Hacks, 9-1-1, Bookie and Unstoppable were among the winners as Film Liaisons in California Statewide handed out its 29th annual California on Location Awards tonight at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. See the full winners list below.
The COLAs recognize these exceptional location managers and teams, public employees and production companies who help facilitate on-location filming across California.
“Despite the challenges of this past season, this has been an accomplished year for filming in California,” COLA Chair and FLICS Immediate Past President Sabrina Jurisich said in a statement. “Recognizing the difficulties that persist for so many of our industry friends, we were grateful to honor the creativity and perseverance that define this industry and celebrate our finalists excellent work.”
Longtime location manager Ilt Jones, whose career spans three dozen feature films and TV series including several Marvel and Transformers pics, was honored with the COLA Lifetime Achievement Award. It is bestowed exclusively on location professionals who have shaped the landscape of their field, the group said.
This year’s COLA finalists represented 43 film, TV and commercial projects, including 25 that filmed exclusively in California and 13 that were filmed 100 percent on location. Together, these projects also reported more than 1,000 shoot days, across more than 1,000 locations covering 22 counties and 76 cities within California.
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Here are the winners of its 2024 California on Location Awards:
Location Manager of the Year – Studio Feature
Michael: Chris Baugh
Location Team of the Year – Studio Feature
Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project: Michael Glaser, Supervising Location Manager; Michael Wesley, Location Manager; Alyssa DiMare, Location Coordinator; Keomanee Vilaythong, Location Coordinator; Rich Heichel, Key Assistant Location Manager; Tristan Daoussis, Key Assistant Location Manager, Colleen Coviello, Key Assistant Location Manager; Eric Crocombe, Key Assistant Location Manager; Kristopher Kreeger, Key Assistant Location Manager; William O’Brien, Key Assistant Location Manager; Kevin Danchisko, Key Assistant Location Manager; Golden Swenson, Key Assistant Location Manager; Mike Reft, Key Assistant Location Manager; Celia Fogel, Key Assistant Location Manager; Ronald Haynes, Key Assistant Location Manager; Mario Hernandez, Assistant Location Manager; Susan Hennessey, Assistant Location Manager, Leon Henderson Jr, Assistant Location Manager
Location Manager of the Year – Independent Feature
Splash City: Heather MacLean
Location Team of the Year – Independent Feature
Unstoppable: Gregory H. Alpert, Location Manager; Robert Paulson, Location Manager; Alex Kivlen, Key Assistant Location Manager; Andre Balderamos, Key Assistant Location Manager; Matthew Bolin, Key Assistant Location Manager; Tom Brown III, Assistant Location Manager, Kimberly Lynn, Key Assistant Location Manager; Brad Warden, Key Assistant Location Manager
Location Manager of the Year – Episodic TV, One Hour
9-1-1 Season 7: Timothy Hillman
Location Team of the Year – Episodic TV – One Hour
9-1-1, Season 7: Timothy Hillman, Supervising Location Manager; Chanel Salzer, Key Assistant Location Manager; Mona Nash, Key Assistant Location Manager; Hannah Singleton, Key Assistant Location Manager; Jesus “Chuy” Rolon, Assistant Location Manager; Michael B. Louis, Key Assistant Location Manager; Sonia K. Villerias Fraustro, Key Assistant Location Manager; Gregory Catania, Key Assistant Location Manager; Shaka Terry, Key Assistant Location Manager; Charlotte Purin, Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout; Michael Yoon, Key Assistant Location Manager; Keaton Ross, Key Assistant Location Manager; Jon Cline, Assistant Location Manager
Location Manager of the Year – Episodic TV, Half-Hour
Bookie, Season 2: Justin Hill
Location Team of the Year– Episodic TV, Half-Hour
Hacks, Season 3: Kyle Sucher, Supervising Location Manager; Danny Finn, Location Manager; Scott Kradolfer, Key Assistant Location Manager; Brad Moore, Assistant Location Manager; Brittany Anders, Key Assistant Location Manager, Megan J. O’Neil, Key Assistant Location Manager; Nick Bell, Key Assistant Location Manager; Nicholas David Brandt, Key Assistant Location Manager; Todd Campbell, Key Assistant Location Manager; Jimmy Lee Acre, Key Assistant Location Manager; Maria DeLaRosa, Key Assistant Location Manager; Morgan Patterson, Key Assistant Location Manager
Location Manager of the Year – Commercials
“Visit California”: Chris Friedman
Location Team of the Year – Commercials
“Visit California”: Weston Marsh, Location Manager; Chris Friedman, Location Manager; Joshua Eldridge, Location Manager; Jof Hanwright, Location Manager; Roger Barth, Location Manager/Scout
Public Employee of the Year – City
City of San Fransisco, Police Department: Sgt. Frank Harrell
Public Employee of the Year – County
Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning: Oscar Gomez
Public Employee of the – Federal
United States Forest Service – Shasta Trinity National Forest: Payton Tatom, Special Uses Permit Administrator; Joseph Bevill, Special Uses/Fiscal Resource Assistant; Jennifer Womack, District Planning and Implementation Manager; Kristian Schenk, Special Uses Resource Assistant; Lassen National Forest: Brian Newman, Natural Resource Specialist
Public Employee of the Year – State
CalTrans District 1: Heidi Quintrell
Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Feature
Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project: Colleen Coviello
Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Television
9-1-1: Mona Nash
Lifetime Achievement
Ilt Jones
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