Author: Rebecca Whittington

Cutting-edge Los Angeles technology company NantStudios has built the world’s largest LED volume screen in Stage 1 at Docklands Studios Melbourne, lifting the city’s profile as the southern hemisphere hub for virtual production. The next-generation volume screen consists of 6,000 LED panels stacked 40’/12m high and 289’/88m wide and a 10’/3m deep water tank in [...]

The APDG would like to bring the Naked Without Us campaign to your attention. The APDG seeks your support for equity for costume designers in the screen sector. Equity in both terms of financial and industry positioning. We ask you to standby our costume designers and help raise their profile and pay. Naked Without Us is a [...]

Event Engineering is pleased to announce that we are opening a Victorian office in Melbourne, just ten minutes from Melbourne CBD. The new office will support our Melbourne clients and Film and Television friends with efficient access for site visits to Victorian locations, studios, and workshops. Event Engineering has been providing expert advice to the [...]

PRESIDENT'S LETTER The long-awaited revitalisation of arts funding under Labor's stewardship has been revealed. Prime minister Anthony Albanese emphasised, whilst launching the $300m Revive arts and culture policy in Melbourne, that it would enhance the lives of all Australians. Among the significant policies revealed was the establishment of Creative Australia, a body that will supersede the Australia [...]

IMDbPro, the essential entertainment industry resource, has launched new features that empower you to authentically represent yourself to entertainment industry decision-makers so you can be discovered. With a Free or Standard Subscription, you will have the option to claim your IMDb page, and self-identify personal details which includes demographic data like your gender, ethnicity and [...]

After much deliberation, MENTORAPDG has offered places to 6 emerging practitioners to be mentored in 2022/23. We received applications from a pool of emerging practitioners who demonstrated excellence in their work, and commitment to developing their skills, networks and professionalism. The selection is based on the mentee’s level of experience in the industry, the calibre and potential [...]

The Australian Production Design Guild are thrilled to announce that the 2023 APDG Awards will return to Melbourne in August. Award entries will be open for the month of April 2023 for works designed between February 2022 and February 2023. There has been some flexibility in dates due to the pandemic over the last few years, but [...]

  Congratulations to all APDG members who were nominated and those who won AACTA Awards this year! So many talented designers! See full list of nominees and winners.   Best Costume Design in Television:  Rita Carmody Heartbreak High – Episode 1: Map Bitch Best Production Design in Television:  Scott Bird APDG The Tourist – Episode 1 Best [...]

APDG National executive member and designer Jo Briscoe APDG is curating the Australian contribution to Prague Quadrennial in 2023 as part of her role as Senior Lecturer at VCA.  Here she talks about the upcoming projects and preparations for PQ23.June 2023 brings with it the 15th edition of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) [...]

Belinda Tromp from Docklands Studios Melbourne interviews multi-APDG Award winning member Cappi Ireland APDG about why American abstract painter Mark Rothko is an inspiration, what it is like being on set with Quentin Tarantino and how she rose to the top with no formal studies in costume design. It was in the Australian Outback that a young [...]