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Joey Attawia
Born
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materCentral Saint Martins
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1995-present
Websitewww.joeyattawia.com

Joey Attawia is a British costume designer, film and television producer. Joey is best known for Peggy Su! and An Englishman in New York.

Career

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Attawia began his career in 1995 as a costume designer of the English television film 3 Steps to Heaven. After that, he worked on numerous television series including Missing, Murphy's Law, Damilola, Our Loved Boy, Cold Feet and Shameless.[1][2]

In 2006, in collaboration with James Burstall, Attawia co-produced his first television film, Mysterious Creatures.[3] In 2007, Attawia worked as a costume designer on six episodes of the ITV science-fiction drama Primeval.[4] In 2009, Attawia was the executive producer and costume designer for the biographical film An Englishman in New York.[5][6][7] In 2009 and 2010, he produced all episodes of the daytime television crime drama Missing that aired on BBC One.[8]

In 2011, Attawia was the co-executive producer of the thriller film The Holding.[9][10][11] He is the founding director of international group Argonon,[12] and the executive producer and strategic advisor of Leopard Pictures.[13][14][15][16]

Awards and nominations

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During Attawia's career, he received the Royal Television Society Award for Best Costume Design – Drama for his work in the 1998 film Peggy Su!,[17][18] and nominated for the BAFTA TV Award as well as nominated for Royal Television Society Award for Best Costume Design – Drama for An Englishman in New York.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Attawia". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joey Attawia - Costume Designer - Creative Media Management - Agents for Film, Television and Theatre". www.creativemediamanagement.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ^ "Mysterious Creatures (2006) - | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. ^ TV.com. "Joey Attawia". TV.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  5. ^ "Filmmaker Magazine | Festival Ambassador". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (2012-02-28). "Terence Davies adapting 'Sorrows'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  7. ^ "Argonon gets Blacklisted". TBI Vision. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  8. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Missing and Missing Live press pack: introduction". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. ^ "Leopardrama to develop Danny La Rue feature".
  10. ^ "British Council Film: The Holding". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  11. ^ "Danny La Rue Tales Being Groomed for Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  12. ^ "Televisual | REPORTS & SURVEYS". www.televisual.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  13. ^ "New movie to explore life of Danny La Rue". Irish Independent.
  14. ^ "La Rue's life set for big screen". 10 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Former BBC Producer Ruth Caleb Partners With Indie Production Banner Argonon". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  16. ^ Adam Dawtrey (2012-02-28). "Terence Davies adapting 'Sorrows'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  17. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Peggy Su! (1998)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  18. ^ "RTS NATIONAL AWARDS" (PDF).
  19. ^ "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2010". Royal Television Society. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  20. ^ "Television Craft Awards Winners in 2010". www.bafta.org. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.