{"id":6874,"date":"2026-02-25T13:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/zfictionenglish\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:54:33","slug":"jason-kisvarday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/zfictionenglish\/2026\/02\/25\/jason-kisvarday\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kisvarday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jason\u00a0Kisvarday<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is an American production designer and world builder whose work focuses on creating grounded, believable spaces that can quietly support moments of the unreal.\u00a0<\/span>He\u00a0is\u00a0best\u00a0known\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0collaboration\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>Everything\u00a0Everywhere\u00a0All at\u00a0Once<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0where\u00a0production\u00a0design\u00a0played\u00a0a\u00a0central\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0shaping\u00a0the\u00a0film\u2019s\u00a0shifting\u00a0realities\u00a0and emotional\u00a0logic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Kisvarday\u00a0approaches\u00a0production\u00a0design\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0collaborative\u00a0form\u00a0of\u00a0authorship. Working\u00a0closely\u00a0with\u00a0directors, he\u00a0helps\u00a0build\u00a0worlds\u00a0that\u00a0feel\u00a0lived-in and\u00a0familiar,\u00a0even\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0bend\u00a0toward\u00a0magical\u00a0realism. His\u00a0interest\u00a0lies\u00a0less\u00a0in\u00a0spectacle\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0in\u00a0how\u00a0ordinary\u00a0places\u00a0(homes,\u00a0offices, back\u00a0rooms,\u00a0forgotten\u00a0corners)\u00a0can\u00a0become\u00a0sites\u00a0of\u00a0transformation\u00a0when\u00a0pushed\u00a0just\u00a0slightly\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across\u00a0his\u00a0work,\u00a0Kisvarday\u00a0is\u00a0drawn\u00a0to\u00a0stories\u00a0that\u00a0place\u00a0everyday\u00a0characters\u00a0inside\u00a0heightened\u00a0or\u00a0fantastic\u00a0situations\u00a0without\u00a0losing\u00a0their\u00a0emotional\u00a0grounding. He\u00a0believes\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0effective\u00a0world-building\u00a0often\u00a0goes\u00a0unnoticed,\u00a0allowing\u00a0the\u00a0audience\u00a0to\u00a0feel\u00a0the\u00a0rules\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0story\u00a0rather\u00a0than\u00a0be\u00a0told\u00a0what\u00a0they\u00a0are.<\/span>
\n<\/span>In\u00a0addition\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0design\u00a0work,\u00a0Kisvarday\u00a0has\u00a0mentored\u00a0emerging\u00a0designers\u00a0and\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0conversations\u00a0around\u00a0collaborative\u00a0filmmaking\u00a0and\u00a0world-building. He\u00a0continues\u00a0to\u00a0develop\u00a0original\u00a0projects\u00a0that\u00a0explore\u00a0how\u00a0physical\u00a0environments\u00a0can\u00a0carry\u00a0story, tone, and\u00a0meaning.<\/span>
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FEATURE FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFILM TITLE\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nDIRECTOR\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nPRODUCTION COMPANY<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nThe Legend of Ochi<\/td>\nISAIAH SAXON<\/td>\nA24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nMaXXXine<\/td>\nTY WEST<\/td>\nA24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nTo Catch a Killer<\/td>\nDAMIAN SZIFRON<\/td>\nFILM NATION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nEverything Everywhere All at Once<\/td>\nDANIELS<\/td>\nA24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nPalm Springs<\/td>\nMAX BARBAKOW<\/td>\nHULU \/ PARTY OVER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nAn Evening with Beverly Luff Linn<\/td>\nJIM HOSKING<\/td>\nPARK PICTURES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nSorry to Bother You<\/td>\nBOOTS RILEY<\/td>\nANNAPURNA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nThe Greasy Strangler<\/td>\nJIM HOSKING<\/td>\nSPECTREVISION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nSwiss Army Man<\/td>\nDANIELS<\/td>\nA24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SPECIAL RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

YEAR EVENTS AND AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n