Oscar-Nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators to Participate in Panel on March 3

This year's Oscar®-nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators from Beauty and the Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and The Shape of Water will discuss their craft at the 12th Annual Art of Production Design Oscar Panelpresented by the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) and Set Decorators Society of America in association with the American Cinemathequeon Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 3 p.m. The panel, sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter, will be held at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, and is free to the public. RSVPs are recommended at: www.eventbrite.com/42434317185.

The Art Director Guild's past president Thomas A. Walsh, ADG, and SDSA member Jan Pascale, SDSA, will moderate the discussion that includes the following design teams:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Production Designer: SARAH GREENWOOD, ADG

Set Decoration: KATIE SPENCER, SDSA

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER, ADG

Set Decoration: ALESSANDRA QUERZOLA, SDSA

DARKEST HOUR

Production Designer: SARAH GREENWOOD, ADG

Set Decoration: KATIE SPENCER, SDSA

DUNKIRK

Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY, ADG

Set Decoration: GARY FETTIS

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Production Designer: PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY, ADG

Set Decoration: JEFFREY A. MELVIN & SHANE VIEAU

Excerpts from each nominated film will be shown prior to the design teams discussing their work.

The Art Directors Guild and Set Decorators Society of America are presenting this event as part of the American Cinematheque's Awards Season Seminars. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. RSVPs are recommended at:www.eventbrite.com/42434317185

The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,500 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; and Previs Artists. Established in 1937, the ADG's ongoing activities include a Film Society, an annual Awards Banquet, a creative/technology community (5D: The Future of Immersive Design), a bimonthly craft magazine (Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, figure drawing and other creative workshops and year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions. The Guild's OnlineDirectory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org. Connect with the Art Directors Guild and #ADGawards on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.