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(South Africa, Benin and Ghana). Location managers PETR RUCKA/
LMGI and JAN ONDROVCAK were on hand to accept their award.
Academy Award-nominated production designer Stefan
Dechant did the honors in presenting the
"OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS
IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM." He noted that his friend and
mentor, production designer Rick Carter, had introduced him
years ago to the concept that the story is rooted in a place.
"Creating a sense of place that can hold these fantasies and
dreams—that is something I celebrate on each and every show
that I have the honor of working with you and your creativity as
location professionals."
An international feast was served up by the nominees in
the category: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Greece), Guy
ALBERTA FILM COMMISSION/CALGARY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S MARK HAM,
LUKE AZEVEDO AND TOM VIINIKKA WITH
PRESENTER JACLYN PHILPOTT
L-R: PETR RUCKA/LMGI
AND JAN ONDROVCAK,
RECIPIENTS OF
THE AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING
LOCATIONS IN A
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
FOR ALL QUIET ON
THE WESTERN FRONT
Ritchie's The Covenant (Spain), Tár (Germany), Troll (Norway)
and John Wick: Chapter 4 (France, the UK, Jordan, Japan and
the US).
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 was the winner with Jordan-
based
LOCATION MANAGER GHAITH AL-KURDI/LMGI and JAPANESE LINE
PRODUCER YUKA KATO/LMGI accepting on behalf of the film and
their French, UK and US Location Department colleagues.
AFCI executive director Jaclyn Philpott presented the award
for
"OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION" with ALBERTA FILM COMMISSIONS
(CALGARY, EDMONTON)/CALGARY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (THE LAST OF
US ) taking the top spot over nominees City of Brantford/Ontario
(The Handmaid's Tale), The City of Worcester/Massachusetts
Film Commission (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Czech Film
YUKA KATO/LMGI AND GHAITH AL-KURDI/LMGI,
RECIPIENT OF THE OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS
IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM FOR
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
LM PIERNICOLA
PINNOLA/LMGI,
RECIPIENT OF THE
OUTSTANDING
LOCATIONS IN A
LIMITED SERIES FOR
THE WHITE LOTUS
"Creating a sense of place that can hold these fantasies
and dreams—that is something I celebrate on each and
every show that I have the honor of working with you and
your creativity as location professionals."
–Production Designer Stefan Dechant
Commission (The Gray Man), the Montana Film Office (1923)
and the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (Reservation Dogs S2).
LUKE AZEVEDO, MARK HAM and TOM VIINIKKA accepted the award
continuing a great night for "Team Canada."
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PHOTOS BY CRAIG T. MATHEW/MATHEW IMAGING, EXCEPT AS NOTED
