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Academy Invites 21 New Production Design Branch Members in 2023

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is inviting 21 creatives to join the AMPAS Production Design Branch in 2023.

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2023 ADG Awards Nominees Announced by the Art Directors Guild

Check out the full list of nominees for the 2023 ADG Awards celebrating excellence in production design presented by the Art Directors Guild.

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The 2021 Best Production Design Oscar Nominations Announced

Here’s a look at the 2021 Oscar nominees. Read our complete list of Academy Awards nominations including Best Production Design.

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The 2021 BFDG Awards Nominees Announced by British Film Designers Guild

British Film Designers Guild 2021 BFDG Awards nominees have been announced including a renamed award dedicated to the memory of Peter Lamont.

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2021 Critics Choice Awards Best Production Design Winner Announced

The 2021 Critics Choice Awards Best Production Design winner announced at a hybrid virtual ceremony live from Los Angeles tonight.

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2021 BAFTA Awards Best Production Design Nominees

The EE British Academy Film Awards announced their BAFTA Awards Best Production Design nominees in a motion picture for the 2021 BAFTA Awards.

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The 2021 ADG Awards Nominations Announced by the Art Directors Guild

The Art Directors Guild announces 2021 ADG Awards nominees including Promising Woman, Tenet, Mank, Westworld, The Flight Attendant, and more.

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Joker & The Irishman Supervising Art Director On Backdrops and Schedules

The Irishman and Joker Supervising Art Director Laura Ballinger Gardner speaks to us about her work as the art department traffic controller in the studio.

Joker and The Irishman Supervising Art Director Laura Ballinger Gardner On Backdrops, Vectorworks, and Flowcharts

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Production Designer Marcus Rowland On Rocketman & Last Night in Soho

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Blade Runner Concept Artist Syd Mead to Receive William Cameron Menzies Award at 2020 ADG Awards

Blade Runner Concept Artist Syd Mead will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award at the 24th "Excellence in Production Design" 2020 ADG Awards.

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The 2019 DGC Awards Nominees and Winners for Best Production Design

The Directors Guild of Canada announced the winners of the 18th Annual 2019 DGC Awards. The awards were presented on October 26, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

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Set Designer Stephen Myles Berger to Receive Lifetime Award at 2020 ADG Awards

Stephen Myles Berger, set designer and art director of Sunshine Boys and Basic Instinct, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 ADG Awards.

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This Hellvetica Typeface Will Make You Nauseous

In the spirit of Halloween, prepare to be petrified by this Hellvetica typeface developed by creative director Zack Roif and designed by Matthew Woodward.

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Annie Atkins Writes New Book About Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking

Annie Atkins's new book, Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking is available for pre-order now.

I can’t wait to read this.

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2020 ADG Awards to Give Production Designer Joe Alves Lifetime Achievement Award

Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves, Oscar-nominated for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, will receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 ADG Awards.

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The Best of 29Rooms Toronto Expand Your Reality Pop-Up Event

The '29Rooms: Expand Your Reality' experience creates unique Instagram-rich opportunities to showcase art and design while taking your best selfie.

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Design Talks: TIFF Production Design Panel with DGC Ontario

Production designers Phillip Barker, Zosia Mackenzie, Craig Lathrop, and François Audouy share design stories at this TIFF production design panel.