JON BUNKER (UNITED KINGDOM)
Production Designer, Art Director & Concept Designer

Jon Bunker was our hero in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2016 and 2017.

Born in Eritrea, brought up in Kenya and Arabia, Jon started his working life back in Britain in the 60's first as an Aeronautical Engineer before becoming an Architect. A chance encounter introduced him to the world of films, first in Special Effects in the mid 70's (before the era of CGI), where he rose to become a SFX Supervisor, gaining a Saturn nomination for his work on Terry Gilliam's 'Time Bandits'.

Because a lot of his work involved designing tricky things and providing concept art, he found himself being asked more regularly to work as an Art Director by a few Directors, and much preferred this aspect of film making.

After designing numerous award-winning commercials, he was asked to design his first film in 1986, and has not stopped since, gaining a BAFTA nomination along the way for 'The Woman In Black'. Jon has designed films ranging in budget from under $1million to over $100 million, and thinks himself so fortunate to be able to immerse himself in a job he loves, particularly enjoying getting involved at a very early stage with scripts and ideas.

​He is a regular concept designer for Directors such as Ridley Scott and Alfonso Cuaron. Despite being asked to direct several times, he always returns to his first love of design, although he still occasionally directs second unit, particularly if it involves interesting FX and stunts, and his knowledge of Post Production, particularly CGI, has become an increasing part of his work.
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