Last night, the awards season came to a close with the 2024 edition of the Academy Awards. Bringing together some of the biggest blockbusters of the past year, the ceremony saw Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer come out on top with seven Oscar wins including Best Actor and Best Cinematography and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things following close behind with four.
After winning the Grand Prix at the 76th Cannes Film Festival last year and recently receiving 5 Academy Award and 9 BAFTA Nominations, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest hits UK theatres tomorrow 2 February. Capturing the story of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. The production travelled to the historical landmark and surrounding areas in Poland. To facilitate this, Glazer enlisted the help of Salt Film and past location finding collaborator Eugene Strange. I spoke with Strange on this poignant experience, the career track that has led him here, and where it’s all heading next.
What do you do when your past life starts to catch up with you? That question is answered in Disney+ UK original Culprits. Executive produced by Stephen Garrett and J Blakeson, Culprits follows high stakes criminal turned family man Joe Petrus as the life he’s built begins to unravel. In the lead up to the 8 November premiere of the new series, we spoke to director of photography Philipp Blaubach and production designer Victor Molero on the works behind the jet setting project.
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards welcomed another successful year, announcing their winners of the night. Held on 26 August, location professionals gathered at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica to celebrate the crème de la crème of the field as well as the LMGI’s 20th anniversary. Winners included feature flicks such as John Wick: Chapter 4 and acclaimed series like The White Lotus: Season 2.
Manchester based Chief Productions set off on a country hopping round of journeys to capture Qatar Airways’ newest on-board safety video. With a network of more than 150 destinations, the airline's production settled in Cape Town, London, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Sydney, Maldives and the centre of the worldwide hub, Qatar. Sending Postcards from Qatar to the World is no easy feat. The Location Guide had the pleasure of speaking to director Nate Camponi and executive producer and ceo of Chief Colin Offland to find out just how such an international production was orchestrated.
TBY2, a new studio facility is coming to Bristol’s The Bottle Yard. The opening ceremony tonight will bring together leading UK film and High-End TV producers, local crew and companies, along with regional and national partners and supporters to commemorate the studio’s expansion. Disney + Rivals is set to become the first booking for the brand new facility.
The LMGI Awards took place this past Saturday 27 August 2022. Winners included House of Gucci, No Time to Die, Stranger Things, Succession and Station Eleven, with esteemed honours received by Orlando Bloom, Martin Scorsese and many more.
Acclaimed location manager John Panzarella is set to receive the esteemed LMGI lifetime achievement award. Credited for more than 50 movies, Panzarella is known for transforming Los Angeles backdrops into any foreign setting. Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) president and awards committee chair John Rakich made the announcement on 6 July 2022. The recipient will be celebrated at this year’s awards show on 27 August which is returning live to the Los Angeles Centre Studios.