Fiona Donovan completed her first degree in Architecture at Canberra University, before moving to Sydney and taking up a place in the Set and Costume Design Course at NIDA. Since graduating from the NIDA in 1992, Fiona has worked in many genres of film, television, and theatre.

Her recent work in features includes Kriv Stender’s political thriller THE CORRESPONDENT (2024), starring Richard Roxburgh as Peter Grest, and the horror/sci-fi STING (2024), from writer/director Kiah Roache-Turner. Both projects were nominated for an Australian Production Design Guild (APDG) Award for Production Design for a Feature Film.

Fiona will also be the supervising art director on the upcoming feature SPA WEEKEND, with Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann. For television, she will also be the production designer on the upcoming SILVER and CAPER CREW.

Fiona has been nominated four times for the AACTA Award for Best Production Design, and received an APDG Award for Production Design for her work on the hugely successful period drama, A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Acorn TV/Seven Network). Fiona also earned an AACTA Award nomination, and two APDG Award nominations for her work on FRAYED (ABC/HBO Max).

More recently, Fiona was the production designer on the feature CHRISTMAS RANSOM (2022), the television series’ EROTIC STORIES (SBS/Lingo Pictures), and POPULATION 11 (Stan/Jungle), as well as the miniseries THE TWELVE (Warner Bros/Easy Tiger), which received a nomination for an APDG Award for Best Production Design for Television Production. Previously, Fiona was the production designer on BACK TO THE RAFTERS (Seven Network/Amazon), and BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Seven Network).

Fiona has art directed extensively in both television and film. Her credits as an art director include YOUNG LIONS (Nine Network), CROWNIES (ABC), and LOVE CHILD (Nine Network). She was also the art director on recent international film productions including TRUTH (2015), THE SHALLOWS (2016) and PACIFIC RIM UPRISING (2018).

Website: https://www.fionadonovan.com/

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