HELCIO PUGLIESE
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - ART DIRECTOR
 
I am a production designer from Rio, Brazil. Based in Toronto since 2019, I have since worked on a variety of projects as a production designer and art director.  I have been working in the film industry across various formats, feature length projects and TV shows, as well as advertising for over 25 years, collaborating with directors and creative teams.

I’ve worked extensively with award-winning production houses, with clients and crews filming in Brazil on national and global commercial campaigns, and over 20 years experience in various capacities creating artistic interventions for the renowned Rio Carnival parades, where I’ve developed a set of skills and creative abilities that I bring to every project.

The power of art to invent new worlds, the challenge to communicate beyond words, and to bind the senses together, is what really draws me in. I believe production design, art direction, and set design have the ability to take us to places we’d never reach as naive tourists. The thrill lies in re-imagining a world so a new story can come alive in its own unique way.