‘Barbie', ‘Wonka' producer David Heyman among winners at Production Guild awards

“In the next year, I think more productions will start up, more productions will come to the UK, because it’s the best place in the world to make films and TV shows. That said, we have to continue to nurture the next generation of people coming into the industry. We need education, schools and training programmes and we need those already working in the industry to support, train, mentor and ultimately employ young people. It is also vital that our sets are more diverse and reflect the society we live in. If we can do that, the future will truly be bright.”

Heyman’s film Wonka won the film production team of the year award. Netflix's Supacell, written and directed by Rapman won the high-end TV production team of the year award.

Georgette Turner whose work as a line producer, unit production manager, and supervising location manager garnered her credits on films like Wonder Woman, The Little Mermaid, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore won the inspiration award.

Winning the diversity and inclusion champion award was Valeria Bullo. In 2019 she launched the Cinemama’s initiative, a female-led community for mothers working in the screen industries. She has developed and implemented the Whole Picture toolkit for the Film & TV Charity and recently joined UK’s Reclaim The Frame as chair.

PGGB 2024 award winners

Contribution to the industry award – David Heyman

Production team of the year, film – Wonka

Production team of the year, HETV – Supacell

Inspiration award – Georgette Turner

Diversity and inclusion champion award – Valeria Bullo

Spotlight on new talent award – Marc Ronnie

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