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Carrie Kennedy APDG

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

After completing a Fine Art degree in Sculpture at RMIT in Melbourne Australia, Kennedy trained in London as a scenic artist and model maker, which led her to Production Design. Kennedy has more than 25 years of experience in the Film and TV industry.

Feature films include The Castle, The Extra, The Dish, Oddball and Ride Like a Girl, the Michelle Payne story directed by Rachel Griffiths. Amongst her television projects Kennedy has designed all five seasons of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, 3 seasons of Offspring and the final season of Tangle. Kennedy co-designed the telemovies Hawke, INXS Never Tear Us Apart, and Molly. Her work has been nominated for several awards including an AACTA and APDG for best production design. She designed both seasons of the 6 part series titled Bloom for Stan and also the TV series Hungry Ghosts for SBS and Matchbox which screened in mid 2020. Kennedy designed the final Jack Irish instalment starring Guy Pearce and produced by Easy Tiger which screened in 2021 and was nominated for an APDG award for best Production Design for TV. Kennedy and Morieson recently completed Co Production Designing 3 seasons of the US Matchbox/NBC series La Brea in 2023. They have both been nominated for an APDG awards for both season 1 and 2 and most recently completed season 3 on the Gold Coast which will be aired in the States and on Channel 9Now in Australia in 2024.

A practicing visual artist, Carrie exhibits her work regularly. carolinekennedyart.com

Ben Morieson APDG

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Ben Morieson has been working in film and television for over 25 years. After graduating in Sculpture and experiencing 2 years of travel around the world, Morieson started his career in prop making and scenic art. His first job as Art Director on a feature was The Castle in 1996. He has since worked as a Production designer on projects ranging from small TV comedies to larger budget features including Oddball, The Dish, Bad Eggs.

For Morieson, one of the most engaging aspects of this work is to create great environments for actors and the director’s story telling. It starts with building a perfect art department, and then researching the stories behind the script. He enjoys the collaborative process in creating these character’s worlds, working very closely with the Director and DOP to make the brief and then bring it to life.

Projects include the telemovies Hawke (Nominated for an APDG award for best production design), Saved, INXS and Molly (Nominated for an AACTA for best Production Design for a series), and recent feature films Galore, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (nominated for a 2017 AACTA award for Best production design in a feature). Lowdown, The Ex PM, The Warriors, The Blake Mysteries TV movie, True Story S1 and 2, Mustangs and 5 Bedrooms 1 and 2 are more recent TV projects. Morieson recently designed Kitty Flanagan’s new comedy Fisk which screened in 2021.

Morieson and Kennedy recently completed Co Production Designing 3 seasons of the US Matchbox/NBC series La Brea in 2023. They have both been nominated for an APDG awards for both season 1 and 2 and most recently completed season 3 on the Gold Coast which will be aired in the States and on Channel 9Now in Australia in 2024.

Morieson is currently working on a new Netflix series in conjunction with Tony Ayers Productions called The Survivors, filming in Tasmania.

A practicing visual artist, Ben exhibits his work regularly. benmorieson.com.au