Stefan Dechant

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Stefan Dechant
Occupation(s)Art director, production designer

Stefan Dechant is an American art director and production designer. [1] [2] [3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film The Tragedy of Macbeth . [4]

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References

  1. Birnam, J. Don (December 22, 2021). "Tragedy of Macbeth Production Designer Stefan Dechant on Its Grandly Minimalist Sets". Below the Line. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. "Production Designer Stefan Dechant On The Visual Style Of The Tragedy of Macbeth". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . December 20, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. Hart, Hugh (January 13, 2022). ""The Tragedy of Macbeth" Production Designer Stefan Dechant on Joel Coen's Minimalist Masterpiece". Motion Picture Association . Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  4. "The 94th Academy Awards (2022) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. Nordyke, Kimberly; Lewis, Hilary (February 8, 2022). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. Ordoña, Michael (February 8, 2022). "Here is the full list of 2022 Oscar nominations". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 23, 2022.