Outstanding NIDA alumni nominated in this year's APDG Awards
Above: a scene from REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN., NIDA June Production Season 2021, nominated for the NIDA Foundation Trust Emerging Designer For A Live Performance Or Event Award
The Australian Production Design Guild Awards recognise professionals from the Australian film, television, stage and interactive multimedia industries and celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence in design.
There are 22 categories for this year’s awards, including live performance, film, television, event, animation and visual effects.
This year's ceremony will be held at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney on Sunday 14 August 2022.
NIDA congratulates all of its alumni nominees in these categories:
EVENT ENGINEERING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Boy Swallows Universe
Ben Hughes (MFA Cultural Leadership, 2019) APDG
HERO FROCK HIRE COSTUME DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM AWARD
Friends and Strangers
Olivia Simpson
Design team: Marnie Perkins (Costume, 2018)
The Drover’s Wife
Tess Schofield (Design, 1986) APDG
Design team: Cris Baldwin (BFA Design for Performance, 2017)
Above: a still from The Drover's Wife. Image: Roadshow
THE JENNIE TATE COSTUME DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD SPONSORED BY HLA MANAGEMENT
Killing Katie: Confessions of a Book Club
Tobhiyah Stone Feller (Design, 2005)
Design team: Renata Beslik (Costume, 2007)
The Producers
Madeleine Barlow (MFA Design for Performance, 2019)
JMB FX STUDIO COSTUME DESIGN FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION AWARD
Why Are You Like This
Edie Kurzer (Design, 1978) APDG
STANMART FILM SERVICES SET DECORATION FOR A FEATURE FILM OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION AWARD
Total Control (Season 2)
Jamie Cranney (Design, 2010)
NEXT PRINTING GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Pieces Of Her
Jacqui Schofield (Design, 2013)
Design team: Mathilda Robba (BFA Design for Performance, 2016; MFA Design for Performance, 2018)
CREATIVE CRUNCHERS MULTI-DISCIPLINE DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Guess How Much I Love You?
Isla Shaw
Design team: Benjamin Brockman (Production, 2011)
HOUSE
Charlotte Lane (Design, 2010)
The Boomkak Panto
Michael Hankin (Design, 2009)
Zombie Thoughts
Isabella Andronos (Design, 2014)
Above: a scene from HOUSE. Image: Dan Grant
FILM CARS AUSTRALIA PRODUCTION DESIGN OR COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SHORT FILM, MUSIC VIDEO OR WEB SERIES AWARD
Finding Jedda
Courtney Westbrook (BFA Design for Performance, 2016)
Design team: Sabina Myers (MFA Design for Performance, 2017)
The Home Team
Emma Bourke
Design team: Veronique Benett (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2017; MFA Design for Performance, 2019), Rose Montgomery (MFA Design for Performance, 2019)
NIDA FOUNDATION TRUST EMERGING DESIGNER FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Perfect Stranger
Hayden Relf (BFA Design for Performance, 2021)
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN.
Phoenix Mae (BFA Design For Performance, 2021) and Angelina Meany (BFA Design For Performance, 2021)
Two Twenty Somethings Decide Never To Be Stressed About Anything Ever Again. Ever.
Aislinn King (BFA Design for Performance, 2018)
Above: a scene from Perfect Stranger, NIDA June Production Season 2021
HARLEQUIN FLOORS PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION AWARD
Frayed (Season 2)
Fiona Donovan (Design, 1992) APDG
La Brea
Carrie Kennedy APDG and Ben Morieson APDG
Creative team: Kate Saunders (Technical Production, 1984)
VECTORWORKS AUSTRALIA SET DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
American Psycho The Musical
Isabel Hudson (Design, 2015)
Once On This Island
Madeleine Barlow (MFA Design for Performance, 2019)
Feeling inspired? Applications are now open to study at NIDA in 2023. For more info, visit apply.nida.edu.au
