Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’, Bond producers among Production Guild of Great Britain winners

Eon Productions’ Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are among the winners of the Production Guild of Great Britain Awards 2022, set to be presented tomorrow night (March 26).

Broccoli and Wilson, who have produced the last nine films in the James Bond series through their London-based Eon Productions, will receive the PGGB contribution to the industry award at a ceremony in Hertfordshire, just outside of London.

The award recognises the success of the Bond franchise but also their production of independent features, which are often female-directed with strong female storylines, including Christina Choe’s Nancy, Reed Morano’s The Rhythm Section and debbie tucker green’s ear for eye, “working hard behind the scenes to ensure a pipeline of talent for the future”.

The six awards presented on the night will also honour Robert Eggers’ upcoming Viking feature The Northman, which will receive the PGGB Film production team of the year award.

The film was the first major feature to shoot in Northern Ireland in August 2020, following the Covid-19 outbreak, and the production team will be honoured for “sending a sign across the world that we could continue to work safely in this country and deliver film successfully”. It will be released in the UK by Universal Pictures on April 15.

A special mention in this category will go to Sarah Gavron’s Rocks “for its innovative work championing emerging talent in front of and behind the camera and building a predominantly female team”.

Samantha Perahia, head of UK production at the British Film Commission , will receive the PGGB inspiration award “for the continuous guidance, advice and support she has provided to the UK film and high-end TV production sector, particularly throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

The PGGB diversity and inclusion champion award will be presented to Emily Stillman, senior vice president of studio operations at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, and actor Charlotte Riley for bringing the first dedicated childcare facility – titled The WonderWorks – to a UK film or TV studio.

Further prizes include the PGGB high-dnd TV production team of the year award, which will go to See-Saw Films’ miniseries The North Water, directed by Andrew Haigh; and the PGGB spotlight on new talent award, which will be presented to Fay Mohamed, a production coordinator on Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso and production manager of Pulse Films’ Gangs Of London.

The event will also pay tribute to veteran UK television producer and Hartswood Films’ founder Beryl Vertue, who died on February 12 at the age of 90.

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