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Joanna Natasegara 
Summary
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 and personal life edit
Natasegara was born to British mother and an Asian father.[7]
Selected filmography edit
- The Price of Kings: Oscar Arias (2012)
- The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres (2012)
- The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat (2012)
- Virunga (2014)
- The White Helmets (2016)
- Evelyn (2018)
- The Edge of Democracy (2019)
- Heart of Invictus (2023)
References edit
- ^ Ritman, Alex (5 December 2014). "'Virunga' Director Talks Oscar Buzz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Aggressive Lawyers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Kinosian, Janet (5 February 2015). "'Virunga' details a complicated story of oil exploration in Congo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Katz, Andrew (7 September 2016). "Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for 'The White Helmets'". Time. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Aspden, Peter (25 November 2011). "All about the art of compromise". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Hopper, Gilly (18 August 2020). "Social Change and Documentaries: Meet Violet Films' Joanna Natasegara". Suitcase. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Calkin, Jessamy (9 February 2020). "The British documentary maker taking on Bolsonaro and Duterte". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2024.(subscription required)