Covid-19 Resources & Community The rapid and unprecedented escalation of the Covid-19 crisis has caused enormous challenges for our industries. The APDG would like to express our heartfelt sympathy to those whose working lives have been upturned. While we, of course, support all restrictions that will protect the health and well being of both our […]
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The 10th year of the APDG has seen a rise in events and networking opportunities for our members around Australia. Circulation of the APDG newsletter has grown, and with it more member interviews, which has generated greater interest from both within and outside the Guild. This year has seen further engagement with other guilds, including […]
Anna Cordingley – – – Easily one of the wittiest, most whimsical and sought-after lighting designers in the country announced to me last year his decision to exit our industry because of the extreme toll it was taking on his mental health. We were ambling along the Brisbane River, the sky was gorgeous, we were […]
THE SHOW MUST GO ON to premiere on ABC as part of Mental Health Week Tuesday October 8 at 9.30pm on ABC + iview View trailer The Show Must Go On, a film shining a spotlight on mental wellbeing in the entertainment industry, will premiere on Tuesday October 8 at 9.30pm on ABC + iview […]
APDG member and Academy Award nominee, Fiona Crombie, is interviewed by APDG Vice-President Fiona Donovan. In relation to The Favourite how do you find your way into the world of the film? When you receive the script what is the process you go through to get to the first day of filming? The […]
Our beloved administrator, Caitlin, is about to leave us. This is sad news for us all as Caitlin has had a profound effect on the way the guild has performed over the two years she has been with us. Her wonderful personality, diligent attention to detail, great communication skills and work with Dan Willis and Peter Sheehan APDG […]
The Australian Production Design Guild is delighted to announce Fenella Kernebone will host the 8th Annual 2018 APDG Awards at the stunning Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst on Sunday 16th December. President George Liddle APDG says ‘In 2018 we have introduced 6 new categories and once again we received the highest number of outstanding entries to date, […]
Game of Thrones production designer Deborah Riley, reveals some great behind the scenes facts from the show, in a new interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. You can read the article here.
Following a successful Think Tank for emerging designers in 2014 which saw the development of the Mentor APDG program and the Fresh Blood Facebook group, we thought it was high time for another one. On August 21, 21 emerging designers gathered at NIDA in Sydney for a night of open discussions and robust questioning. Attendees […]
In early 2014, whilst working on A Place to Call Home, I made the decision to try my luck for work in the film and TV industry in the UK. I’d been working as an Art Department Coordinator for roughly three years, but I really wanted to get into graphic design – something I had been [...]