Helen O’Loan APDG is an acclaimed Australian Production Designer. Her recent projects include the International Emmy®-nominated Deadloch Season 2 for Amazon Prime, and Black Snow Season 1 & 2, for Stan, Goalpost Pictures, Sundance Now, AMC + which she earned an AACTA nomination, the series is internationally distributed and is available to watch in the USA, UK, throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East. She is also known for her work on the global hit Mother of the Bride (dir. Mark Waters), which topped Netflix worldwide with 77.7 million views in its first two months, making it one of Netflix’s most-watched movies in the first half of 2024.
Helen also designed Audrey (dir. Natalie Bailey), ‘a deliciously snarky film about a girl in a coma that explores a thorny taboo with sharp gallows humour’. Premiering at SXSW 2024 and screened at BFI London Film Festival & MIFF, now streaming on Netflix. Her work on the film creating the unique visual tone has been praised for contributing to the film's bitter sweet, dark & complex narrative.
Other recent projects include the Nike / FIFA Brasil ‘Joga Sempre’ campaign, ‘a playful romp set in a hotel that's been taken over by the Brazilian National Women's soccer team’, for dir. Sarah Chatfield.
Her expertise and approach developed in the Art Departments of Oscar, BAFTA, AACTA and ADG winning Art Departments (The Great Gatsby, Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean, Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Rabbit). She also has extensive experience in the field of advertising, having designed many commercials and installations.
Originally from Melbourne and trained in Sydney with an MA in Production Design from AFTRS, Helen’s international experience living in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and now Queensland, informs her creative approach. She excels at crafting nuanced spaces and bold visuals that support key themes, thriving in the collaborative process and pushing creative boundaries with every project.
