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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 6 | P E R S P E C T I V E 7 K A L I N A I VA N O V is the Production Designer of Peacemaker S2 and most recently of the HBO series The Penguin, for which she won her second ADG Award, and was nominated for an Emmy. She also created the Production Design for the feature films The Boys in the Boat and The Tender Bar, both directed by George Clooney. She designed the HBO award-winning series Lovecraft Country, for which she received an ADG Award nomination. Prior to that, she earned a Primetime Emmy Award and Art Directors Guild Award for the production design of the HBO film Grey Gardens, directed by Michael Sucsy. W. D . H O G A N For over thirty years, W.D. Hogan has collaborated with legendary filmmakers in the art and design of storytelling. As a Storyboard Artist (IATSE) he worked with Oscar- winning directors, Universal, Warner Bros., M I C H E L L E H A R M O N is a Production Designer and Art Department creative with more than fifteen years of experience shaping visual worlds for film and television. Beginning as a Set Designer, she has steadily grown in her creative journey through honing technical details and crafting character aesthetics. Michelle's path into designing for storytelling was grounded in her childhood exposure growing up with direct access to the Smithsonian museums in the Maryland/DC area. Her academic training includes a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture with a focus on museum and exhibition design from Columbia College Chicago, a discipline that continues to inform her approach to spatial storytelling. Most recently, she served as the Production Designer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, alongside legendary filmmaker and director, Rob Reiner. Michelle has also had the privilege to work with other illustrious directors as a Production Designer, including Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kasi Lemmons and Julie Dash for the TV series Women of the Movement. Outside of production, Michelle continues to explore intersections between architecture, storytelling, and immersive experiences. She lives in New Orleans with her two children and husband where she enjoys baking, gardening and thinking creatively with her talented family. In addition, Kalina has lent her talents to the films Wonder, Long Shot and the Emmy-winning Netflix series Seven Seconds. Her long collaboration with director Robert Redford culminated in production designing the period drama The Conspirator. Her other notable films include the Oscar-nominated Little Miss Sunshine, Max, Poltergeist, Rabbit Hole, Made of Honor, Brown Sugar, The Best Man, Household Saints, Smoke and many others. Kalina owes much gratitude to Jonathan Demme, who gave her the opportunity to storyboard The Silence of the Lambs and cinematographer Nestor Almendros, who helped her finish her documentary The Longest Shadow for POV/PBS. She is a co- founder of the Production Designers Collective and a member of AMPAS. She is currently serving as a Governor of the Production Design branch at AMPAS. Sony, Netflix and Marvel Studios on projects such as the first Mortal Kombat, Jerry Maguire, Fast 8, Red Notice and Stranger Things S5.