A NATIONAL VOICE FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN.
The Canadian Production Design Association is dedicated to elevating the art and craft of production design, uniting and empowering Canadian production designers, art directors, set decorators, and their art departments to shape the visual stories that captivate the world.
Canadian Production Design Week
Our flagship biennial event, part of International Production Design Week, featuring panels, masterclasses, tours, and events in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal.
FIX IT IN PREP PODCAST
Fix It In Prep, our CPD video podcast, explores how production designers, set decorators, and the art department bring imaginative and compelling visual storytelling to life.
PAST EVENTS
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Canadian Production Design Week - Vancouver 2025
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Canadian Production Design Week - Montreal 2023
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Full Frame Signs Tour
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Quebec Art Department Gallery - Montreal 2023
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Sketch in the City - Toronto 2023
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Canadian Production Design Week- Montreal 2025
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Sketch in the City - Toronto 2025
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BC Art Department Gallery - Vancouver 2025
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Canadian Production Design Week - Toronto 2023
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National Art Department Art Gallery - Toronto 2023
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Canadian Production Design Week - Vancouver 2023
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Toronto Reference Library Tour - 2025
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Canadian Production Design Week - Toronto 2025
CPD INITIATIVES
CPD WEEK
A national celebration of Canadian production design, bringing artists and industry together through panels, conversations, screenings, workshops, and events across the country each year nationwide.
PODCAST
The Fix It In Prep Podcast features conversations with production designers, set decorators, and art department professionals about craft, process, collaboration, challenges, innovation, and the industry.
EVENTS
Bi-monthly art department socials in Montreal and Toronto, national production design film discussions, live webinars, Sketch the City sessions, research tours, vendor visits, exhibitions, and more.
TRAINING
Beginning with our Circular Production Design-Build Workshop, CPD develops practical, industry-led training that builds skills, supports careers, and advances more sustainable production design practices.
News
LAUNCHING THE CPD SUSTAINABILITY PLAYBOOK
MEET OUR CPD CIRCULAR PRODUCTION DESIGN-BUILD COHORT
TAMARA DEVERELL & SHANE VIEAU WIN PRODUCTION DESIGN OSCAR
APPLY NOW: CIRCULAR PRODUCTION DESIGN-BUILD WORKSHOP
“The Canadian Production Design Association is a great meeting point for all the creators of the film and television industry. It is a chance to exchange with colleagues you don’t often meet and with no competition in play. The discussions and presentations help everybody to evaluate their own work and sometimes improve their approach.”
— CLAUDE PARÉ
Production Designer: IT, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Night at the Museum
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