
PROFILE
Anna Valdez Hanks BSC was the first cinematographer to be named by BAFTA as a Breakthrough Brit in 2015 (see here) and was selected as a Berlinale Talent in 2016. In 2022 she photographed three episodes of CULPRITS, for Disney+. In 2021 she was the series director of photography on MAGPIE MURDERS, starring Lesley Manville and broadcasting on the BBC in 2023. HOPE GAP, starring Annette Bening, Bill Nighy and Josh O'Connor, premiered at Toronto 2019. MILE END won best narrative feature at NYC Independent Film Festival in 2016, Best Cinematography at Filmmaker International Festival 2016 and was nominated for best British feature at Raindance Festival in 2015. In 2019 Anna won a Knight of Illumination Award for her cinematography on BBC drama Clique. In 2019 she shot IN VITRO, Denmark's entry to the Venice Biennale.
Anna’s route to cinematography took her through clapper loading, focus pulling and camera operating on features and high end dramas, giving her the opportunity to learn from some of the best cinematographers and directors in the industry. Anna is a cinephile with a passion for films ranging from auteur and experimental films to commercial, genre cinema.
FEATURES
KINDOKI WITCH BOY (2024)
Company: CYP
Director of Photography
Dir: Penny Woolcock
Prod: Catherine Townsend
TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (2023)
Company: Cannon and Morley Productions
Main Director of Photography, Replacement Days Main Unit
Dir: Carol Morley
Prod: Cairo Cannon, Aymeenah Ayub
HOPE GAP (2019)
Company: Origin Pictures
Director of Photography
Dir: William Nicholson
Prod: David Thompson, Sarada McDermott
MILE END (2015)
Company: Coup de Grace
Director of Photography
Dir/Prod: Graham Higgins
ENDGAME (2008)
Company: Daybreak Films / Channel 4
Additional Cinematography
Dir: Pete Travis
Prod: Hal Vogel
TELEVISION
MISSING YOU
Company: Quay St for Netflix
Director of Photography Eps 1, 2, 3. New series.
Dir: Nimer Rashed
Prod: Guy Hescott
CULPRITS (2022)
Company: Character Seven for Disney+
Series Director of Photography, Episodes 5,6 & 7
Dir: Claire Oakley
Prod: Morenike Williams, Stephen Garrett exec
MAGPIE MURDERS (2021)
Company: Eleventh Hour Films for PBS, Sony, BritBox
Series Director of Photography, 6 episodes.
Dir: Peter Cattaneo
Prod: Suzanne McAuley, Jill Green exec
TEMPLE (2019)
Company: Hera Pictures for Sky
Director of Photography Eps 7 & 8
Dir: Lisa Siwe
Prod: Barney Reisz, Liza Marshall exec
CLIQUE II (2018)
Company: Balloon Entertainment/BBC
Director of Photography Eps 1, 2 & 3
Dir: Andrew Cumming
Prod: Neil Duncan
ENDEAVOUR (2017)
Company: Mammoth
Director of Photography Film 5, Season 5.
Dir: Geoff Sax
Prod: John Phillips
ACKLEY BRIDGE (2017)
Company: The Forge / C4
Director of Photography Eps 1, 2, 5, 6
Dir: Penny Woolcock and Jon East
Prod: Alex Lamb
LINE OF DUTY (2016)
Company: World Productions / BBC 1
Director of Photography season 4, eps 1, 2 & 3
Dir: Jed Mercurio and John Strickland
Prod: Cait Collins
CRAZY HEAD (2016)
Company: Urban Myth Films / E4 / Netflix
Director of Photography Episodes 4, 5, 6
Dir: Declan O'Dwyer
Prod: Gareth Williams
LUCKY MAN (2016)
Company: Carnival Films / Sky One
Director of Photography Episodes 9 & 10
Dir: David Caffrey
Prod: Chris Clough
THE NIGHTMARE WORLDS OF HG WELLS (2015)
Company: Clerkenwell Films / Sky Arts
Series Director of Photography
Dir: Adrian Shergold
Prod: Charlie Leech
THE SYNDICATE III (2015)
Company: Rollem / BBC
Director of Photography Episodes 3 & 4
Dir: Dominic Leclerc
Prod: Yvonne Francas
CLEAN BREAK (2014)
Company: RTE / Octagon
Director of Photography Episodes 1 & 4
Dir: Gillies MacKinnon
Prod: Emma Burge
IN THE CLUB (2014)
Company: Rollem / BBC
Director of Photography Episodes 5 & 6
Dir: Sarah O'Gorman
Prod: Yvonne Francas
UNDENIABLE (2013)
Company: ITV/TXTV
Second Unit Director of Photography
Dir: John Strickland
Prod: Jeremy Gwilt
LOVE / HATE IV (2013)
Company: Octagon Films for RTE
Replacement Director of Photography Episode 4
Dir: David Caffrey
Prod: Suzanne McAuley
THE VILLAGE (2012)
Company Productions for BBC
Director of Photography 2nd Unit
Dir: Antonia Bird
Prod: Emma Burge
THE SYNDICATE I (2012)
Company: Rollem for BBC
Director of Photography 2nd Unit
Dir: Kay Mellor
Prod: Brett Wilson
PRISONERS WIVES (2011)
Company: Tiger Aspect for BBC
Director of Photography Titles & 2nd Unit
Dir: Damon Thomas
Prod: Anna Ferguson
OCCUPATION (2009)
Company: Kudos for BBC
B Cam Operator. Director of Photography 2nd Unit
Dir: Nick Murphy
Prod: Laurie Bourg
COMMERCIALS
PLAYSTATION PS4 (2013)
Company: Fallen Films / MoFilm
Dir: Anna Blandford
FRISKIES (2013)
Company: Fallen Films / MoFilm
Dir: Anna Blandford
DINERS CLUB (2013)
Company: Fallen Films / MoFilm
Dir: Anna Blandford
ARTIST FILMS
FAMILIAR PHANTOMS (2023)
Commissioned by Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
Artist: Larissa Sansour & Soren Lind
Producer: Ali Roche
AS IF NO MISFORTUNE HAD OCCURRED IN THE NIGHT (2021)
Commissioned by FACT Liverpool
Artist: Larissa Sansour & Soren Lind
Producer: Ali Roche
IN VITRO (2019)
Denmark's entry, 2019 Venice Biennale
Artist: Larissa Sansour
Directors: Larissa Sansour & Soren Lind
Producer: Ali Roche
THE SAME ROAD (2018)
Oxford Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Penny Woolcock
AS ABOVE SO BELOW (2016)
Company: Red Gum
Artist: Renee Vaughan Sutherland
QUEERING LOVE (2016)
Artist Film for BFI Flare / Wellcome Trust
Company: Red Gum
Artist: Renee Vaughan Sutherland
EVIL EYE & I'M IN ESSEX GIRL (2014)
Artist Film / Exhibition 'Waterhouse' at TAP gallery
Artist: Renee Vaughan Sutherland
Prod: Sophie Sleigh-Johnson
SHORT FILMS
THE STRANGER (2017)
Company: Fallen Films & Creative England/BFI
Director: Anna Blandford
Producer: David Harwood
NOTHING IMPORTANT (2017)
Company: French Fancy Productions
Director: Tara Fitzgerald
Producer: Georgina French
THE KNACKERMAN (2016)
Company: Loose Change Films and BFI Creative England
Director: Tom Shrapnel
Prod: Rebecca Wolffe
CRUELTY (2014)
Company: BFI / Creative England
Dir: Anna Blandfor
Prod: Linda Biney
THE EXPIRATION (2014)
Company: Lotus Productions
Dir: Lotus Hannon
TO THE SEA (2012)
Company: Fallen Films
Director of Photography & Co-Director
Dir: Anna Valdez hanks & Anna Blandford
Prod: Monika Kocian
DUENDE (2011)
Company: Galizia Films
Dir: Louisa Galizia
GOBLIN MARKET (2010)
Company: Fallen Films
Dir: Anna Blandford
Prod: Len Rowles
SHADOW OBSERVERS (2009)
Company: BBC
Dir: Josh Alward
SHISH (2009)
Company: Fletcher Wilson
Dir: Lynsey Miller
Prod: Rob Fletcher
LOOKING FOR MARYLIN (2008)
Company: Reverse Films
Director of Photography, Co-Director
Dir: Anna Valdez Hanks
Prod: Michael Berliner
PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY (2008)
Company: Cut Both Ways / C4
Dir: Lara Leslie
THE BEACHCOMBERS (2008)
Company: Silvertip / Film London
Dir: Chris Croucher
BOYS (2007)
Company: White Label Films
Dir: Anna Blandford
SLOW (2007)
Company: White Label Films
Dir: Anna Blandford