The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards will be streamed on Saturday 23 October 2021. The awards are an internationally recognised celebration of the outstanding contributions of location professionals in feature film, television and commercial advertising.
The shortlist for this year’s makers & shakers Awards has been revealed. Winners from the six categories will receive their prizes at a special live ceremony taking place at London’s recently-renovated BAFTA Piccadilly on 8 December 2021.
A new competition is challenging Sub-Saharan African filmmakers to adapt folktales into films. Organised by Netflix and UNESCO, the six winners of African Folktales, Reimagined will be provided with a production budget of USD75,000 as well as USD25,000 in prize money. Finished projects will premiere on Netflix in 2022 under the title Anthology of African Folktales.
Multi award-winning producer Paul Webster will give the keynote interview at 2021’s Film London Production Finance Market (PFM). The PFM is an annual two-day financing event held during the BFI London Film Festival, and Webster is expected to provide real industry insight by drawing from his 46 years of business experience.
In honour of local cast and crew across the Maltese film and television industry, the first ever Malta Film Awards is now accepting submissions. The event’s theme Celebrating our Story aims to recognise the nation’s existing filmmaking legacies while, at the same time, honouring the latest wave of the Mediterranean archipelago’s incoming film talent.
English director David Yates will receive this year’s Eva Monley Award from the Location Managers Guild International. The filmmaker – who directed the last four Harry Potter films as well as the Fantastic Beasts franchise – is being celebrated for evidencing ‘above and beyond’ support of the work of location professionals. He will receive the prize at the 8th Annual LGMI Awards on Saturday 23 October, which is free to stream but requires registration.
Grand Prix go to "Festive" for Burberry & "The Birth of Gaming Tourism" for Xbox in the only creative prize to reward the best in advertising from the female vision. In total, the 196 judges from 36 countries composed of industry leaders from across the globe awarded 4 Grand Prix, 15 Gold, 47 Silver, 48 Bronze, from a total of 114 winners.
LMGI Virtual Awards Ceremony "Celebrate the Where" is set for October 23, 2021. The awards honour the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe. The awards also recognise outstanding work by film commissions for support that goes "above and beyond" during the production process.