Maya Bankovic

{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer (born 1984)}} {{Infobox person | name = Maya Bankovic | image =  | alt =  | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|15}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Cinematographer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''[[Akilla's Escape]]''<br />''[[Ordinary Angels (film)|Ordinary Angels]]''<br />''[[Workin' Moms]]''<br />''[[Blue Heron (film)|Blue Heron]]'' }}

'''Maya Bankovic''' (born December 15, 1984) is a Canadian cinematographer.<ref>Kate Erbland, [https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/12-essential-women-cinematographers-video-1201716278/ "‘12 Essential Women Cinematographers’ Gathers Some of Film's Most Brilliant Minds"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', August 12, 2016.</ref> She is most noted for her work on the 2024 film ''[[Ordinary Angels (film)|Ordinary Angels]]'' and the 2020 film ''[[Akilla's Escape]]''. For the latter film, she won the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the [[9th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2021.<ref>Zach Harper, [https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02021052160352/schitts-creek-kims-convenience-2021-canadian-screen-awards-winners "'Schitt's Creek' and 'Kim's Convenience' win big at 2021 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''[[Hello! Canada]]'', May 21, 2021.</ref>

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]]'' and two nods for Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series for her work on ''[[In the Making (TV series)|In the Making]]''. She won the award in the latter category at the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2020.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200605124256/https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', May 25, 2020.</ref>

Her other credits have included the films ''[[A Touch of Grey]]'', ''[[My Prairie Home (film)|My Prairie Home]]'', ''[[Tru Love (film)|Tru Love]]'', ''[[Below Her Mouth]]'', ''[[The Rainbow Kid]]'', ''[[Wexford Plaza]]'', ''[[What Is Democracy?]]'', ''[[Easy Land]]'', ''[[Blue Heron (film)|Blue Heron]]'' and ''[[I Was Lorena Bobbitt]]'', for which she was nominated in the Best Photography, Drama category at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards and by the ''[[Canadian Society of Cinematographers]]''. Her other television work can be seen in the first season of the series ''[[Mayor of Kingstown]]''.<ref>IMdB, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11712058/ "Mayor of Kingstown"].</ref> She is also a regular contributing director of photography on various series in the ''[[Star Trek]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/jonathan-frakes-interview-star-trek-discovery-legacy-1235009140/|title=Jonathan Frakes on the ‘Trek’ Ep He Directed 31 Years Ago That Inspired ‘Discovery’ Season 5, Hopes for ‘Legacy’ & More|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=May 27, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2025}}</ref> franchise.

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