Georgina Hayns

Creative and Technical Director Character Fabrication - Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio | USA

Georgina has served as puppet creator and creative director for over 20 years. Her career began in the UK, working for Cosgrove Hall Films, with puppet-makers Mackinnon & Saunders. She worked on projects including the BBC Television's Noddy, HIT Entertainment’s Bob the Builder, Lipton® Brisk® Tea and Puffs Tissues. She also worked on animated feature films, Mars Attacks and Corpse Bride and shorts including the Academy Award®-nominated Periwig Maker.

She was the Creative Puppet Fabrication Supervisor at Laika for over 10 years, supervising the puppet builds on the Oscar-nominated films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and The Missing Link.

She is currently the Creative and Technical Director of Character Fabrication for Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Gustafson's Pinocchio.

Georgina serves as a consultant on various projects, including the upcoming Spotted Fawn Productions film Wheetago War

Georgina is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science