Joanna Natasegara

British film director and producer

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Years active2007–present

Joanna Grace Natasegara (born October 1980) is an English film director and producer. She produced Virunga (2014) and The White Helmets (2016), for which she received nominations for Academy Award in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary (Short Subject), respectively; she won the latter. Both nominations were shared with director Orlando von Einsiedel.[1][2][3][4] She also worked on The Price of Kings, a documentary film series with each film focusing on a specific world leader.[5]

Natasegara founded her London-based production company Violet Films in 2014.[6]

Early life and education

Natasegara was born to British mother and an Asian father.[7] From Manchester, she grew up in Chorlton and Whalley Range and attended Withington Girls' School.[8] She went on to graduate from Cardiff University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religious and Theological Studies.[9] She then completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Human Rights at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2005.[10]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Ritman, Alex (5 December 2014). "'Virunga' Director Talks Oscar Buzz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Aggressive Lawyers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ Kinosian, Janet (5 February 2015). "'Virunga' details a complicated story of oil exploration in Congo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ Katz, Andrew (7 September 2016). "Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for 'The White Helmets'". Time. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ^ Aspden, Peter (25 November 2011). "All about the art of compromise". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ^ Hopper, Gilly (18 August 2020). "Social Change and Documentaries: Meet Violet Films' Joanna Natasegara". Suitcase. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ Calkin, Jessamy (9 February 2020). "The British documentary maker taking on Bolsonaro and Duterte". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2024.(subscription required)
  8. ^ Abbit, Beth (27 February 2017). "Mum of Oscar winner tells of pride as she watched victory on TV". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Oscar for Cardiff graduate". Cardiff University. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara MSc Anthropology and Development 2004-09 & MSc Human Rights 2005". LSE. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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