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LMGI COMPASS
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Winter 2026
Location Professionals
Take the Spotlight
at the First UK Location
Manager Awards
For decades, the credits have rolled past without pausing for one
of filmmaking's most essential departments: the people who
make every world on screen feel real. But on October 4, 2025,
that changed. Liverpool's grand St George's Hall was filled with
pride, humor and more than a few happy tears as the inaugural
UK Location Manager Awards (UKLMA) honored the unsung
heroes who keep the organized chaos of filming on location
under control.
The UKLMA joins the ranks of major international honors such
as the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards
in Los Angeles and the California On Location Awards (COLA),
long-standing tributes to the craft across the Atlantic. For British
location professionals, this was a long-overdue homecoming.
From Inspiration to Reality
The driving force behind the awards, Georgette Turner, knows
both the grind and the glory of the job. A former LMGI Executive
Board member-turned-producer, Turner said her spark came
during the 2024 LMGI Awards in Los Angeles, where her mentor
Sue Quinn/LMGI received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
"I realized how little we do here in the UK to celebrate our own
local heroes," she said. "Then, earlier this year, I bumped into a
unit manager who looked like he hadn't slept in six weeks—still
smiling, still joking, still completely dedicated. That was the
moment I knew we had to make this happen."
Turner reached out to Lynn Saunders at the Liverpool Film Office,
who immediately offered her support. "Liverpool has always
championed location teams," Turner noted. "It was the perfect
city to bring this vision to life."
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