MAY DAVIES || PRODUCTION DESIGN
Berlinale Talents Alumni
IMDB
London based
mayjdavies@gmail.com
Citizenships - British | German | Australian
Represented by United Talent Agency (UTA)
Email: samantha.speirs@unitedtalent.com
Phone: +44 (0)131 381 6113
MEMBERSHIPS
Production Designers Collective (PDC)
British Film Designers Guild (BFDG)
BAFTA Connect
British Society of Theatre Designers (SBTD)
AWARDS
WITCHES - 14th British Film Designers Guild Awards 2025 Winner - Best Production Design – TV - Light Entertainment & Band 1 Programmes
OUT OF THE GREY - 15th Annual Season Awards, Lift Off Global Network 2025 - Winner - Best Art Direction
DREAM BIG - British Film Designers Guild Awards 2023 Nominee - Best Short Film Production Design
HER MAJESTY - British Film Designers Guild Awards 2022 Nominee - Best Short Film Production Design + Prague International Indie Film Festival 2021 - Nominee - Best Production Design
POPS - British Film Designers Guild Awards 2022 Nominee - Best Short Film Production Design
LOLA - British Film Designers Guild Awards 2021 Nominee - Best Short Film Production Design AFFECTION - British Film Designers Guild Awards 2021 Nominee - Best Short Film Production Design
THE (UN)HOLY TRINITY - London International Monthly Film Festival 2021 - Winner - Best Production Design
MEA CULPA - Long Island International Film Expo 2019 - Winner - Best Production Design
FEATURE FILM - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
THE WAY OF THE RUNNER / Dir. Yutong Bai / Prod. James Bowsher, Andrew St Maur /
in post production
LEARNING TO BREATHE UNDER WATER / Dir. Rebekah Fortune / Prod. Jack Tarling, Patrick O’Neil /
in post production
WITCHES Feature Doc / Dir. Elizabeth Sankey / Prod. Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura / MUBI.
14th British Film Designers Guild Awards (2025) - Best Production Design – TV - Light Entertainment & Band 1 Programmes Winner
BIFA 2024 - Best Feature Documentary - Winner
Tribeca Official Selection 2024 - Winner, Jury Special Mention, Viewpoints Section
BFI and British Council at Cannes Great 8 Showcase 2024
BFI London Film Festival Official Selection 2024
MUBI release Nov 2024
THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS / Dir. Hansal Mehta / Prod. Kuban Kassam / Balaji Motion Picture /
BFI London Film Festival Official Selection 2023
Mumbai Film Festival 2023 Opening Film
UK Theatrical Release September 2024
THE GROUP / Dir. Will Higo / Prod. Talia Burrows / Final Boss Pictures + Special Treats /
FrightFest 2022
Dead Northern horror and fantasy Film Festival 2022
Released on Amazon Prime Nov 2024
FEATURE FILM - ART DIRECTION
THE RUNNER 2026 (as supervising art director) Designer. Kevin Timon Hill / Dir. Kevin Macdonald / Prod. Jane Robertson, David Kosser /
in Post Production
THE CRITIC 2022 (as supervising art director) Designer. Lucienne Suren / Dir. Anand Tucker / Prod. Jolyon Symmonds /
Toronto International Film Festival | Special Presentations 2023
MY HAPPY ENDING 2022 (as supervising art director) Designer. Arad Sawat / Dir. Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon / Prod. Daisy Allsop, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler
MARTYRS LANE 2020 / Designer. Gini Godwin / Dir. Ruth Platt / Prod. Katie Hodgkins / BFI + Ipso Facto /
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021
THE POWER 2019 / Designer. Francesca Massariol / Dir. Corinna Faith / Prod. Rob Watson, Matthew Wilkinson / BFI + Stigma Films / SHUDDER
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR 2018 / Designer. Keith Dunne / BBC
TV DRAMA - ART DIRECTOR
BLACK MIRROR S7 EP2 2024 / (as supervising art director) Designer. Cristina Casali / Prod. Russell McLean
SURFACE S2 2024 / (as senior art director) Designer. Catrin Meredydd / SAD. Fabrice Spelta
TREASON 2022 / Designer. Catrin Meredydd / SAD. Fabrice Spelta / Prod. Foz Allan/ NETFLIX
SOMEWHERE BOY 2021 / Designer. Alexandra Toomey / Clerkenwell Film, Channel 4
LANDSCAPERS 2021 / Designer. Cristina Casali / SAD. Fabrice Spelta / Dir. Will Sharpe / Prod. Katie Carpenter / HBO, SKY, Sister Pictures /
TV Bafta 2022 - Winner - Production Design
SELECTED SHORT FILMS - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
GIANTS 2024 / Dir. Andy Berriman / Prod. Dermot O’Dempsey
Aesthetica short film festival 2025 - Best screenplay - Winner
OUT OF THE GREY 2023 / Dir. Marta Baidek / Prod. George Fox
15th Annual Season Awards, Lift Off Global Network (2025) - Best Art Direction - Winner
LA Shorts (Oscar Qual) 2023
CUT 2023 / Dir. Youness Banali / Prod. Sophie Stacey
DREAM BIG 2022 / Dir. Pip Swallow / Prod. Georgina French / BFI Network /
Norwich Film Festival (BIFA and BAFTA qualifying) 2022 - Official Selection
BACH IS BLUE 2021 / Dir. Sophie Kenny / Prod. Jasmin Morrison /
Berlin Flash Film Festival June 2021 - Winner - Best Experimental,
Lattitude Music and Arts Festival 2021,
New York Flash Film Festival June 2021 - Finalist
POPS 2021 / Dir. Lewis Rose / Prod. Chris Hees / Salaud Morisset /
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar Qual) 2021 - Premiere,
Indy International Shorts Festival 2021 (Oscar Qual) - Official Selection
HER MAJESTY 2020 / Dir. Rebekah Fortune / Prod. Carmela Corbett /
LA Shorts (Oscar Qual) 2021, PIIFF 2021 - Best Production Design honorable mention
ALL THAT GLITTERS 2020 / Dir.+Prod. Dan Bronzite /
THE HONEY MAKERS 2019 / Dir. Jeneffa Soldatic / Prod. Jo Farrugia / Screaming Violet Productions /
LA Shorts (Oscar Qual) 2021, Fort Lauderdale Film Festival 2020 -Winner - Best Short,
Amnesty International Film Festival 2021,
Global Impact Festival 2020,
Manchester Film Festival (BIFA Qual) 2021
AFFECTION 2019 / Dir. Simon Green / Prod. Katie Crook / BFI NETWORK /
Nominee - Best Design for a Short Film - BFDG Award 2021, Leeds International Film Festival 2020
PENNYWORT 2019 / Dir. Rebekah Fortune / Prod. Claire Pearce / BFI NETWORK /
Bolton International Film Festival (Bafta Qual) 2021
MEA CULPA 2018 / Dir. Jason Fite / Prod. Barbara Toschi / Peracals Productions /
Long Island International Film Expo 2019 - Winner - Best Art Direction
LOLA 2018 / Dir. Alexander Vlahos / Prod. Robyn Fox / I Firefly /
BFDG Award 2021 - Nominee - Best Design for a Short Film,
Vimeo Staff Pick,
Norwich Film Festival (Bafta Qual) 2020
DEAR FRIENDS & FAMILY 2018 / Dir. Barbara Toschi / Prod. Lucia Reig /
Olympus Film Festival 2019 - Winner - Best International Short,
Underwire Festival 2019
GOLEM 2018 / Dir. Silas Elliot / Prod. Maya Ellis /
Winner Best Short - Earls Court Film Festival
BREATHE 2017 / Dir. Louise Cooke / Prod. Andrew Oldbury / Film London /
London Short Film Festival 2019
O’ CHRISTMAS TREE 2018 / Dir. Laura Degnan / Prod. Lennard Ortman / NFTS /
THE LONELY SHORE 2018 / Dir. Laura Degnan / Prod. Tom Dexter, Alana O’Neil / NFTS /
BODY SLAM 2017 / Dir. Johnny Kenton / Prod. Emma Clarke, Alex McArdle / NFTS /
BRANDED + PROMO
P3 X SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS 2024 / Production Designer / P3 Maine
VIRGIN MEDIA - FASTER BRINGS US CLOSER 2021 / Concept Artist / Designer. Fiona Crombie / Academy Films
GORDON’S GIN - CHRISTMAS HACKS WITH JLS 2020 / Art Director / Dir. Oli Bloor / Cake. HAVAS + Meldrum Dent
CHELSEA FC - AWAY KIT KINGS ROAD 2019 / Art Director / Designer. Francesca Massariol / The Midnight Club
GUSTO TELECOM - POWER TO THE PEOPLE 2018 / Production Designer/ Dir. Nour Wazzi / Finished Films /
CENTRE POINT - THE HUMAN FLESH 2017 / Production Designer / Dir. John Higgins / NFTS, Kodak /
Winner of 2 Kodak awards, nominated for a British Arrow 2018
JIGSAW - 24 MOMENTS OF TRUTH 2017 / Production Designer / Dir. Roland Kennedy / NFTS /
Silver winner Clio Awards, nominated for a British Arrow 2018
ODEON - LIMITLESS 2018 / Production Designer/ Dir. Meg Campbell / NFTS /
INSTALLATION & EVENTS
HELLO STRANGER CO DESIGNER-CURATOR / 2023 / Exhibition at the Mercury Theatre Colchester as part of the Society of British Theatre Designers UK entry to the Prague Quadrennial of performance design
THE (UN) HOLY TRINITY PRODUCTION DESIGNER / 2020 / Dir. Laura Jean Healey / S[edition] for International Womens Day /
Winner YICCA Art Prize 2021
FUTURE UTOPIAS CO-DESIGNER / 2019 / Performance + Installation with 9 emerging designers as part of the Society of British Theatre Designers UK entry to the Prague Quadrennial of performance design
Performed in Prague, June 2019 and Installed in the V&A
LIVE PERFORMANCE
PANGOLIN 2020 / Set + Costume Designer / Dir. Sheryl Hill / Arts Council England R&D+ Born Free /
SET + COSTUME DESIGNER CONTINUITY 2017 / Dir. Shame Dempsey / Finborough Theatre /
★★★★★ - Morning Star
"ONE superb actor, two chairs and a script with immeasurable depth."
★★★★ - The Guardian “ A gripping study of Irish republican terror“
★★★★ - London Theatre 1 “intelligent, engaging, vulnerable”
★★★★ - Prestige2
★★★★ - Everything Theatre "A masterful 1-man performance...thought provoking and heart wrenching"
★★★★ - The Upcoming
SHERYL TALKS OBESITY 2017 / Set + Costume Designer / Dir. Sheryl Hill / Arts Council England + Young Vic R&D /
THE VIEW FROM NOWHERE 2017 / Set Designer / Dir. Dan Phillips / The Park Theatre /
★★★★ - London Theatre 1 - “Fascinating and compelling in equal measure”
LIVER IN A BED 2018 / Set + Costume Designer / Dir. Ainslie Matterson / Wellcome Trust + E15 /
MODERN LOVE 2016 / Set + Costume Designer / Dir. Emilly Renee Warren / Et Cetera + Pleasance Theatre /
EDUCATOR, MENTORING + OUTREACH
EVENTS ORGANISER (UK) International Production Design Week 2023 + 2025
BFI FILM ACADEMY MENTOR / North West Consortium 24/25 inc Barrow-in-Furness, Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Rochdale
PANEL MODERATOR Berlinale PDC Talents Workshop 2024
UAL INDUSTRY MENTOR London College of Communication 2024
PRODUCTION DESIGN TUTOR (1 Term Guest Cover) Ravensbourne University 2023/24
PRODUCTION DESIGN ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER BAFTA x BFI Film Academy 2023
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS UNITED PANELIST PDC The Gathering 2022
CO FOUNDER Micro Short Films 2020
ALUMNI MENTOR BAFTA x BFI Film Academy 2021
PRODUCTION DESIGN MENTOR + PROJECT PRODUCER BFI Film Academy 2012-present / Signal Film and Media
COURSE DESIGNER ‘Stepping up to Art Director’ 2020 / Signal Film + Media, Screen Skills
SET DESIGN MENTOR PLAY IN A DAY 2018 / National Theatre
PRODUCTION DESIGN MENTOR Pauline Quirk Academy /2018
PROJECT PRODUCER Signal Film + Media / Film + Digital Art Charity / 2009 - 2015
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
PAINTING / Margate Art School 2023
PAINTING | MATERIALS & PERCEPTION / Slade Summer School 2023
BERLINALE TALENTS PRODUCTION DESIGN STUDIO / Berlinale Film Festival 2022
PRODUCTION DESIGN MASTERCLASS / Fest Film Lab Amsterdam with Allan Starski 2020
ART DIRECTING MASTERCLASSES / London Film School with Fleur Whitclock 2020
VECTORWORKS 3D / British Film Designers Guild 2020
SCENIC PAINTING / DAP Studios with James Rowse 2020
SCREENSKILLS MENTOR PROGRAMME / Fleur Whitlock 2020, Talking Point 2018
MA THEATRE DESIGN, Distinction / Wimbledon School of Art 2016
HAND DRAUGHTING / David McHenry / London Film School 2012
BA FINE ART / School of Arts at Oxford Brookes University 2007
OTHER
VOLUNTEERING / Care for Calais, 2022 + 2023, Little Johns House Romania, 2025
TWO BREWERS PUB + VENUE / Co-Director /