Production Guild Summer Super Connector 2026 - In Pictures

Tue 28th Jul 2026

Last night on a warm summer evening in the heart of London, the Production Guild UK gathered at one of the city's most iconic addresses for our Summer Super Connector Event — and it delivered everything a night like this should: brilliant conversation, genuine connection, and a room full of the people who make this industry what it is.

Hosted at the magnificent Somerset House — itself a production location of note, having served as a principal filming location for Bait, the Riz Ahmed-led thriller that became one of the most talked-about productions of recent years — the evening felt like a fitting setting for a community that lives and breathes the art of bringing extraordinary places to life on screen.

The centrepiece of the evening was our panel discussion: Filming in Historic Locations vs Virtual Production, VFX and New Technology — a conversation that proved every bit as rich and provocative as the topic deserved.

None of this would have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, and we want to take a moment to thank them properly.

Our headline sponsor Amazon MGM Studios — whose recent productions including Masters of the Universe and The Agency have featured so many of our own members — brought the kind of support and commitment to the evening that makes these events truly special. We are enormously grateful for their continued partnership with the Production Guild UK.

Our event sponsor Foundry — one of the VFX and post-production industry's most trusted names, and a company whose own commitment to the future of filmmaking technology made them the perfect partner for an evening centred on the intersection of traditional and new production methods — were equally wonderful hosts. With the recent appointment of Kyle Roche as Chief AI Officer, Foundry is at the forefront of exactly the conversations our industry needs to be having, and their presence at Somerset House felt genuinely fitting.

To both teams — thank you. Your support makes evenings like this possible.

As the evening drew on, we turned our attention to something we have been looking forward to for some time: celebrating our Production Guild Awards 2026 Nominees ahead of the big night. The Production Guild Awards 2026, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, take place on 12th September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. We cannot wait to welcome our nominees, our members, our partners and the wider industry community for what promises to be a truly memorable night.

The Production Guild Awards 2026 take place on 12th September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.