Georgina Hayns
Puppet Supervisor, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Georgina has served as a 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 Puppet Supervisor for Guillermo’s Del Toro 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 Sciences