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Winter 2021
BABYLON BERLIN
NOMINEES L‹R: MARIO WITTMANN/LMGI, DAVID PIEPER/LMGI,
STEVE WILKS, DIMITRI SEROVATSKI, STEVE SAUTHOFF/LMGI
Ontario and New Jersey. But it was the Toscana Film
Commission that took the award for the amazing support it
had provided during the fi lming of the 6 Underground hair-
raising stunt sequences that featured the historic buildings
and streets of Florence, Italy. Stefania Ippoliti accepted the
award on behalf of her city.
" Toscana amazing collaborators…
Congratulations Toscana!...
Ho'omaika'i to all the nominees and Toscana!...
Go film commissions!... BRAVISSIMI!!!...
Grande Stefania!"
Even as Isaiah wrapped up the show by inviting us all to
kick off our own after-party, the chat continued…
" That was so great! Well done, LMGI Awards
Committee and congrats to everyone!... This was
great. It was one of the best award shows, only
an hour… Congratulations to all and thank you
LMGI!"
SILVER LININGS
" I don't want to stay in the bad place,
where no one believes in silver linings or
love or happy endings."
–The Silver Linings Playbook
There had been concerns that in a virtual format, the LMGI
Awards show would be somehow less satisfying. Would the
absence of networking while holding a drink and balancing a
plate of hors d'oeuvres leave us wanting more?
"You can plan and plan—but not really predict just what
magic ingredient will make it all come together. For me, the
live chat made it real," refl ects Howard. "You could feel the
collective energy. How proud the nominees and honorees
must have felt, sitting at home with their families and
watching the show. It warmed my heart."
"I was blown away by how many countries were in the
chat. And, it was blissfully short," laughs Weiss. "The LMGI
Awards show has now become the gold standard for the
organizations and nonprofi ts we work with. We now have the
template on how to do this."
"The team effort brought together the necessary
ingredients of celebrities and creativity to deliver a really
entertaining show," says Rick Markovitz, whose company
Weissman/Markovitz Communications orchestrates the PR
ROB COLEMAN/LMGI
NOMINEE, WU TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA
TATE ARAEZ/LMGI
NOMINEE, THE CROWN
MATTHEW KANIA
NOMINEE, THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA
MANDI DILLIN/LMGI & MICHAEL WESLEY/LMGI
NOMINEES, WESTWORLD
