The winners of the British Film Designers Guild Awards have been announced in a virtual ceremony. Included for her work on The Personal History of David Copperfield was Production Designer Cristina Casali. Cristina has been the featured production designer on Film Birmingham’s Working in the Locations Department course for aspiring location managers.
About the British Film Designers Guild Awards
This year saw 3 new awards for: Commercial, Short Film and Outstanding Contribution to the Art Department. In other categories, The Gentlemen, 1917 and Tenet were among the winners.
The evening was hosted by BFDG Chairperson and Production Designer, Sonja Klaus and celebrity presenters included actor, Tim Robbins and Manchester United footballer Andy Cole. Major sponsors supporting the evening were film industry supply and service companies: BGI Supplies, Compuhire and Data Reprographics.
The ceremony can be viewed here.
British Film Designers Guild Winners
Here is a full list of winners:
THE PETER LAMONT AWARD – SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT
Libby Hoggard – Junior Graphics
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
David Lee
Production Designer – Argos Christmas Advert
Grant Bailey
Art Director – Argos Christmas Advert
Poppy Luard
Stylist – Argos Christmas Advert
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM
Jamie Lapsley
Production Designer – Expensive Shit
Gordon Rogers
Art Director – Expensive Shit
Imogen Toner
Set Decorator – Expensive Shit
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TV PROGRAMME
Samantha Harley
Production Designer – Sex Education, Series 2
Samantha Jay Cliff
Supervising Art Director – Sex Education, Series 2
Miri Katz
Set Decorator – Sex Education, Series 2
Alexandra Slade
Set Decorator – Sex Education, Series 2
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT TV DRAMA INCLUDING MINI SERIES, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Arwel W Jones
Production Designer – Dracula
Harry Trow
Supervising Art Director – Dracula
Hannah Nicholson
Set Decorator – Dracula
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL TV DRAMA INCLUDING MINI SERIES, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Simon Bowles
Production Designer – Avenue 5
Stuart Kearns
Supervising Art Director – Avenue 5
Liz Griffiths
Set Decorator – Avenue 5
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
Cristina Casali
Production Designer – The Personal History of David Copperfield
Nick Dent
Supervising Art Director – The Personal History of David Copperfield
Charlotte Watts
Set Decorator – The Personal History of David Copperfield
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY
Gemma Jackson
Production Designer – The Gentlemen
Martyn John
Supervising Art Director – The Gentlemen
Sarah Whittle
Set Decorator – The Gentlemen
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL STUDIO FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
Dennis Gassner
Production Designer – 1917
Niall Moroney
Supervising Art Director – 1917
Lee Sandales
Set Decorator – 1917
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL STUDIO FEATURE FILM – FANTASY
Nathan Crowley
Production Designer – Tenet
Toby Britton
Supervising Art Director – Tenet (Estonia, UK, Italy, Norway, Denmark)
Eggert Ketilsson
Supervising Art Director – Tenet (Estonia, India)
Jenne Lee
Supervising Art Director – Tenet (US)
Kathy Lucas
Set Decorator – Tenet (International)
Emmanuel Delis
Set Decorator – Tenet (Estonia)
Anna Pinnock
Set Decorator – Tenet (UK)
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT
Gary Tomkins
Art Director
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
John King
Supervising Art Director
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