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LMGI COMPASS
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Fall 2022
The atmosphere was electric on the balmy Los Angeles
evening of August 27 as we gathered to celebrate the
9th Annual LMGI Awards together and in-person!
THE POWER
OF PLACE
Spirits were high as nominees, honorees, members, presenters, sponsors and friends
assembled at iconic LA Center Studios in downtown LA for this year's awards show gala.
Hundreds more around the world watched the livestream.
Walking the red carpet in suits and elegant aire that hadn't le the closet for two years,
were nominees from Jordan, Canada, Australia, Amsterdam, London, Berlin, New York,
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and California. Those who could not aend sent well wishes
shared during the online pre-show and thank-yous that rolled into the awards ceremony.
While honoring the creative work of international location professionals and film
commissions bringing stories to life in the real world on television, movies and commercials,
the Guild's commitment to diversity and inclusion also shared the stage. From nominated
shows to this year's honorees, the importance of
who gets to tell the stories and where they
are told resonated throughout the proceedings.
LMGI President John Rakich set the tone, welcoming those in the packed auditorium "back
from the Zombie Apocalypse" and acknowledging those who had first inhabited
this place:
"We come to you tonight from the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the
Tongva, Chumash and Kizh peoples… We recognize them as original historic Indigenous
communities of the Los Angeles basin. In offering this land acknowledgment, we affirm
Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences."
by Diane Friedman
PRESENTER
JAMES CROMWELL
MARTIN SCORSESE
EVA MONLEY AWARD RECIPIENT
ORLANDO BLOOM
HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT
JOANELLE ROMERO
RED NATION CELEBRATION INSTITUTE
TRAILBLAZER AWARD RECIPIENT