ABOUT OUR STORY
Leading lights in film and contemporary theatre
THE SCENOGRAPHER magazine was launched in 2002, the fruit of an idea by a group of Italian and British journalists and academics who had previously collaborated on the publication of a magazine on architecture and film. The decision to publish a periodical celebrating the art of production design was reached following an exclusive interview in London for a feature on the Academy Award-winning film production designer Ken Adam, to whom the pilot issue (number 0) was dedicated.
The magazine has been a sponsor for three consecutive years of the prestigious Art Directors Guild Awards, an award ceremony that is second only to the Academy Awards. Countless contributions from US film production designers have enriched its content, including: Alex McDowell, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Michael Corenblith, Scott Chambliss, Bo Welch, Stuart Craig, Tom Walsh, Jeannine Oppewall, Grant Major, Patrick Tatopoulosā¦
SCSA STUDY CENTRE SCENIC ARTS
In 2008,Ā THE SCENOGRAPHERĀ team founded the Study Centre for Scenic Arts (SCSA), a platform for seminars and workshops held in Italy and Great Britain. Three international events in particular stand out, organised in Rome and in London between 2008 and 2010, at which theatre professionals and academics from all over Europe attended.
In that same period collaborative projects took root with the British Film Designers Guild and the Society of British Theatre Designers Guild in the UK.Ā In Italy a number of preeminent theatre designers and directors were celebrated in features and monographic issues, among whom Pier Luigi Pizzi, Dante Ferretti,Ā Ā Ezio Frigerio, Danilo Donati and Luciano Damiani…
In 2012, production began on the prestigious monographs, which have celebrated and still celebrate directors, set, lighting and costume designers worldwide. In 2022, the magazine is transformed, changes its format, and begins the production of monographic collectible books.