Tim Chappel

TIM CHAPPEL
COSTUME DESIGN

"Tim won an Academy Award (Oscar), British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award and Australian Film Institute Award (AFI) for his costume design for the feature film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He revisited this work in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Musical, which has been performed in Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand, Canada, London, USA, Italy and Brazil. The Australian version of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Musical won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Costume Design and the 2008 Green Room Award for Best Costume, while the international productions have won him the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume, the 2011 Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical, the 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Play or Musical, the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, as well as the 2010 BroadwayWorld.com Toronto Award for Best Original Costume Design. After the success of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Tim spent many years designing for feature films, TV and music video clips in the USA. Feature film credits include: Today You Die, Love Wrecked, Miss Congeniality, Into the Sun, Red Riding Hood, Mojave Moon and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers amongst others. For TV his credits include: VIP, High Society and Kathy and Mo, as well as a number of music video clips for popular artists such as Missy Elliott, Cher and Matchbox 20. Since returning to Australia, Tim designed for the encore presentation of The Sapphires produced by Black Swan Theatre Company and Company B, consulted for a children’s TV series, and lectured costume design at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Tim designed costumes for PJ Hogan’s latest film Mental earning him a Best Costume Design nomination for the ACCTA Awards. He also designed for the TV series I Will Survive for Channel 10 and FremantleMedia Australia, which aired in 2012. Tim’s designs can be seen on Australia’s celebrities including Christine Anu for her Rewind show (2012), Casey Donovan for The Deadlys (2012) and Trevor Ashley for Diamonds Are for Trevor as part of the Mardi Gras Festival (2012)."