Maya Bankovic (born December 15, 1984) is a Canadian cinematographer. She is most noted for her work on the 2020 film '' Akilla's Escape'', for which she won the

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for

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at the

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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 ''

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''. She won the award in the latter category at the

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in 2020. Her other credits have included the films ''

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'', '' My Prairie Home'', '' Tru Love'', ''

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'', '' The Rainbow Kid'', '' Wexford Plaza'', '' What Is Democracy?'', ''

Easy Land ''Easy Land'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sanja Živković. 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 n ...

'', '' 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 ''

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''. Her most recent television work can be seen in the first season of the series ''

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'' She is also a regular contributing director of photography on various series in the ''

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''https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/jonathan-frakes-interview-star-trek-discovery-legacy-1235009140/"]. franchise.

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* 1984 births Living people Canadian cinematographers Canadian women cinematographers Canadian people of Serbian descent Best Cinematography Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners {{Canada-cinematographer-stub