14th BFDG Production Design Awards Lifetime Achievement winners : Gavin Bocquet and Charmian Adams

In this episode of Work in Progress, Mark Kermode speaks to the winners of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award - Production Designer, Gavin Bocquet and Supervising Art Director, Charmian Adams.

Gavin Bocquet and Charmian Adams have both had long and very interesting careers working in Film and TV Art Departments. They talk about how they found their way into a career in the Art Department and how their careers developed.

Gavin has worked on productions such as: Star Wars, Stardust , XXX 1, Warcraft and The Dark Crystal. More recently he has worked as Production Designer on the Apple TV hit Silo. In contrast highlights of Charmian's career include: Syd and Nancy, Downton Abbey S1, Hilary & Jackie, My Cousin Rachel, McMafia and SAS Rogue Heroes S 1.

Hosted by:  Mark Kermode
With:  Gavin Bocquet and Charmian Adams

Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold
Audio Producer: Benjamin Cook
Music: The Dodge Brothers
This audio programme is an HLA Agency production for the British Film Designers Guild
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The Society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946. Out of this society grew the Guild of Film Art Directors, and the present British Film Designers Guild (BFDG). Today the BFDG has over 630 members of skilled technicians and designers spanning all the various branches of the Art Department, as well as corporate members.

The BFDG membership covers a diverse range of Art Department skills and experience, working on projects of all budgets, from International to Independent and micro-financed productions, to Feature Films, Shorts, Pilots, Promos, Commercials, TV Film, TV Series and Light Entertainment.