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S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 2 5 | P E R S P E C T I V E 3 C O N T R I B U T O R S J E A N - F R A N Ç O I S C A M P E A U is a TV and film Production Designer with over 30 years of experience. Most recently, he worked on the Apple TV+ period drama Chief of War, created by Thomas Pa'a Sibett and Jason Momoa. The show is set in 19th-century Hawaiian kingdoms and was shot in Hawaii and New Zealand. J Ø R G E N S TA N G E B Y E L A R S E N is a Norwegian Production Designer working across Scandinavian and international cinema. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in 2010, and his first feature was Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st. In 2025, he reunited with Trier to design Sentimental Value, winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Larsen has designed a wide range of films, from large-scale genre productions such as The Burning K E V I N B I R D began his Art Department journey in London, assisting Art Directors on various film and television projects before opening his own design and set construction company. Specializing in fashion photography, regularly working with Vogue magazine and collaborating with the top photographers of the day until moving to New York City in 2001. His other TV work includes designing Anne With An E, created by Moira Walley-Beckett, for which he earned two consecutive CSA Awards for Best Production Design; and the sci-fi miniseries Ascension, set in 1960s. On the film side, his work includes Netflix's The Mother, directed by Niki Caro and starring Jennifer Lopez; and It's Not Me, I Swear!, directed by Philippe Falardeau, which won Best Feature Film at Berlin International Film Festival. Beyond TV and film, Jean-François also designed countless commercials, including 37 Days, for which he received a Gold Cannes Lions Award. Sea and The Quake, to intimate arthouse projects like Eskil Vogt's Blind. His credits also include Hans Petter Moland's Absolution and Cold Pursuit, as well as Hope and Out Stealing Horses. He has been nominated several times for the Amanda Award— Norway's national film prize—and won for Maria Sødahl's Hope. He also received the Nordic Film Talent Prize for The Quake. He is a member of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Alongside his professional work, Larsen is pursuing a PhD in artistic research at the Norwegian Film School/Inland University of Applied Sciences. His project, "Cyclorama of the Future," explores how virtual production and real-time technologies are reshaping Production Design in filmmaking. After a decade of major print campaigns and television commercials, Kevin had the good fortune of working under the accomplished Production Designer Jess Gonchor, which led to him the role of Art Director on several films, including Fair Game (2010) and Bling Ring (2013). As a Production Designer, Kevin's first feature was a Blumhouse production for director Jon Chu, followed by films: I Still See You (Lionsgate 2018), Feel the Beat (Netflix 2020) and Purple Hearts (Netflix 2022). For television: Triage (Jon Chu, director, 2020), The Company You Keep (2023) and Paradise season 1 & 2 (Dan Fogelman creator 2025-) M A R C O N I R O After graduating from the Istituto Europeo di Design with a degree in Art Direction, Niro continued studying various regional architecture styles by traveling around the world. In 1993, he started his career in the film industry as an Assistant Art Director. Niro's impressive line of feature film credits include Titanic, Troy and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He earned two Art Directors Guild Award nominations for his work on Jarhead and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. After five years in film Production Design, Niro began working in television with FX networks' Mayans M.C., FX's Legion and most recently, ABC's 9-1-1.