Nathan Crowley to receive special award for production design at Camerimage

Camerimage announce that Nathan Crowley, the renowned production designer, will be honoured with this year’s Special Award for a Production Designer at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival. His contribution to shaping the visual aspects of contemporary cinema will be recognised during the 32nd edition of the festival, which will take place from November 16-23 in Toruń.

Nathan Crowley, an eminent production designer, began his career in Islington, London, and honed his skills at the Brighton School of Art in the UK. In the early 1990s, he moved to Hollywood, where he quickly made his mark as the Second Unit Art Director on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, utilising practical techniques executed directly in front of the camera.

Crowley’s career led him to Dublin, Ireland, where he worked on films directed by Barry Levinson and Joel Schumacher. His return to the United States proved pivotal, as he began a significant collaboration with Christopher Nolan on the film Insomnia. This partnership resulted in a series of successful projects that forever changed the face of contemporary cinema.

Crowley’s work has earned him numerous awards and nominations, including Oscar nominations for The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Dunkirk, First Man, and Tenet. He also received BAFTA nominations for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, First Man, and Dunkirk. In television, his skills were recognised with an Emmy nomination for the HBO series Westworld.

Recently, Crowley has expanded his portfolio with film adaptations of Wonka and Wicked 1 & 2. He is now booked to design the new Avengers films for the Russo Brothers at Marvel Films. His talent extends beyond cinema; he designed four exhibitions for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which accompanied the Met Gala, and collaborated with Sofia Coppola on La Traviata at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. He is also known for his design of the Space Watch for Hamilton, ODC X-03.

Known for his practical approach to production design, Crowley excels at creating immersive, detailed worlds, blending traditional and modern techniques. His versatility is evident in productions such as the Batman trilogy, Interstellar, Wonka, and Wicked.

This year at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival, Nathan Crowley will be honoured for his extraordinary achievements in production design, which have forever impacted the art of filmmaking.