Maria Caruana Galizia is a producer, line producer and production manager working in film, scripted TV and commercials. She runs Candle & Bell, a Gateshead based production company, producing video content for brands, as well as TV, Film and Audio productions.
Maria produced ShortFLIX 2 for Sky Arts and CreativeUK. She is in develop...
Read MoreMaria Caruana Galizia is a producer, line producer and production manager working in film, scripted TV and commercials. She runs Candle & Bell, a Gateshead based production company, producing video content for brands, as well as TV, Film and Audio productions.
Maria produced ShortFLIX 2 for Sky Arts and CreativeUK. She is in development on “Marwell” by Benjamin Bee, supported by the BFI and Venice Biennale Cinema College, and “Soon We Will All Be History Here” by Saeed Taji Farouky supported by Torino Script Lab, Jordan Film Fund and AFAC.
She has previously Line produced "Tales from the Lodge" by Abigail Blackmore staring Jonny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook and Laura Fraser, and co-produced "Muscle" by Gerrard Johnson.
Maria has produced 15 short films including the RTS NE award winners “They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy”and “She Lives Alone", the BAFTA long-listed “Mordechai” and the BIFA long-listed “A Six and Two Threes” by Andy Berriman.
Maria also produces and production manages commercial content shoots for businesses and brands, and has worked with Adidas, Sony Music, Barclays and many more.
In 2023 and 2024 Candle & Bell was awarded Small Indie Fund from the BBC, and currently has two comedy sitcoms in scripted development with the BBC. In 2024 Candle & Bell got it's first commission from Radio 4 for a comedy radio show feating Lauren Pattison and Tom Machel.
Skills include:
Script development
Pitching
Finance plans
Line producing and production management
Project management and delivery
Camera operation and Editing.
Podcast producing and recording
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