The 6th Annual Location Managers International (LMGI) Awards, honoring the creative use of filming locations that set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative, will be presented in the following categories: Contemporary Film, Period Film, Contemporary TV, Period TV, Commercials and Film Commissions. Honorary Awards include the Humanitarian, Lifetime Achievement and the Eva Monley Award.
Emmy-winning director Claire Scanlon (The Office, Set It Up, The Last Man on Earth), Oscar -nominated producer Duncan Henderson (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Dead Poets Society), Clara Le, Commercial Director The Location Guide/FOCUS/ makers, join Oscar and Emmy -winning actress Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous, American Crime, Jerry Maguire), Emmy-winning actress Holland Taylor (Legally Blonde, Two and a Half Men, The Practice, The Truman Show ), and Joe Mantegna (The Godfather: Part lll, Criminal Minds, The Simpsons) to present at the LMGI Awards ceremony, hosted by TV host AJ Gibson.
As previously announced, acclaimed Oscar-nominated director Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, Master and Commander) will receive the Eva Monley Award, which recognizes and honors industry members who support the work of location professionals. Location Manager Michael J. Meehan (Dead Poets Society, The Perfect Storm, Pirates of the Caribbean, Master and Commander) will receive the 2019 LMGI Lifetime Achievement Award. Hidden Empire Film Group’s Roxanne Taylor, Deon Taylor and Robert F. Smith will receive the 2019 LMGI Humanitarian Award for their philanthropic reach across the globe.
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