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John Rakich has been elected president of the Locations Managers Guild International, succeeding Mike Fantasia, founding member and president since 2018. Founded in 2003, LMGI is a global organization of location professionals in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries. It is not a…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise will receive the Humanitarian Award from the Location Managers Guild International at the 7th Annual LMGI Awards. Sinise established the Gary Sinise Foundation with the mission to serve and honor America's defenders, veterans, first responders, Gold Star…

EXCLUSIVE: FIlmmaking icon Spike Lee will be honored by the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) with the Trailblazer Award at the 7th Annual LMGI Awards. The virtual awards show is set for October 24 at 2pm PT and will be hosted by Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two, Shadowhunters). The news of Lee’s award was…

The Location Managers Guild International has set Tuesday, June 30 for a virtual town hall centered around racial equity, diversity and inclusion in the television, film and commercial production workplace. The town hall, with a focus on location management, will run from 10 am to 12 pm PST. "We must break down the…

The Location Managers Guild International is recognizing Juneteenth with a statement in support of Black Lives Matter and an announcement for an upcoming virtual town hall on inclusion, diversity and racism. Black Lives Matter “is a movement; not just for today, but for every day,” the statement reads. “It represents…

The Location Managers Guild International is going virtual for its 2020 awards. The 7th Annual LMGI Awards: 2020/We See It First will take place via a virtual ceremony at 2 PM, Saturday, October 24. The streaming site will announced in the coming weeks. "While the pandemic dictates our break with tradition, we are…

The Location Managers Guild International has announced its board of directors for the 2020-21 term. Newly elected members of the board are Dan Connolly (UK), Jen Farris (GA) and Eric Klein (NY). They will serve alongside returning Board members elected to new terms: Jennifer "JJ" Levine (CA), John Rakich (ONT…

The Location Managers Guild International has its board of directors for 2019-20. The newly elected members of the board are Ken Haber, Georgette Turner, Edward Mazurek and Walter Roshetski (read their biographies here). Haber and Turner serve as UK Regional Co-Chairs of the membership committee. The returning board…

Location Managers Guild International has unveiled its 5th annual awards nominees, which includes Oscar Best Picture hopefuls Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Dunkirk, Lady Bird, and Phantom Thread. On the TV side Game of Thrones, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale, and Big Little Lies are among those up for…

Carlos Munoz Portal, 37, was murdered as he scouted locations in Mexico for the Netflix series Narcos. Ed French, 71, was scouting a commercial shoot at Twin Peaks in San Francisco when he was robbed and murdered in July. The Location Managers Guild International put out a statement about both of these…

The Location Managers Guild International has named Alison Taylor, Matt Chamberlin, Mac Gordon and Dan Taylor as new board members joining the returning leadership of Kokayi Ampah, Melissa DeMonaco, Mike Fantasia, Wes Hagan, Phill Kane, Eric Klosterman, JJ Levine, Matt Palmer, Mario Ramirez, Rebecca "Puck" Stair, and…

The Location Managers Guild International and Utah Film Commission will team on a panel discussion at this month’s Sundance Film Festival. The session will reveal insider tips and tricks on scouting and managing from five veteran location managers from Utah, California, Hawaii, Georgia and beyond. The panel will be…