Maya Bankovic (born December 15, 1984) is a Canadian cinematographer. She is most noted for her work on the 2020 film ''
Akilla's Escape
''Akilla's Escape'' is a 2020 drama film, directed by Charles Officer,Radheyan Simonpillai"Planet Africa returns for TIFF 2020"'Now'' August 25, 2020. his final feature prior to his death in 2023. The film stars Saul Williams as Akilla, a marij ...
'', for which she won the
Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...
9th Canadian Screen Awards
The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the p ...
in 2021.
She has received several prior CSA nominations for her work in television, receiving three nods for Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series for ''
Workin' Moms
''Workin' Moms'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017. The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind, Enuka Okuma, and Juno RinaldiIn the Making''. She won the award in the latter category at the
8th Canadian Screen Awards
The 8th annual Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019.A Touch of Grey
''A Touch of Grey'' is a 2009 Canadian drama film written by Sandra Feldman and co-directed by Feldman and Ian D. Mah. It is a coming of middle age film as four high school friends reuniting after 25 years, each facing a crossroads in their lif ...
Below Her Mouth
''Below Her Mouth'' is a 2016 Canadian erotic romantic drama film directed by April Mullen and written by Stephanie Fabrizi. The film stars Natalie Krill as Jasmine and Erika Linder as Dallas, two women in Toronto who meet and begin a passionate ...
'', ''
The Rainbow Kid
''The Rainbow Kid'' is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Kire Paputts. It was shown in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film, an expansion of Paputts' prior short film ''Rainbow Connection'', star ...
Easy Land
''Easy Land'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sanja Zivkovic. The film stars Mirjana Joković and Nina Kiri as Jasna and Nina, a mother (a trained Architect) and daughter from Serbia who are struggling to adapt to their new ...
'' and ''
I Was Lorena Bobbitt
''I Was Lorena Bobitt'' is a 2020 Canadian-American dramatic television film, directed by Danishka Esterhazy.Megan Sunday"'I Was Lorena Bobbitt' lets Bobbitt tell her side of the story" ''The Spool'', May 27, 2020. The film stars Luke Humphrey and ...
'', for which she was nominated in the Best Photography, Drama category at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards and by the ''
Canadian Society of Cinematographers
The Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) (''French:'' Société canadienne des cinéastes) is a non-profit Canadian trade organization with over 500 members whose mission is to promote the artistic creativity and required skills for cinemato ...
''. Her most recent television work can be seen in the first season of the series ''
Mayor of Kingstown
''Mayor of Kingstown'' is an American crime thriller television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The series premiered on November 14, 2021, on Paramount+. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which is s ...