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Fall 2020
members Lori Balton, Kokayi
Ampah, Elston Howard,
Robin Citrin, Sue Quinn,
Mike Fantasia, Ilt Jones,
James Lin and Emma Pill.
"This is a powerful
acknowledgment of the
LMGI's mission, recognizing
the talent, creativity and
the vital role location
professionals bring to the
IN THE
NEWS
Six LMGI members have
been accepted into the
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences "Class
of 2020." Markus Bensch,
Todd Christensen, Robert
Foulkes, Harriet Lawrence,
Janice Polley and Michele
St-Arnaud have become
members of the highly
collaborative Designers
Branch of AMPAS. Our
members have distinguished
themselves with their
creative contributions to
theatrical motion pictures.
They are welcomed by fellow
LMGI-established Academy
LMGI
Town Hall
Discussion
Todd Christensen
AMPAS Class
of 2020: The
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Harriet Lawrence
Janice Polley
Markus Bensch
Michele St-Arnaud
Robert Foulkes
design team," boasts LMGI
President Mike Fantasia.
As the fi rst location
professional accepted into
the Academy in 2013,
Board member and former
LMGI President Lori Balton
is "over the moon to be in
such good company. While
not every movie is made
on location," she explains,
"in many fi lms,
locations are artistically
integral to the story
line and set tone,
reveal character and
enhance the narrative,
in addition to providing
a backdrop for action."
Balton joins Kokayi
Ampah this year on the
Executive Committee of
the Designers Branch.
On June 30, the LMGI
hosted a Virtual Town
Hall Discussion on the
"Complexity of Racial Equity,
Diversity and Inclusion in
the Film Industry." The event
brought together location
managers, producers and
DEI (Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion) champions to
engage in conversation
around discrimination in the
workplace.
The event was moderated
by LMGI Board member
and location manager
Alison Taylor. Special
guest, clinical psychologist
and professor at Loyola
Marymount University, Dr.
Cheryl A. Grills, presented
an oral history of systemic
racism and its role in
workplace discrimination.
The discussion highlights
many of the issues
facing "people of color"
navigating the workplace.
The Town Hall affi rmed
the LMGI's commitment
to promoting equal access
and fair treatment within
our community. For this
reason, the LMGI has
established the Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion
Committee, co-chaired by
members Veronique Vowell
and Miguel Tapia. This
committee is dedicated
to embracing change as it
pursues a workplace where
all of our members feel
welcome and accepted.
Mahatma Gandhi said,
"If we could change
ourselves, the tendencies
in the world would also
change. As a man changes
his own nature, so does
the attitude of the world
change toward him. We
need not wait to see what
others do."
We encourage all of our
members to view the
digital recording, available
for public viewing on
the LMGI's YouTube
channel. https://youtube/
ICC7ZwZSuCg
Join the DEI Committee
by emailing Diversityedu@
LocationManagers.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Dr. Cheryl Grills
