The winner of the 2026 Production Guild UK Production Management Award sponsored by Shadowbox Studios Shinfield is Mirna Kapetanovic-Kennedy, UPM on the second season of The Buccaneers.
Mirna, an experienced production manager originally from Croatia, was awarded for her work on The Buccaneers, heading the production team through a challenging but successful shoot in location in Scotland for 6 months, problem solving and liaising between producers and crew every day to keep production going.
Since moving to the UK almost a decade ago, Mirna has built a hugely successful CV as a Production Manager and UPM, including His Dark Materials, One Day and the second series of The Gentlemen.
View Mirna's Production Guild profile here.
The Production Guild UK Post-Production & VFX Award
Your 2026 Nominees
- Mirna Kapetanovic-Kennedy The Buccaneers Season 2 (The Forge)
- Edward Rastelli-Lewis Young Sherlock (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Ali James The Family Plan 2 (Apple Studios)
Industry Expert Jury
Lorraine Edwards, Matt Spooner, Jo Evans, Ben Rimmer and Jude Campbell
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