I’m a Maltese filmmaker and writer with a Liberal Arts degree from King’s College London (2017), and I’ve built a diverse career in media production across sound, camera, editing, writing and photography. I work across film, documentaries and commercials, and I also act on screen and stage. I’ve gained experience in scripting, visual installations, and camera operation, continually expanding my craft as a storyteller who loves collaborating with teams and exploring human experiences. In 2020 I co-founded Blank Canvas, an independent video production house and studio, with two partners to deliver creative projects, documentaries and films. I’m passionate about work that challenges perspectives and supports social impact, including collaborations with UNHCR Malta, national cultural institutions, and international film festivals. I lead narrative development, direction and cinematography on a range of projects while continuing to nurture emerging talent through training and production support.…

Anthony Halldór Mizzi

I’m a Maltese filmmaker and writer with a Liberal Arts degree from King’s College London (2017), and I’ve built a diverse career in media production across sound, camera, editing, writing and photography. I work across film, documentaries and commercials, and I also act on screen and stage. I’ve gained experience in scripting, visual installations, and camera operation, continually expanding my craft as a storyteller who loves collaborating with teams and exploring human experiences. In 2020 I co-founded Blank Canvas, an independent video production house and studio, with two partners to deliver creative projects, documentaries and films. I’m passionate about work that challenges perspectives and supports social impact, including collaborations with UNHCR Malta, national cultural institutions, and international film festivals. I lead narrative development, direction and cinematography on a range of projects while continuing to nurture emerging talent through training and production support.…

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I’m a Maltese filmmaker and writer with a Liberal Arts degree from King’s College London (2017), and I’ve built a diverse career in media production across sound, camera, editing, writing and photography. I work across film, documentaries and commercials, and I also act on screen and stage. I’ve gained experience in scripting, visual installations, and camera operation, continually expanding my craft as a storyteller who loves collaborating with teams and exploring human experiences.

In 2020 I co-founded Blank Canvas, an independent video production house and studio, with two partners to deliver creative projects, documentaries and films. I’m passionate about work that challenges perspectives and supports social impact, including collaborations with UNHCR Malta, national cultural institutions, and international film festivals. I lead narrative development, direction and cinematography on a range of projects while continuing to nurture emerging talent through training and production support.

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Language

English
Fluent
Icelandic
Advanced
Maltese
Fluent
German
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Writer, Director at Blank Canvas.tv
September 1, 2020 - Present
Founded Blank Canvas.tv – a video production house fully equipped for service provision and crew.
Trainer / Scriptwriter at CCIF FILMSY Project
February 1, 2025 - August 15, 2025
EU funded project training 30 film students across Malta, Cyprus and Latvia in docu-fiction; guided scriptwriting, treatment creation and script development for a 10-day training camp in Latvia; short film produced in post-production.
Director, Editor, Interviewer at UNHCR Malta / Valletta Film Festival
April 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Directed, edited and conducted interviews for the short documentary A Place Like Home; collaborated with DP Andrew Randon.
Participant – Talent Lab & Best Pitch Winner at Reykjavík International Film Festival
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
Selected for Talent Lab and winner of Best Pitch for the feature documentary Joseph & I.
Participant / Official Selection at Serbia Interaction Docs Festival
August 16, 2023 - August 23, 2023
Official Selection for Doc In Progress lab 2023; pitched a feature in pre-production; invited to Student Film Camp Selection Committee for 2024.
Director / Writer / Interviewer at National Book Council of Malta
April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Researched, written, interviewed and directed a documentary on historian Henry Frendo; collaboration with DOP Andrew Randon and 1st AD Angelique Muller.
Video Operator at Pellikola Films, ABC & Hulu Production
October 16, 2022 - October 24, 2022
Career Opportunities in Murder & Mayhem.
Video Assistant at Latina Pictures Ltd & Paramount Network
November 14, 2022 - November 26, 2022
1923.
2nd Assistant Camera at Clapperboard Pictures
April 5, 2023 - Present
The Good Ship Murder (B Unit).
2nd Assistant Camera (B Unit) at Halo Productions & Channel 5 UK
April 28, 2023 - Present
Madam Blanc Mysteries 3.
Camera Operator & Creative Director for Official Stills & Campaign Video at Chewing Productions & Arts Council of Malta
May 15, 2023 - May 20, 2023
2X2: A Double Bill of New Theatre.
2nd Assistant Camera at Whisper/Goa; Episode 3
October 26, 2023 - November 3, 2023
LS Productions and Du Productions.
Crowd Marshall / 3rd AD at Count of Monte Cristo
November 15, 2023 - November 17, 2023
Pathe!, Fargo Films, Chapter 2 Mediawan & Local Service Producer Falkun Films.
Writer & Director at Richmond Foundation Mental Health Campaign
September 10, 2021 - December 19, 2022
16 short films produced for 2022-2023 online and TV campaigning and mental health guides for private use.
Camera Operator & Interviewer at Madam Blanc
May 20, 2021 - May 21, 2021
EPK work for Channel 5 UK & Malta; behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
Associate Producer at Venus Melite
May 1, 2021 - June 10, 2021
Writer/Director for Scott Lyman project; A Blank Canvas Production.
Video Visuals Producer at Teatru Astra
November 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
West Side Story visuals for the musical; interactive depth backgrounds.
Video Producer at Festivals Malta / Teatru Malta
January 10, 2024 - May 4, 2024
Valeriana visuals for interactive opera on 500 LED screens.
Writer, Producer at AC Group
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Corporate film; production by Blank Canvas; cinematography by Andrew Randon.
Scriptwriter at FKNK Federation for Hunting & Conservation
May 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Environmental documentary script development.
Writer/Director at Atrium Department Store TVC
June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
Let Your Imagination Run Wild; June 2018.
Writer/Director at Mr Green Ltd
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
A Cut Above The Rest recruitment video campaign; Sept 2018.
Writer/Director at ZBX Corporate Film
August 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019
Written and Directed for Pure Media and ZBX Group; 2019.
Director & Editor at UNHCR Malta - World Refugee Day project
June 10, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Short documentary; working with asylum seekers; 2019.
Writer/Producer at Air Malta Business Class TVC
January 1, 2020 - April 1, 2020
Written and produced for Koala Media and Air Malta; 2020.
B Camera Operator & Video Editor at Teatru Malta
December 15, 2021 - December 16, 2021
Il Helsien Skond Manwel Dimech; PBS Malta broadcast 2022.
Scriptwriter at JL Properties
May 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Corporate Film; 2020.
Writer / Director at Every Journey Starts Within
September 1, 2020 - Present
Short film produced with Happy Campers Iceland; 2020.
Vileda Jet Clean TVC Scriptwriter at Vileda
February 1, 2021 - Present
Commercial script written and produced for Vileda.
Customised writing and creative development at Luke Azzopardi (Designer collaboration)
January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021
Content embroidered into garments; 2021.
Head of Media & PR at Cross Cultural International Foundation (Project Stop)
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Pitched for funds to produce a documentary short on a human trafficking survivor; finalist Malta Social Impact Awards 2021.
Trainer and Scriptwriter at CCIF FILMSY Project
February 1, 2025 - August 15, 2025
EU-funded project bringing film students together to learn docu-fiction basics; led scriptwriting and treatment creation for a camp in Latvia, guiding participants to develop a short film for shoot.
Director, Editor, Interviewer at UNHCR
April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Short documentary 'A Place Like Home' directed and edited; conducted interviews; collaboration with Valletta Film Festival 2019; Director of Photography: Andrew Randon.
Participant / Pitch Winner at Reykjavík International Film Festival
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
Selection for Talent Lab and winner of Best Pitch for the feature documentary 'Joseph & I'.
Participant, Doc In Progress Lab at Serbia Interaction Docs Festival
August 16, 2023 - August 23, 2023
Official Selection for 'Doc In Progress' lab; invited to be part of Student Film Camp Selection Committee for 2024.
Director, Writer, Interviewer at National Book Council of Malta
April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Researched, written, interviewed and directed a documentary on Henry Frendo; DOP: Andrew Randon; 1st AD: Angelique Muller.
Video Assist at Latina Pictures Ltd & Paramount Network
November 14, 2022 - November 26, 2022
Video assist on '1923'.
Second Assistant Camera at Clapperboard Pictures
April 5, 2023 - Present
Second assistant camera on 'The Good Ship Murder'.
Second Assistant Camera, B Unit at Halo Productions & Channel 5 UK
April 28, 2023 - Present
Second Assistant Camera on 'Madam Blanc Mysteries 3'.
Camera Operator & Creative Director for Official Stills and Campaign Video at Chewing Productions & Arts Council of Malta
May 15, 2023 - May 20, 2023
Produced official stills and campaign visuals for '2X2: A Double Bill of New Theatre'.
2nd Assistant Camera at Whisper/Goa; Episode 3 - LS Productions & Du Productions
October 26, 2023 - November 3, 2023
Second Assistant Camera on episode 3.
Crowd Marshall / 3rd AD at Count of Monte Cristo - Pathe!, Fargo Films, Chapter 2 Mediawan & Falkun Films
November 15, 2023 - November 17, 2023
Crowd marshal and 3rd Assistant Director roles during production.
Associate Producer at Venus Melite: A Short Film
May 1, 2021 - June 10, 2021
Associate Producer for a Blank Canvas Production.
Content Writer / Creative Developer at Luke Azzopardi collaboration
January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021
Customised writing and creative development of embroidered garments for a local designer.
Head of Media & PR (Project Stop) at Cross Cultural International Foundation
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Head of Media & PR; pitched for funds to produce a documentary; finalist Malta Social Impact Awards 2021.
Scriptwriter, Corporate Film at JL Properties
May 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Wrote and produced a corporate film; shot by 1st AC Naomi Gradel.
Writer/Producer at Air Malta Business Class TVC (Blank Canvas Production)
January 1, 2020 - April 1, 2020
Wrote and produced a TVC; directed and edited by Andrew Randon.
Follow-up Documentary Director / Cinematographer at National Book Council of Malta
June 1, 2023 - Present
Commissioned follow-up documentary; narrative direction and cinematography.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts at King's College London
September 20, 2014 - June 10, 2017
Ba. (Honours) Liberal Arts at King’s College London
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
9 O-levels at St. Martin’s College (Malta)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011
International Baccalaureate (IB) at Hockerill Anglo-European College
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
BA (Honours) Liberal Arts at King’s College London
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
IB Diploma at Hockerill Anglo-European College
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
9 O-levels at St. Martin’s College (Malta)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
9 O-levels
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011
Ba. (Honours) Liberal Arts
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Driving Licence: Full B/B1 European Driving License
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Government
    uniE608 'Paul's Time Machine' (short snippet) - Short Doc on Festival Circuit
    A documentary film co-produced in Malta for screening at festivals internationally - to be submitted in October.…
    uniE608 Documentary on Henry Frendo for The National Book Council
    A project which required extensive reading of the Historian's ethnographic work as well as a study of his life which required a pre-interview recorded and then studied in order to devise questions for the actual interview. Our producer and project manager handled the scheduling and logistics while I interviewed the subject and directed the filming. I also edited the final cut myself. filmdirector videoeditor…
    paper Documentary on the Nation's Greatest Modern Poet

    As part of receiving the lifetime achievement award, a documentary was commissioned to be made on his life which I handled entirely under my business trade name Blank Canvas which encompasses a network of other freelancers.