Diana Cilliers
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DIANA CILLIERS COSTUME DESIGNER www.dianacilliers.com Tertiary Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree 1977 in Costume Design, Drama, History of Art ,Psychology – University of Pretoria *Registered for a MAFA Master of Fine Arts Michaelis School of Art – University of Cape Town –in 2014/2015 subject was entitled ‘The Emotional Language of Clothing in Africa and the Diaspora’ I did not complete this MAFA due to external work pressure and lack of time to be a ‘full time’ student. I am continuing to work on this thesis. My Supervisor at Michaelis was Andrew Lampbrecht. Awards: 2017:SAFTA Nomination 2017 Best Costume Design on a Feature Film for ‘Sheperds and Butchers’ 2016:Primetime Emmy Nomination – Outstanding Costume Design for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie (Roots) Night 1 with Ruth Carter and others 2015 Robert Award Nomination Best Costume Design (Arets kostumier) The Salvation (2014) 2015 SAFTA Nomination Best Costume Design ‘Faan se Trein’ with Leonie Roberts 2014 SAFTA (South African Film and Television Academy) Award for Best Costume Design for ‘Mandela Long Walk to Freedom) with Ruy Filipe 2013 Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for a Movie,Miniseries or Special for HBO’s ‘The Girl’ with Melissa Moritz 2013 Womens International Television and Film Showcase Award for Outstanding Costume Design 2011 SAFTA Nomination for Best Costume Design for movie ‘Themba’ 2007 SAFTA Award Best Costume Design for ‘Colour of Freedom’ (Goodbye Bafana) 2004 Award Nomination (Canada) for Best Costume Design Gemini for award winning series ‘Human Cargo’ Known for :Roots, Mandela Long Walk to Freedom, District 9, Chronicle, The Giver, America the Story of US,The Girl After completin g her degree in Costume/Set Design at the University of Pretoria, Diana started out her career with three years in Theatre- CAPAB and PACT- Working on various operas, ballets and dramas. Between 1981 and 2017, she has worked as Costume Designer on Features and TV Dramas as well as styling numerous commercials. Having worked extensively on location in Czech Republic South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Morocco, Ghana ,Mozambique, Himba culture Epupa Falls, Tunisia, Luxemburg and preparing pictures in London, Madrid and Rome, Diana has built up a long and very good working relationship with Angels Costumers in London Costumi De Arte and Tirelli’s in Rome and Cornejo in Madrid, as well as solid contacts in numerous other countries worldwide. Diana started Theatre and Film Costume Workshop in 1987 in Johannesburg and runs this costume hiring and fully comprehensive back-up service to the industry in Maitland Cape Town FEATURES and TV SERIES 2017 Currently Shooting: TROY – Fall of a City – BBC – Kudus London Production House:Filmafrika Producers: Dianne Beatty, Meryl Schutte Position:Costume Designer 2016 Knightfall Series A&E Studios – History Channel Production House: Stillking Prague Directors:Douglas Mc Kinnon 3 Blocks Metin Huseyin and David Petrarca Showrunner/Producer : Dominic Minghella Position:Costume Designer Cast: TomCullen, Simon Merrels,Olivia Ross, Ed Stoppard,Gina McKee 2015 Tutankhamen ITV Director Peter Webber Producer Simon J Lewis Line Producers Trevor Ingman Dianne Beatty Position Costume Designer Cast:Max Irons, Sam Neill, Amy Wren, Jonathan Aris Roots Night 1 A&E – History Channel Director : Phillip Noyce Producer: Mark Wolper Position: Costume Designer Night 1(First Episode) African part Cast: Malachi Kirby Sheperds and Butchers Production house: Videovision Producers: Anant Singh, Brian Cox Director: Oliver Schmitz Position :Costume Designer Cast: Steve Coogan, Andrea Risenbourgh Wallander Series 1 Episode Out of Africa Productions Producers:Sanne Wollenburg, Sam Putter Cast:Kenneth Branagh, Bonnie Mbuli 2014 The Last Face Production House: Rive Road Entertainment/Moonlighting Producer: Bill Pohlad, Matt Palmieri, William Gerber Director: Sean Penn Position: Costume Designer Cast: Javier Bardem, Charlise Theron, Jean Reno Name of Production: The Red Tent Production House:Kasbah Film Tanger, Sony Pictures Producer : Paula Weinstein, Peter Macaleese Director: Roger Young Position: Costume Designer Cast: Ian Glen, Minnie Driver,Morena Baccarin,Debrah Winger Name of Production: Chappie Production House: Sony Pictures Entertainment / Media Rights Capital Producer: James Bitonti / Victoria Burkhart / Simon Kinberg Director: Neill Blomkamp Position: Costume Designer Cast: Sharlto Copley / Dev Patel / Hugh Jackman Sigourney Weaver 2013 Name of Production: The Giver Production House: The Weinstein Company / Moonlighting Producer: Jeff Bridges / Neil Koenigsberg / Nikki Silver Director: Phillip Noyce Position: Costume Designer Cast: Jeff Bridges / Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgaard Name of Production: The Salvation Production House: Zentropa Denmark / Spier Films Producer: Peter Garde / Sisse Graum Jorgensen Director: Kristian Levring Position: Costume Designer Cast: Mads Mikkelson / Eva Green / Jonathan Pryce / Douglas Henshall / Jeoffrey Dean Morgan Name of Production: Young One’s Production House: Quickfire Films / Spier Films Producer: Michael Auret / Tristan Lynch Director: Jake Paltrow Position: Costume Designer Cast: Nicholas Holt / Elle Fanning, Michael Shannon 2012 Name of Production: Long Walk to Freedom Production House: Film Afrika Producer: Anant Singh / David Thompson / Brain Cox Director: Justin Chadwick Position: Co-Costume Designer Cast: Idris Elba / Naomie Harris Name of Production: New Family Production House: Two Oceans Productions Producer: Norbert Walter / Karl Schaefer / Gishelher Wenzke Director: Stephanie Sycholt Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: The Young Leonardo Production House: Kindle Entertainment / Out of Africa Producer: Lucy Martin Director: Robert Evans Position: Costume Designer 2011 Name of Production: The Girl Production House: BBC / Moonlighting Producer: Amanda Jenks / Genevieve Hofmeyr Director: Julian Jarrold Position: Costume Designer Cast: Sienna Miller/ Toby Jones / Imelda Staunton / Penelope Wilton Name of Production: Chronicle Production House: 20th Century Fox / Film Afrika Producer: John Davis / Adam Schroeder Director: Josh Trank Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Dredd Production House: IM Global / Kalahari Pictures Producer: Andrew MacDonald / Michael Murphey Director: Pete Travis Cast: Lena Headey Position: SA Costume Designer 2010 Name of Production: The Young Leonardo Production House: Kindle Entertainment / Out of Africa Producer: Melanie Stokes Director: Beryl Richards Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Lost Future Production House: Tandem Communications / Film Afrika Worldwide Producer: Jonas Bauer Director: Mikael Salomon Position: Costume Designer Cast: Sean Bean Name of Production: Women in Love Production House: Company Pictures / BBC / Moonlighting Films Producer: Mark Pybus Director: Miranda Bowen Cast: Rosamund Pike Position: Costume Designer 2009 Name of Production: Themba Production House: Ufa Fernseh Produktion / DO Productions Producer: Brigid Olen Director: Stefanie Sycholt Cast: Simphiwe Dana Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: America: The Story of Us Production House: Nutopia / Film Afrika Producer: Eamon Fitzpatrick Directors: Nick Green / Renny Bartlett Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Justice for Nathalee Holloway Production House: Sony Pictures Television / Moonlighting Producer: Judith Verno Director: Mikael Salomon Cast: Tracy Pollan Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Silent Witness Production House: BBC / Out of Africa Producer: Phillippa Giles Director: Paul Wilmshurst Position: Costume Designer 2008 Name of Production: District 9 Production House: TriStar Pictures / Kalahari Pictures Producer: Peter Jackson / Michael Murphey Director: Neill Blomkamp Cast: Sharlto Copley Positon: Costume Designer Name of Production: Crusoe Production House: Power Television / Moonlighting Producer: Justin Bodle Directors: Duane Clark, Jeff Woolnough, Michael Robison Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Rooibos with Milk Production House: Ufa Fernseh Produktion / DO Productions Producer: Marlow de Mardt Director: Rainer Kaufmann Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Lost City Raiders Production House: Tandem Communications Producer: Tim Halkin Director: Jean de Segonzac Cast: James Brolin Position: Costume Designer 2007 Name of Production: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Production House: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Film Afrika Producer: David Lancaster Director: Ed Neumeier Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior Production House: Universal Pictires / Film Afrika Producer: Glenn Ross Director: Russell Mulcahy Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: Disgrace Production House: Sherman Pictures / DO Productions Producer: Anna-Maria Monticelli Director: Steve Jacobs Cast: John Malkovich, Jessica Heyns Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: The Deal Production House: Berk/Lane Entertainment / Moonlighting Producer: William H Macy Director: Steven Schachter Cast: Meg Ryan, William H Macy Position: Costume Designer 2006 Name of Production: Sinking of the Lusitania Production House: BBC Discovery / DO Productions Producers: Johaan Infanally Director: Chris Spencer Cast: John Hannah Position: Costume Designer Name of Production: To Be First Production House: Wall to Wall / DO Productions Producers: Sias Wilson/Simon Chinn Director: Patrick Ream Cast: Rupert Graves Position: Costume Designer