The Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) is honored to count 18 of its members as finalists for the 2010 California On Location Awards TM, popularly known as the COLA, to be presented on October 24, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Now in its 16th year, the COLA is the pinnacle of recognition for location professionals, production companies and public employees for excellence while working on location in the State of California. The awards are hosted by FLICS (Film Liaisons In California Statewide) and decided upon by a committee that includes a judging panel of industry professionals that include Location Managers, Producers, UPMs and Set Designers. The COLA honors the Location Professional and Location Team of the Year in the categories of commercials, stills, episodic television and feature films, as well as the City, County, State and Federal Public Employee of the Year for their contributions to California’s Entertainment Industry.
“Location Managers are an integral part of the design team for any TV, film or commercial project,” notes LMGA President Lori Balton and a COLA nominee herself, “the COLA is the forum for recognition of our contribution to the process.” Adds Balton, “LMGA members pride ourselves on being the best in our field, so I’m not surprised to see our members represent the majority of the COLA honorees.”
Unlike many of the other production crafts who work primarily within the timeline and framework of the production, Location Managers function as the primary liaisons to the “outside world”, the public‐at‐large not always on the same timeline as the filmmakers and to the various businesses and government agencies with which the production interfaces. This is where the relationship with the FLIC’s liaisons and government service officials go handin-hand as they are invaluable in helping the Location Managers accomplish their production’s goals.
The list of LMGA members who are 2010 Cola Nominees is as follows:
Feature Films
Location Professional of the Year
• Chris Bonnem – “Faster”
• Mike Fantasia – “The Green Hornet”
• Ilt Jones – “Inception”
Location Team of the Year
• Mike Fantasia, Location Manager, Lori Balton, Location Scout,
Perri Fichtner and Marie Healy, Key Assistant Location Managers –
“The Green Hornet”
• Scott Trimble and Perri Fichtner, Key Assistant Location Managers
– “Iron Man 2”
Television
Location Professional of the Year
• Nancy Haecker – “House”
• Timothy Hillman – “CSI: NY”
• Michelle Latham – “Flash Forward”
Location Team of the Year
• Tony Salome, Location Manager; Dorion Thomas and JJ Levine, Key Assistant
Location Managers for NCIS: Los Angeles
• Nancy Haecker, Location Manager; Stevie Nelson and Carole Segal, Key Assistant
Location Managers for House
Commercials
Location Professional of the Year:
• Kent Matsuoka – “Ford Superduty”
• Erroll Reichow – “BMW & RAV‐4”
Stills
Location Professional of the Year
• Geoff Juckes – “Roberto Cavalli”
For more information and a full list of COLA finalists, please visit www.californiaonlocationawards.com
About the Location Managers Guild of America
The Location Managers Guild of America, founded in 2003, is a 501 (c) 6, non‐profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of the role and interests of Location professionals and their relations with the general public, communities and industry partners. Location Managers and Scouts are vital members of the design team for film, television, commercials, music videos and print advertising whose primary job is to find the settings that best represent the visual concept of the Producer, Director and Production Designer. In addition to their creative input, the Location Manager is responsible for the day‐to‐day management of filming locations, including contract negotiations, scheduling and permit acquisition. They are the key liaisons between the public and the shooting crew. For more information on the LMGA, please visit www.locationmanagers.org.
