It is with great dismay that we learned of the death of our wonderful and precious colleague Petra Klimek. As a German Set Decorator and Production Designer, she represented our member organisation VdRSD at the last ARTSCENICO meeting in November 2019 in Vienna. Excerpt of a farewell letter from VdRSD : After having studied sculpture, […]
In loving memory of Anna Lombardi
We are greatly saddened to report the loss of Anna Lombardi last Saturday night, after a long struggle with illness. Anna Lombardi, a great Italian Costume Designer, often collaborated with Academy Award winning designers on movies such as Gangs of New York, Mary Poppins Returns, The Favourite, Captain Corelli’s Mandoline, the Aviator, Angels and Demons, The […]
Virtual General Assembly 2020
Due to Covid-19, we postponed a real General Assembly to 2021 : We would prefer to meet in person when electing a new Administration Board. The virtual GA on 17/12/2020 was very brief, and consisted of reports from the President, Treasurers and workgroups about what had been going on during 2020. We also welcomed a […]
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION – Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Film and Television Costume Design
This 3-volume compendium, edited by Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis, will be the first reference work of its kind, showcasing the contribution of film and television Costume Designers. Her is the current Table of Contents to see if any topics catch your fancy! So you know, we are very open to your suggestions for articles in […]
PORTRAIT OF TIZIANA AMICUZI – Designer of our logo
ARTSCENICO is very proud to present you its logo – designed by Tiziana Amicuzi, the winner of a Europe-wide logo-contest launched in 2019. Tiziana Amicuzi graduated in Architecture with an experimental thesis in Scenography, she is Managing Director of tad(studio)design, a creative factory of digital and interactive productions for show and entertainment. Production Designer for […]
COVID-19 : International Survey for the Art & Costume Departments
During March 2020 life as we knew it came to a stand-still. Film shootings were stopped, postponed or abandoned, in Paris a street lived in a 1942 film set, which could neither be taken down nor shot in, as none of us know yet how we will work again. We now launched an international online […]
Scenografia & Costume *16 released by ASC
Issue *16 of Scenografia&Costume is now ready: On the occasion of the centenary of Federico Fellini’s birth, Dante Ferretti, Gabriella Pescucci, Giantito Burchiellaro, Antonello Geleng and Maurizio Millenotti talk about their work alongside the director. A tribute to Luciano Ricceri recollects the production designer who has collaborated for years with Giuliano Montaldo and Ettore Scola […]
BFDG launches ‘DESIGN FORUM’ webinar
The BFDG / British Film Designers Guild launched the first of a series of ‘Design Forum’ webinars via Zoom last Thursday 23 April as a way to engage with their membership during lockdown and as well as reaching out to a wider audience, via a live stream on YouTube, who are interested to learn about the […]
ASC asks to DONATE AN ARTWORK (DONA UN’OPERA)
The ASC (Italian Association of Production Designers, Costume Designers and Set Decorators) is organising a fundraising to help during this difficult time. They ask to give them some of their original sketches and digital printouts (all autographed) of sets and costumes for important films, …
European Young Audience Awards 2020
2,000 young jurors from 32 countries elect MY BROTHER CHASES DINOSAURS, directed by Stefano Cipani. The 12-14-year-old jury members watched the three nominated films online on Festival Scope, had the opportunity to discuss the films in various video groups and then cast their votes online.