The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) will honor The Creative Coalition with the LMGI Humanitarian Award at the 10th Annual LMGI Awards on Saturday, August 26, at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The award recognizes The Creative Coalition’s commitment to using arts and entertainment to advocate for social change. 
 
“The arts have always been a powerful force for social change, and the LMGI is proud to recognize The Creative Coalition as an active social and public advocacy organization that capitalizes on its diverse membership from all facets of the entertainment industry to make a difference in the world,” said LMGI president John Rakich who co-chairs the LMGI Aards Committee with supervising location manager Robin Citrin.
 
The Creative Coalition is the premier nonprofit, nonpartisan social and public advocacy leadership organization of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is a membership organization of arts and entertainment industry leaders dedicated to educating, mobilizing, and activating on issues of public importance. Actor Tim Daly serves as the organization’s president. 

Some of the important initiatives that The Creative Coalition has focused on this year include Arts Day on Capitol Hill, the annual Washington, DC advocacy day that focuses national policymakers’ attention on the efficacy of public funding for arts in education and arts in communities; public service campaigns that use the unique megaphone of the entertainment industry to educate and mobilize key constituencies on healthcare and other social welfare issues; the Spotlight Initiative that recognizes and supports extraordinary independent feature films and documentaries; Television Humanitarian Awards that honor significant executives, creatives and talent in television who use their unique positions in the entertainment industry to make positive impacts on the most pressing domestic and global issues; and a Diversity Gap Funding Initiative to create and support a pipeline for the next generation of entertainment industry leaders. 

The LMGI Humanitarian Award is given to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the betterment of society. The LMGI Awards honor the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television, and commercials from around the globe. Outstanding Service by a Film Commission is also recognized for its support for going “above and beyond” during the production process. 

As previously announced, location scout and LMGI founding member, Beth Tate (Twilight, Beverly Hills 90210) will receive this year’s Trailblazer Award. Veteran location manager Dow Griffith (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jumanji, And Justice for All) will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This year’s awards are produced by Erick Weiss, Honeysweet Creative, and IngleDodd Media.