Cristiana is originally from Portugal but came to study in London when she was 18.
She began her directing career at the age of 22 with a short film about Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese. Aired on the Discovery Channel to wide acclaim it was subsequently featured on the famed UK Friday Night Show with Jonathan Ross.
The success of her Dita Von Teese film lead quickly to a second documentary for the Discovery Channel about the famous German neo-expressionist painter Rainer Fetting, and eight films for Landrover – shot in locations as diverse as the Mojave Desert, Hollywood, Slovenia and the wilds of Warwickshire.
In 2008 Cristiana started a series of advertising projects for Johnnie Walker’s anti drink & drive campaign with Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen. This led to a long term project called ‘Step Inside’ where she documented the two world champion Formula One drivers. These short documentaries have been aired worldwide.
Her local success has led to articles in Vogue and Maxima as well as an invitation to feature in a national poster campaign for TMN.
Her commercials work has continued to grow recent work for Adidas F50 spot for Sid Lee with football star Lionel Messi. Citroen featuring the Arsenal Football team and the English National, L’Oreal with Cheryl Cole, the Credit Suisse with Roger Federer, Burberry and has just completed a film for SAMSUNG for the global launch of their new product the ‘Gear Circle’.
