Herald. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Italian Film Festival USA". www.italianfilmfests.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ admin (2019-08-25). "Al via la 6° edizione di LIFE AFTER OIL – International Film Festival". Sardegna Film Commission (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Award to Balentes – The Brave Ones | International Uranium Film Festival". uraniumfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "LISA CAMILLO, UNA DONNA DETERMINATA: DOPO IL DOCUMENTARIO "BALENTES", IL LIBRO INCHIESTA "UNA FERITA ITALIANA" –" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "The Letter Writers". Postcards From Tomorrow. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "LISA CAMILLO PORTA IL SUO "BALENTES" IN PARLAMENTO: LA QUESTIONE DEI POLIGONI MILITARI IN SARDEGNA IL 4 APRILE A ROMA –" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Ode ai "Balentes" che resistono". NOMIT (in Italian). 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Ospiti | Andaras Traveling Film Festival". AndarasFilmFestival (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Contropiano, Redazione (2019-09-18). ""Una ferita italiana", di Lisa Camillo". Contropiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Disastro ambientale al poligono di Teulada, primo round in Aula: sotto accusa cinque militari". L'Unione Sarda.it (in Italian). 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Pari, di Tottus in. "RISVOLTO STORICO PER LA SARDEGNA, UN FILM COME PROVA AD UN PROCESSO GIUDIZIARIO: LA CAPARBIETA' DI LISA CAMILLO, REGISTA DEL DOCUMENTARIO "BALENTES" –" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Cicconi, Ilaria (2021-11-10). "Veleni di Quirra: processo contro la base militare". Il Giornale dell'Ambiente (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Il male invisibile". StorieInMovimento.org (in Italian). 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Fantasia, Di Giuseppe (2020-08-31). ""Racconto le ferite italiane" Lisa Camillo". Marie Claire (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Judges 2022 – The Cyber OSPAs". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Lisa Camillo". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "BoneShaker – Catherine Britt". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Local acts win at Golden Guitars". Newcastle Herald. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Sequence Shot Film Festival alle Serre Torrigiani Serre Torrigiani". www.gogofirenze.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ admin. "Cinema sostenibile dall'ideazione alla distribuzione: un dicembre isolano ricco di appuntamenti internazionali – Sardegna Film Commission". www.sardegnafilmcommission.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Premi: LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2019 - CinemaItaliano.info". www.cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Award to Balentes – The Brave Ones | International Uranium Film Festival". uraniumfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Globa347_wp. "Awards of Merit January 2020". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lewis, Hilary (2022-03-05). "'Flee,' 'Summer of Soul' Top IDA Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Su Al Jazeera il film di Camillo sulla fabbrica sarda di bombe". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ admin (2022-01-15). "The Sardinian Factory of Death: su Al Jazeera il nuovo docufilm di Lisa Camillo". Sardegna Film Commission (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
