Interview with "Hamnet" Production Designer Fiona Crombie

"Hamnet" had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival. Ever since, it has been receiving excellent reviews from critics and audiences for its extraordinary craftsmanship and emotional storytelling. The film also won the 2025 TIFF People's Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Fiona Crombie, the production designer of "Hamnet," was kind enough to spend some time talking with me about this great film she worked on. You can listen to the interview below. Please be sure to check out the film, which releases in theaters November 26th and expands to a wide release December 12th. It is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Picture and Best Production Design. Thank you, and enjoy the interview!

I would like to thank Fiona for sitting down with me for this interview! It was truly a pleasure to talk with her about the incredible film she worked on, "Hamnet." The production design work is amazing, and it is another beautiful film by director Chloé Zhao! Make sure to check out one of the most emotional films of the year and one of my favorite films of 2025, which releases in theaters November 26th and expands to a wide release December 12th. It is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Picture and Best Production Design.

Photo Courtesy of Focus Features

Cast & Crew:

Director: Chloé Zhao

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn

Executive Producers: Kristie Macosko Krieger, Chloé Zhao, Laurie Borg

Producers: Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes

Screenplay: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell

Cinematography: Łukasz Żal

Editing: Chloé Zhao, Affonso Gonçalves

Production Designer: Fiona Crombie

Costume Designer: Malgosia Turzanska

Original Score: Max Richter

Sound: Johnnie Burn

Production Companies: Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows

US Distributor: Focus Features