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