“The film looks absolutely gorgeous and is tied together with exceptional period detail.” ScreenRant

“But more than any dialogue, the visual flourishes take the cake: A special Gainsborough-hat tip to the merry wag who came up with the idea to tack a “Trainspotting” dorm poster in the servant’s quarters.” The NewYork Times

“The British satirical film about an aristocratic family eager to save their ancestral home succeeds on comedic timing and meticulous design detail.” IndieWire

Award winning period production design for the dark comedy satire “Think of England” set in 1940s Britain by the film production designer CHRIS RICHMOND

Winner of the 2025 Venice Film Festival “Best Asian Film”

Winner of 2025 Red Sea Film Festival Jury Prize & Best Saudi Film

2026 Official Saudi entry for The Oscars

“ It looks gorgeous so thank you again to you and your team for your amazing work .”

Mark Gatiss - Writer/Director (The Amazing Mr Blunden)

“The film is a real triumph - The design absolutely astonishing, two completely realised worlds, 2021 and 1821. Just the right level of fantasy. Brillaint work, pal.”

Simon Callow ( Lead Actor, “Mr Blunden”)

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“Production designer Christopher Richmond and DP Stephen Murphy eke considerable musty ambience from interiors of attractively old-fashioned if unsanitary detailing, bathed in queasily pretty lighting hues of greenish blue.”

“Succeeds primarily in the vividness of its physical environ, an impressively decrepit boardinghouse that seems to swallow up vulnerable young women whole.”

**** Variety Magazine, 2021 - Denis Harvey

“‘No One Get Out Alive‘ hints at some exciting symbolism and beautiful interpretation of an old Aztec myth. The background was honored beautifully. “

Hollywood Insider, 2021

“No One Gets Out Alive has a striking visual appeal. The dilapidated boarding house where much of the story takes place offers a contemporary update on the gothic mansions that worked so effectively in British classics like The Haunting and The Innocents, with its long corridors, grand staircases, and rooms hiding secrets behind their creaking doors. “

Top10films.co.uk, 2021

“Santiago Menghini: This was beautiful work done by Chris Richmond, our production designer. It was a set with a stage we built based on his designs. Lucky for us, he had an architectural background so, we took advantage of that. In collaboration, we both kind of made sure that every room had a design element that fit with what the scene might be or the overall feel of the story. All these little things that we can get just right was amazing. Once the final designs came together and the real house got filled with all the set dressing and everything I was like wow, this is incredible. And every time I was in there, some new idea would come up because he’d be so generous of all the things that you bring to the table. It became such a character. When you have such a strong production designer that can do that, it just feeds the film in ways that you don’t expect which is awesome.”

NightmarishConjurings.com, 2021

“The film’s boarding house is designed by Christopher Richmond, who wanted to create the house as an entity, a creature that comes alive at night and haunts the residents that live there. Menghini and Richmond worked together to design the house and found inspiration in David Fincher’s Panic Room and Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House for their foreboding nature, suspense, aesthetic, and using the house as a character. It was important for Menghini and Richmond to create the boarding house as a character of its own, with creepy figures lurking in the dark and noises echoing from the basement. These elements helped to create an atmosphere in the house that felt threatening to Ambar and the other residents. “

“Chris Richmond’s production design, Iulian Bostanaru, Anca Perja, and Jim Warren’s art direction, and Stephen Murphy’s cinematography creates an atmosphere that just reeks of trauma and sadness.”

Highonfilm, 2021

Press Quotes:

The sets, all built on location, are convincing as decaying and decrepit blights on the landscape. The cabin where Eric stays looks as though it could have come straight from a Sam Raimi set, and the spiky, weathered lighthouse that towers over the island is a striking creation.

London Horror Society, 2021

“Production design by Chris Richmond is similarly evocative. “

Empireonline, 2021

“Russell Owen’s impressionistic exercise in gothic horror is an entirely distinctive work in its own right. Dripping in atmosphere and rich with scares, Shepherd is a chilling meditation on the overwhelming dread of grief and loneliness.”

Michael Blyth, BFI London Film Festival, 2021

The 2nd in the series of Action Films designed by Chris Richmond for the UK Writer and Director Matt Hope at Pinewood Studios and on location in Marrakesh, Morocco

Director: Rowan Athale

Producer: Mark Foligno

Production Company: Moli Films

Awards: British International Film Awards - Douglas Hickox Award (Nominated)

London Film Festival - Best Newcomer (Nominated)

Toronto International Film Festival - Discovery Award (Nominated)

Director: Carol Morley

Producer: Cairo Cannon

Awards: British Independent Film Awards - Best Documentary (Nominated)

Evening Standard British Film Awards - Best Documentary (Nominated)

London Film Festival - Grierson Award (Nominated)

"I’ve worked with Chris (Richmond) as Production Designer on two of Carol Morley’s feature films, EDGE and DREAMS OF A LIFE
Chris is a meticulous creative force. I value how he communicates, calmly and clearly, and most of all how he delivers big time quality to the films." - Producer - Cairo Cannon

Director: Matt Hope

DOP: Philipp Blaubach

"Chris’s brilliance on The Veteran was not only being able to interpret my ideas and those of the characters, but bring his own distinct design sensibility to bare on the film that was both uniquely his own and was absolutely of the world we were trying to create. Always full of ideas and willing to go the extra mile for even the smallest detail. It was a privilege and creatively rewarding experience to have worked with him." Matt Hope (Director)

Director: Simon Hunter

DOP: August Jacobssen

• Winner of Cleveland International Film Festival (2018) - International Narrative Competition

• Edinburgh International Film Festival (2017) - Audience Award - Nominee

• Golden Trailer Awards (2018) - Best Foreign independent - Nominee

“It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that without Chris we wouldn't have been able to elevate our film into something exceptional. Chris excels at creating atmosphere, colour and setting that enhance the story taking it to a different level. So often Chris elevated the movie with clever use of props or with that extra unexpected piece of dressing that help reach further into the lives of our characters. Chris contestants thinks in terms of the story and character. This is what makes him an outstanding designer in my opinion. It's not about the sets or the props with Chris ... It's only about the story, the characters and how they fit into his designed world. He is constantly digging deeper. What would our characters have on their bookshelves? What would be in their fridge ? This level of detail is what can elevate good work into great work. This is what drives Chris forward every single day on set. I cannot recommend him highly enough. “ Director - Simon Hunter

Art Director

Director: Anton Corbijn

DOP: Martin Ruhe

Awards: worldwide, 30 wins and 32 nominations

"Chris, you're front cover material" - Director - Anton Corbijn

“Production designer Chris Richmond, set decorator Dominic Smithers, and costume designer Lance Milligan were excellent choices for this film; the house where most of the story takes place feels lavish, ancient, and flung out of time even for pre-war Essex, lending it an unsettling nature even when there’s nothing particularly horrifying happening outright. I could even see it becoming an iconic horror location in the near future.”

Horror Obsessive, 2020

Director: Bruce Goodison (Bafta Winner)

DOP: Felix Wiedermann

• Winner of The Popular Features Award (2014) One World Media Festival

“Chris’ talent and ability go above and beyond his production design. As a head of department he works with an eye to the entire production which, alongside his wit and wisdom, make him an indispensable part of any team. The combination of experience and tenacity means he appreciates the delicate balance of creative ambition with practical and budgetary considerations. He’s a person who leads by example and as a result can motivate his team to achieve extraordinary results. It was fantastic to work with Chris and hope I have the opportunity again in the future.” Kate Cook (Producer)

• Winner of the Fantasporto Festival - Jury’s Special Award

Director: Giacomo Cimini

DOP: Gareth Munden

Awards: Utopiales: The Nantes International Science Fiction Film Festival- Le Prix du Public (Winner)

Giffoni Film Festival: Giffoni Award (Winner)

Palm Springs International ShortFest: Best Live Action Short (2nd Place)

Music and Sound Awards, UK: Best Composition (Nominated)

Watch the Making of video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqnNK-oFWQM

Director: Carol Morley

DOP: Mary Farbrother

"I’ve worked with Chris (Richmond) as Production Designer on two of Carol Morley’s feature films, EDGE and DREAMS OF A LIFE
Chris is a meticulous creative force. I value how he communicates, calmly and clearly, and most of all how he delivers big time quality to the films." Cairo Cannon (Producer)

• official entry for the oscars -2017

Production Company: Human Films

Director: Mohammed Al Daradji

DOP: Duraid Munajim

Production Company: Formosa Films

Directors: David Kew, Neil Thompson

Locations: 3 Mills Studio, London

Director: Mark Simon Hewis

DOP: Sarah Bartles-Smith

Art Director

Director: Niall MacCormick

Production Company: Many Rivers Films

Locations: London, Morocco

Awards: Bafta Awards - Best Single Drama (Winner)

Monte-Carlo TV Festival - Outstanding Actor in a Television Film (Winner)

Monte-Carlo TV Festival - Best Director (Nominated)

Monte-Carlo TV Festival - Outstanding Actor in a Television Film (Nominated)

Art Director

Director: Pete Travis

DOP: David Odd

Awards: Golden Globes - Best Actor (Nominated)

Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding made for Television Movie  (Nominated)

Royal Television Society, Uk - Best Single Drama (Nominated)

another 9 award Nominations

Art Director

Director: Brian Percival

DOP: David Katznelson

Awards: Edinburgh International Film festival (Special Mention)

Art Department Assistant

Director: Jez Butterworth

DOP: Oliver Stapleton

Awards: Hollywood Film Awards - Best Actress (Winner)