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Fall 2025
Meet the 2025
LMGI Award Finalists
On August 9 and August 10,
the LMGI presented another
round of its "Meet the
Finalists" Zoom panel series,
produced and moderated by
myself, and co-moderated by
members Miguel Tapia, Gina
Vreeland, James Parker, John
Rizzi and JP O'Connor.
These popular panels have
become so well attended that
it was once again necessary
to split the event into four
sessions over two days.
The Q&A sessions featured
lively chats with the location
professionals behind the
2025 LMGI Award-nominated
features, television and
commercials. Guild members
JJ Levine, Les Fincher and
LMGI Communications
and Operations Director
Erika Howard assisted the
moderators and worked
behind the scenes in keeping
the sessions running
smoothly.
We kicked off our first panel
on August 9 with finalists
from contemporary and
period features. Location
managers from
Mission:
Impossible - The Final
Reckoning, Gladiator II,
Sinners, A Real Pain, Anora,
Fly Me to the Moon, A
Complete Unknown, The
Apprentice
and Twisters.
During the second panel
on August 9, we spoke with
finalists from the Period
Television category:
One
Hundred Years of Solitude,
The Walking Dead: Daryl
Dixon
S2, Godfather of
Harlem
S4, 1923 S2, Dark
Winds
S3.
On August 10, an equally
spirited Contemporary
Television Panel consisted
of location managers for
The Day of the Jackal, Slow
Horses
S4, MobLand, The
Studio, The Last of Us
S2 and
Landman.
Our fourth and final panel
closed out the event with
a Army National Guard
commercial, and limited
series finalists from
Adolescence, Lockerbie: A
Search for Truth, American
Primeval, Dope Thief
and The
Penguin.
Moderator Vreeland said
of her experience: "It was a
pleasure to interview fellow
location professionals from
around the world. I enjoyed
exploring the way they
handled various situations.
It was both an opportunity
to learn new ways of doing
things, and also validating
similar challenges that
I and others have come
across in the profession.
Afterward, I was reminded
that we are a unique and
fascinating bunch. What a
location professional must
accomplish to make sure the
magic apparent onscreen
is extraordinary. Being a
moderator for the LMGI
reminded me of the truth of
us: We are talented, we are
resourceful, we are strong,
we are location managers."
Moderator O'Connor had this
to say: "I was thrilled to be
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