The 2024 APDG Awards were held at the State Library in Brisbane on Saturday 24 August, celebrating the creativity and excellence of Australian designers working in visual media and entertainment. NIDA would like to congratulate the 24 alumni nominated across all categories, the 8 winners and all those involved in the success of each project and production.
NIDA’s Design for Performance Course Leader, Bob Cousins attended the ceremony and presented the NIDA FOUNDATION TRUST EMERGING DESIGNER FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD. He said, ‘One of the strengths of NIDA is our connection to industry, so it was heartening to see so many NIDA alumni represented amongst the nominees and award winners, across screen, live performance and events at the 2024 APDG awards. Thank you to everybody who provides support to our design students through teaching, mentoring, industry placement opportunities or for simply responding to an email from an emerging designer, curious and keen to know more.’
Alumni that won in their categories:
Gypsy Taylor (Design, 2003) won the CATHERINE MARTIN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION AWARD as the Costume Designer for Our Flag Means Death.
Jacqui Schofield (Design, 2013) won the NEXT PRINTING GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD as the Graphic Designer for The Artful Dodger.
Susie Henderson (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2019) won the TECHNICAL DIRECTION COMPANY VIDEO DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD as the Video Designer for Julia.
James Stibilj (Design, 2023) won the NIDA FOUNDATION TRUST EMERGING DESIGNER FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD as the Set Designer for Sandaime Richard.
Pip Runciman, (Design, 2002) Julie Lynch (Design, 1984) and Ross Wallace (Design, 1985) won the EVENT ENGINEERING SET DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD as the Designers for 1001 Remarkable Objects at the Powerhouse Museum.
Sabina Myers (MFA Design, 2017) won the THELMA AFFORD AWARD FOR COSTUME DESIGN IN STAGE AND SCREEN.
Alumni nominated for awards:
CATHERINE MARTIN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION AWARD
Gypsy Taylor (Design, 2003) was the Costume Designer for Our Flag Means Death.
THE JENNIE TATE COSTUME DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD SPONSORED BY HLA MANAGEMENT
Sabina Myers (MFA Design, 2017) was the Costume Designer for Melbourne Cheremushki.
JMB FX STUDIO COSTUME DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM AWARD
Ellen Stanistreet (MFA Design, 2017) was the Costume Designer for The Rooster.
DESIGN FOR A COMMERCIAL AWARD SPONSORED BY WESLEY ENOCH AND DAVID MCALLISTER
Gypsy Taylor (Design, 2003) was the Production Designer for The Kid Laroi X McDonalds Australia – The McCrispy.
Charles Davis (Design, 2014) was the Production Designer for The Public Diagnosis.
NEXT PRINTING GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Jacqui Schofield (Design, 2013) was the Graphic Designer for The Artful Dodger. Also mentioned, Graphic Designer Mathilda Robba (Design, 2016 & MFA Design, 2018).
Bowen Ellames and Gabrielle Rowe (Design, 2017 & MFA Design, 2019) were the Graphic Designers for The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.
CREATIVE CRUNCHERS MULTI-DISCIPLINE DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Sabina Myers (MFA Design, 2017) was the Multi-disciplinary Designer for Il Tabarro.
Morgan Moroney (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021) and Sabina Myers (MFA Design 2017) were the Designers for Inferno.
WYSIWYG 3D PRODUCTION DESIGN OR COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SHORT FILM, MUSIC VIDEO OR WEB SERIES AWARD
Nuri Steel (Design, 2016) and Courtney Westbrook (Design, 2016) were the Production Designers for Luna and the Brain Tuna. Also mentioned, Costume Designer Genevieve Graham (Design, 2016 & MFA Design, 2018) and Puppet Designer Indigo Redding – Puppet Design (Props and Objects, 2018).
Liv Hutley (Design, 2020) was the Costume Designer for Threads.
TECHNICAL DIRECTION COMPANY VIDEO DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Morgan Moroney (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021) and Daniel Herten were the Video Designers for Collapsible.
Susie Henderson (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2019) was the Video Designer for Julia.
NIDA FOUNDATION TRUST EMERGING DESIGNER FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
Hailley Hunt (Design, 2022) was the Production Designer for Forgetting Tim Minchin.
James Stibilj (Design, 2023) was the Set Designer for NIDA’s production of Sandaime Richard.
James Stibilj (Design, 2023) was the Costume Designer for NIDA’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
EVENT ENGINEERING SET DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMNACE OR EVENT AWARD
Pip Runciman, (Design, 2002) Julie Lynch (Design, 1984) and Ross Wallace (Design, 1985) were the Designers for 1001 Remarkable Objects at the Powerhouse Museum.
Isabel Hudson (Design, 2015) was the Designer for Constellations.
Charles Davis (Design, 2014) was the Designer for Do Not Go Gentle.
Michael Hankin (Design, 2009) was the Set Designer for On the Beach.
THELMA AFFORD AWARD FOR COSTUME DESIGN IN STAGE AND SCREEN
Sabina Myers (MFA Design, 2017).
THE JENNIE TATE COSTUME DESIGN FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE OR EVENT AWARD
NIDA Board of Director Anna Tregloan, was the Costume Designer for Macbeth.
*Header Image: NIDA’s 2023 production of Sandaime Richard. Set designed by James Stibilj (Design, 2023). Photo by Phil Erbacher.
