Peter Francis

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Peter Francis' upcoming film The Father in the press:

Screen Daily - How ‘The Father’ recreated the “disorientation of the audience” from the stageplay on screen

Variety ~ Which Films Are Trending to Receive the Most Oscar Nominations?

Backstage ~ How ‘The Father’ Production Designer’s Set Successfully Simulates Dementia

Hollywood Reporter ~ How 'The Father' Production Designer Evoked Disorientation in Film About Memory Loss

Variety - Rising Behind-the-Scenes Talent Discuss Favorite Moments From Awards Season Films

Variety - D irectors on Directors

LA Times - These sets are more than a place to tell a story. They are the hero of the story.

LA Times - Review: ‘The Father’ showcases Anthony Hopkins at his devastating best

Rolling Stone - ‘The Father’: Anthony Hopkins Shows the Reality of Living With Dementia

The Wrap - If You’re Confused or Unsettled by ‘The Father,’ You Can Thank the Production Designer

Film

Production	Company	Notes
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
THE FATHER	Embankment Films, Front Row Filmed Entertainment	Dir: Florian Zeller Prod: David Parfitt (with Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell) Sundance Film Festival Selection British Independent Film Award for Best Production Design - Nomination British Academy Film Award for Best Production Design - Nomination Academy Award for Best Production Design - Nomination
ROCKETMAN	Paramount Pictures	Additional Photography Dir: Dexter Fletcher Prod: Adam Bohling, David Furnish, Matthew Vaughn (with Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden)
KING LEAR	Playground Entertainment/BBC/Amazon	Dir: Richard Eyre Prod: Colin Callender and Sonia Friedman (with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Jim Carter, Florence Pugh and Andrew Scott)
THE MERCY	Blueprint Pictures/Lionsgate	Additional Photography Director: James Marsh Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Caroline Hewitt (with Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis and Mark Gatiss)
THE CHILDREN ACT	Toledo Productions	Dir: Richard Eyre Prod: Duncan Kenworthy (with Emma Thompson) Winner 2019 BFDG Award in Best Production Design for an Independent Feature Film, Contemporary.
ON CHESIL BEACH	BBC Films	Additional Photography Dir: Dominic Cooke Prod: Elizabeth Karlsen (with Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse)
MINDHORN	Scott Free / Baby Cow	Winner 2018 British Film Designers Guild Award for Best Production Design in an Independent Feature Director: Sean Foley Producers: Jack Arbuthnott, Laura Hastings-Smith, Sarah Wheale (with Julian Barratt)
THE PASS	Toledo Productions	Director: Ben A Williams Producer: Duncan Kenworthy (with Russell Tovey)
PREVIOUS OCCUPANTS	Archery Pictures	Director: Gerald McMorrow Producers: Kris Thykier, Mairi Bett, Sasha Harris, Pip Williams
GENTLY GENTLY	Vennerfilm	Director: Amaka Ugwunkwo Producer: Sophie Venner (with Arta Dobroshi, Benjamin Dilloway and Henry Miller)
ART DIRECTION
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL	Blueprint Pictures	Director: John Madden Producers: Graham Broadbent, Caroline Hewitt
THE EAGLE	Focus Features	Director: Kevin MacDonald Producers: Duncan Kenworthy, Caroline Hewitt
THE DEBT	Miramax	Director: John Madden Producers: Kris Thykier, Mairi Bett
SHANGHAI	Living Films/Weinstein Company	Director: Mikael Hafstrom Producers: Mike Medavoy, Jake Myers
HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY	Universal Pictures	Director: Guillermo del Torro Producers: Lloyd Levin, Chris Symes
CASINO ROYALE	Columbia Pictures	Director: Martin Campbell Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, Callum McDougall
DOOM	John Wells Productions	Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Producer: Lorenzo Bonaventura, John Schofield
BATMAN BEGINS	Warner Bros.	Director: Chris Nolan Producers: Larry Franco, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
HELLBOY	Revolution Studios/Columbia Pictures	Director: Guillermo Del Torro Producer: Patrick Palmer
HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS	Warner Bros.	Director: Chris Columbus Producers: David Heyman, Mark Radcliffe, David Barron
HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHERS STONE	Warner Bros.	Director: Chris Columbus Producers: David Heyman, Mark Radcliffe, Todd Arnow, Duncan Henderson
ENEMY AT THE GATES	Paramount Pictures	Director: Jean-Jaque Arnaud Producer: John D Schofield
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH	Danjaq/Columbia	Director: Michael Apted Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson
BROKEDOWN PALACE	Fox 2000 Pictures	Director: Johnathan Kaplin Producer: Adam Fields, Alex Kitman Ho
KINGDOM COME	Matchbox Pictures Inc.	Director: Michael Winterbottom Producer: Andrew Eaton
THE AVENGERS	Warner Bros.	Director: Jeremiah Chechik Producer: Jerry Weintraub
TITANIC	Twentieth Century Fox	Director: James Cameron Producers: Jon Landau, Sharon Mann
LONDON SUITE	Robert Halmi/NBC	Director: Jay Sandrich Producer: Robert Halmi Snr
THE FIFTH ELEMENT	Gaumont/Sony Pictures	Director: Luc Besson Producer: Iain Smith
GOLDENEYE	Eon Productions	Director: Martin Campbell Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson
MARY SHELLEYS’ FRANKENSTEIN	TriStar Pictures	Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, David Barron, David Parfitt
CARRY ON COLUMBUS	Island World Productions	Director: Gerald Thomas Producer: John Goldstone, Peter Rogers
1492-CONQUEST OF PARADISE	Gaumont/Paramount Pictures	Director: Ridley Scott Producer: Alain Goldman, Iain Smith
PROJECT SHADOWCHASER	EGM Film International	Director: John Eyres Producer: John Eyres
ALIEN 3	Twentieth Century Fox	Director: David Fincher Producer: David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill
THE RAINBOW THIEF	Rink Anstalt	Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky Producer: Vincent Winter

Television

Production	Company	Notes
ONE NORMAL NIGHT	Little Rock Pictures/Sky Arts	Dir: Sean Foley Prod: Charlie Laurie and Zoe Rocha (with Sophie Rundle, David Avery and Mathew Baynton)
IT'S ME, SUGAR	Little Rock Pictures/Sky Arts	Dir: Sean Foley Prod: Charlie Laurie and Zoe Rocha (with Gemma Arterton and Dougray Scott)
SCARLETT	TF1/Sonar	Director: John Erman Producer: Robert Halmi Snr

Short Films

Production	Company	Notes
REFLECTIONS	Independent Films	Director: Adam Randall Producer: Sophie Venner (with Edward Akrout and Chloe Pirrie)
THE PHONE CALL	RSA Films	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Michelle Kirkman (with Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent and Prunella Scales) Oscar Winner 2015 Best Short Film
ROOM 8	Independent Films	Director: James W Griffiths Producer: Sophie Venner (with Tom Cullen, Michael Gould and Yuri Klimov) Bafta Winner 2014 Best Short Film

Commercials

Production	Company	Notes
KFC Brazer Maxx	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Sizzler	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Streetwise	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Reggae Reggae	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Monkey Bites	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Nachos	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Boneless Banquet	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Heroes	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Manchair	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Men Together	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Taxi	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
KFC Training	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Casper Delaney
Somersby Cider	RSA	Director: Mat Kirkby Producer: Garfield Kempton
Cheese Strings	RSA	Directors: Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson
Roosters Potatoes	RSA	Director: Hugh Johnson Producer: Casper Delaney
HSBC Hong Kong Rugby VIIs		Concept Design Director: Rian Johnson
Autotrader	Rogue	Director: Mark Jenkinson Producer: Steve Plesniak
Autotrader 2	Rogue	Director: Mark Jenkinson
ITV Be Launch Campaign	ITV	Director: Jon Yeo Producer: Cressida Ranfield