Christine Edzard (born 15 February 1945)[1] is a film director, writer, and costume designer, nominated for BAFTA and Oscar awards for her screenwriting.
After a degree in economics she trained as a set and costume designer with Lila De Nobili and Rostislav Doboujinsky.
[1] She assisted Di Nobili on Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Aida and Romeo and Juliet at La Scala in 1963 and 1968.
[2] Edzard co-wrote and designed the film The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971), for which she was nominated for two BAFTA awards for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction.
[5][6] The studios include the Rotherhithe Picture Research Library, a free resource for the general public, and the building was awarded a Blue Plaque in 2009, unveiled in January that year by Derek Jacobi.