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1 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 6 N E W S Set Designers, Model Makers and Previs Artists Craft Winner: Jann Engel A D G L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D J A N N E N G E L Jann Engel earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Texas Tech University, where she served as President of the TTU Chapter of Tau Sigma Delta, the national honor society for architecture and the allied arts, and received the Alpha Rho Chi Medal. The medal is awarded to one graduate in architecture at accredited universities for merit, leadership, and service. As a member of IATSE Local 847 (now Local 800), Jann began work as a Jr. "A" Set Designer at Universal Studios on the 1990 post- fire backlot design. Her career moved forward in 1991 when she began to work on feature films, with Batman Returns being her first for Production Designer Bo Welch. Jann later became a member of IATSE Local 876 (now Local 800) as an Assistant Art Director in August 1993 and as Art Director in 1998. She has worked on over 75 films and limited series. Jann is a proud winner of two ADG Awards for Art Direction. In 2020, at the 24th ADG Awards, she received recognition as an Art Director for her work on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in the Period Film category and for Avengers: Endgame in the Fantasy Film category. For her contributions to the film and television industry, Jann was invited to and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Jann credits Ken Adam, Henry Bumstead, Ray Chan, Leslie McDonald, Nick Navarro, Jack Taylor, Wynn Thomas and Charles Wood for A. JANN ENGEL B. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS BACKLOT, NEW YORK STREET. ELEVATION. C. ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (2016). INTERIOR MAD HATTER'S HOUSE. ELEVATION. D. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (2004). CARVED VOLUTE DETAIL. A B C D