Phil Sims

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Having worked in the Film & TV industry for over twenty years, Phil’s career began after graduating from Central St Martins College in Art & Design, with a BA Hons in Theatre Design. Initially designing for Theatre, Phil was nominated as a finalist for the Linbury Prize, winning the opportunity to design Marisol at the Harrogate Theatre, however upon graduation he gravitated to the source of his creative inspiration – MOVIES. 

Since, Phil has Art Directed on huge, wildly creative, world building blockbuster films, which has provided a skilled and open approach to design and a recognition that every film of any size needs a visually engaging world to tell its story – whether modern day, period, sci-fi or fantasy. 

REPRESENTED BY:

The Art Department:
+44 (0) 20 7428 0500
info@art-department.co.uk

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LOCATIONS WORKED IN:

Czech Republic (Prague), Hungary (Budapest), France (Paris), Egypt (Cairo), Italy (Rome & Venice), Norway (Andalsnes), UK (various locations).  

AWARDS:

2024 RTS AWARDS – WINNER: PRODUCTION DESIGN SCRIPTED DR WHO SEASON 1 (PRODUCTION DESIGNER)

 2024 BRITISH ART DIRECTORS GUILD – WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE (SUPERVISING ART DIRECTOR) 

2024 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – NOMINEE EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE (SUPERVISING ART DIRECTOR)

 2020 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – NOMINEE EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD STAR WARS EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (SENIOR ART DIRECTOR)

 

2018 BAFTA CRAFT – NOMINEE BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN BLACK MIRROR: USS CALLISTER (PRODUCTION DESIGNER)

 2018 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – NOMINEE EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI (SENIOR ART DIRECTOR) 

 2018 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – WINNER EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD BLACK MIRROR EPISODE: USS CALLISTER (PRODUCTION DESIGNER) 

 2015 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – WINNER EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD GUARDIANS OF THEGALAXY (ART DIRECTOR) 

 

2013 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – WINNER EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD SKYFALL (ART DIRECTOR) 

2012 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – NOMINEE EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER (ART DIRECTOR)

 2008 ART DIRECTORS GUILD – NOMINEE EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (ART DIRECTOR) 

 LINBURY PRIZE FINALIST THEATRE DESIGN: EDWARD II 

FILM & DRAMA
TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY HOD ROLE
Dr Who S2 Various Disney / BBC Phil Sims Production Designer
Dr Who S1 Various Disney / BBC Phil Sims Production Designer
Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Christopher McQuarrie Paramount Pictures Gary Freeman Supervising Art Director
Tom & Jerry Tim Story Warner Bros. James Hambridge Supervising Art Director
Star Wars: Episode IX ‘The Rise of the Skywalker’ J.J. Abrams Lucasfilm Rick Carter / Kevin Jenkins Senior Art Director
Mission Impossible 6: Fallout Christopher McQuarrie Paramount Pictures Peter Wenham Supervising Art Director
Black Mirror ‘USS Callister’ (S4, Ep1) Toby Haynes Channel 4 / Netflix Phil Sims Production Designer
Star Wars: Episode VII ‘The Last Jedi’ Rian Johnson Lucasfilm Rick Henrichs Senior Art Director
Inferno Ron Howard Columbia Pictures Peter Wenham Supervising Art Director
The Martian Ridley Scott Twentieth Century Fox Arthur Max Art Director
Avengers: Age of Ultron Josh Wheden Marvel Studios Charles Wood Art Director
Guardians of the Galaxy James Gunn Marvel Studios Charles Wood Art Director
Robopocalypse Michael Bay  Fox / Dreamworks Senior Art Director (Pre-Production)
Maleficent Robert Stromberg Walt Disney Pictures Dylan Cole / Gary Freeman Art Director
Skyfall Sam Mendes MGM Dennis Gassner Art Director
Dark Shadows Tim Burton Warner Bros. Rick Heinrichs Art Director
Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston Paramount Pictures Rick Heinrichs Art Director
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Michael Apted Twentieth Century Fox Barry Robison VFX Art Director
Gulliver’s Travels Rob Letterman Twentieth Century Fox Gavin Bocquet VFX Art Director
Angels & Demons Ron Howard Sony Pictures Allan Cameron VFX Artist / VFX Art Director Models Unit
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Andrew Adamson Walt Disney Pictures Roger Ford Art Director
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Shekhar Kapur Studio Canal Guy Hendrix Dyas Art Director
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Garth Jennings Touch Stone Pictures Joel Collins Art Director
COMMERCIALS

 

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY ROLE
DFS ‘Winter Sale’ Will Whiteman Blink Ink Production Designer
Birds Scoopz ‘Bleep Bloop’ Erik Poppe The Producers Production Designer
B&Q ‘New England Paint’ Julian Temple Union Production Designer
Quilted Northern Passion Pictures Art Direcor
Ali G x MTV Europe Music Awards 2001 Andy Margetson Production Designer
Tesco Car Insurance Passion Pictures Production Designer
Green Peace Julian Temple Union Production Designer
Pontiac 2000 Bonneville Peter Kerr Peter Kerr Associates Production Designer
MUSIC VIDEOS

 

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY ROLE
Gorillaz ‘Dare’ Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candland Passion Pictures Production Designer
Sugababes ‘Round Round’ Phil Griffin Production Designer
Liberty X ‘Just A Little’ Alex Hemming Production Designer
Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue ‘Kids’ Simon Hilton Art Direcor
Westlife ‘Flying Without Wings’ Cameron Casey Production Designer
Westlife ‘I Have A Dream’ Cameron Casey Production Designer
Shea Segar ‘Clutch’ Matt Kirkby Production Designer
The Lightening Seeds Earl Sebastian Production Designer