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Co-presented with ACMI
Powell, who has won the Academy Award for Costume Design three times – for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004) and The Young Victoria (2009) – and has been nominated a total of 12 times, is renowned for her ability to form long-lasting, creative collaborations with a diverse range of auteurs. Across a career spanning more than decades, she has helped shape the celebrated films of Derek Jarman (Caravaggio, The Last of England), Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, The Butcher Boy), Todd Hayes (Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, Carol) and, of course, Martin Scorsese.
When it comes to working with Scorsese – with whom she has worked with on six films to date – Powell says there is always serious attention to detail. "When an actor comes onto the set wearing a costume for the first time, he'll actually go and touch them and touch the cloth", she states. "He's always very interested."
Providing a rare insight into her interconnected work with such celebrated directors, Powell will explore her own creative processes and will look back over a body of work that has positioned her as one of the most highly acclaimed designers in the film industry in this very special masterclass event.
