Pernell Marsden is a director and production designer with a Master of Production Design for Screen. In 2023, Pernell earned her first production design credit for a feature film on STRANGE CREATURES and in the same year was awarded Australian Production Design Guild (APDG) Award for Emerging Designer for a Screen Production for her work on the film SMALL. Pernell was named in IF Magazine’s Rising Talent List for 2024 as a Production Designer to watch.
Pernell’s short film, THE MEANINGLESS DAYDREAMS OF AUGIE & CELESTE has been accepted for screenings both locally and internationally at over 30 film festivals and took home top prizes at festivals including SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INTERFILM and FANTASTIC FEST.
Pernell is currently working between commercials and feature films.