On October 11, 2015 the 21st annual California On Location Awards (COLA) will be held the the Beverly Hilton. Once again the LMGA is well represented in all categories. See the list of finalists below the LMGA members have * next to their name.
COLA is an event of Film Liaisons in California, Statewide (FLICS), a professional organization of film offices that promote and facilitate in-state filming. FLICS welcomes project inquiries and offers a variety of services to help expedite and assist productions.
COLA salutes Location Managers and Location Teams of the Year as well as City, County, State and Federal Public Employees for their efforts in local filming.
FINALISTS 2015
Location Manager – Commercials
Budweiser –“ Lost Dog” – Patrick Riley
Gap – “Dress Normal” – Rick Schuler *
Gymkhana 7 – “Wild In the Streets of Los Angeles” – Justin Besemer *
Location Manager – Half Hour Television
“Modern Family” – Jordana Kronen *
“The Brink” – Jason Kaplon *
“The Mindy Project” – Michelle Latham *
Location Manager – One Hour Television
“Agent Carter” – Nancy Haecker *
“Code Black” – Brian Haynes
“State of Affairs” – Duffy Taylor *
Location Manager – Reality Television
“Divine Intervention” – John Grant
“Gold Mountain” – Robin Kincade
“Street Outlaws” – J Michael Percival *
Location Manager – Music Video
Run the Jewels “Close Your Eyes” – Chris Gutierrez *
“SIA with Heidi Klum” – Dale Dreher
U2 “Song for Someone” – Chris Gutierrez *
Location Manager – Print Advertising Campaigns
CHASE “Private Client” – Dale Dreher
Details Magazine (Brad Pitt) – Brenda Ferrell
The GAP “Hello India” – Brenda Ferrell
Location Manager – Studio Feature Film
“Arms and the Dudes” – Ken Lavet
“Steve Jobs” – Chris Baugh *
“The Perfect Guy” – Brian O’Neill *
Location Manager – Independent Feature Film
“Sweet Life” – Dan Cooley *
“The Bad Batch” – Dave Conway
“The Secret In Their Eyes” – Ralph Coleman
TEAMSTERS 399 ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Assistant Location Manager of The Year – Television
Justin Healy – “CSI Cyber”
* David Park – “Westworld”
* Dorion Thomas – “NCIS LA”
* Marta Tomkiw – “Modern Family”
Assistant Location Manager of The Year – Feature Films
Hektor Larios – “Straight Outta Compton”
* Mike Shanahan – “Lowriders”
Greg Tapscott – “Ridealong 2”
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINALISTS IN THE TEAM CATEGORY
LOCATION TEAM – COMMERCIALS
Team for Google ATAP “HELP!!!”
* Doug Dresser – Location Manager : First Phase of the Google Job
* David Israel – Location Manager : Second Phase of the Google Job
* Rick Schuler – Location Manager : Third Phase of the Google Job
Team for Nissan “With Dad” Super Bowl
* Chris Gutierrez, Supervising Location Scout & Manager
* Ivan Siebel, Additional Location Manager/Scout
Joey Hudgins, Additional Location Manager/Scout
Miguel Gutierrez, Location Scout
Ivo Deranja, Location Scout
* Matt Cassell, Location Scout
Team for “Ford F- 150”
Donna Gross – Location Manager
* Ross Day – Location Manager
Wendy Donovan – Location Manager
Alex Hamilton – Location Manager
Matt Prisk – Location Manager
TELEVISION – HALF HOUR – LOCATION TEAM
Team for “Fresh Off The Boat”
Kim Crabb – Location Manager
* Stevie Nelson – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Carole Segal – Key Assistant Location Manager
Team for “The Comeback”
* Edward Mazurek – Location Manager
Nicolas Biron – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Kenton Harris – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Marie Healy – Key Assistant Location Manager
Morgan Patterson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kristina Santoro – Key Assistant Location Manager
Philip Fracassi – Location Security
Team for “Transparent”
* Brooks Bonstin – Location Manager
Jaime Abarca – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Jesse Lorber – Key Assistant Location Manager
Gavin Feek – Assistant Location Manager
Andrew Cone – Key Assistant Location Manager
Second unit: “Transparent”
* Paul Hargrave – Location Manager
* Chris Fuentes – Key Assistant Location Manager
TELEVISION – ONE HOUR – LOCATION TEAM
Team for “Agent Carter”
* Nancy Haecker – Location Manager
* Melissa Areffi – Key Assistant Location Manager
Madeline Bell – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Clay Dodder – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Chris Fuentes – Key Assistant Location Manager
Eric Mills – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Brooke Kivowitz – Assistant Location Manager
Matt Segal – Assistant Location Manager
Additional Location Managers,
* Diane Friedman – Location Manager
* Doug Dresser – Location Manager
Team for “Mad Men”
* Scott Poole – Location Manager
Kevin Danchisko – Key Assistant Location Manager
Tristan Daoussis – Key Assistant Location Manager
Gavin Glennon – Key Assistant Location Manager
Team for “True Detective” – Season 2
* Michael Chickey – Location Manager
Caleb Duffy – Location Manager
* Chris Baugh, Additional Location Manager for pre-production scouting and development
Allison Cox – Key Assistant Location Manager
Darrin Cummings – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Martin J. Cummins – Key Assistant Location Manager
Justin Duncan – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Taylor Erickson – Key Assistant Location Manager
S. Dylan Kirkland – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Jordan Schmidt – Key Assistant Location Manager
Clay Valenti – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Sophia Ochoa – Assistant Location Manager
Jenn Kennedy – Assistant Location Manager
Aurora Quinones – Assistant Location Manager
* Leeann Emmert – Location Scout
* Nancy Wong – Location Scout
Kendra Liedle – Locations Office Coordinator
INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMS – LOCATION TEAM
Team for “Message From the King”
* Scott Trimble – Location Manager
* Neal Prosansky – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Shasta Kinney – Assistant Location Manager
* Ian Rutherford – Assistant Location Manager
* Tommy Woodard – Assistant Location Manager
Team for “Neon Demon”
* Fermin Davalos – Location Manager
Will Ruvalcaba – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nathan Polatin – Assistant Location Manager
* Mike Brewer – Location Scout
Ellen Gessert – Location Scout
* Marie Healy – Location Scout
Team for “Sweet Life”
* Dan Cooley – Supervising Location Manager
Rick Surad – Key Assistant Location Manager
Derek Alvarado – Assistant Location Manager
Matthew Riutta – Location Manager (San Francisco)
* Saisie Jang – Key Assistant Location Manager (San Francisco )
STUDIO FEATURE FILMS– LOCATION TEAM
Team for “Steve Jobs”
* Chris Baugh- Location Manager
Justin Duncan – Key Assistant Location Manager
Justin Harrold – Key Assistant Location Manager
Peter Moody – Key Assistant Location Manager
Heather Gothie – Key Assistant Location Manager
Ayesha Janmohamed – Location Assistant
Team for “Straight Outta Compton”
* Alison Taylor – Supervising Location Manager
* Craig Van Gundy – Co-Location Manager
Kokayi Ampah – Additional Location Manager
Elisa Ann Conant – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Fitzgerald – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Karen Gilbert – Key Assistant Location Manager
Tisha Jefferson – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Pedro Mata – Key Assistant Location Manager
Larry Ring – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kirk Worley – Key Assistant Location Manager
George Carrera – Assistant Location Manager
Hektor Larios – Assistant Location Manager
Sam Gomez – Location Scout
Jeff Shepherd – Location Scout
* Dorion Thomas – Location Scout
Team for “The Perfect Guy”
* Brian O’Neill – Location Manager
* Martin Cummins – Key Assistant Location Manager
S. Dylan Kirkland – Key Assistant Location Manager
* Kyle “Snappy” Oliver – Key Assistant Location Manager
Eric Mills – Assistant Location Manager
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE FINALISTS FOR COLA IN THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL CATEGORIES ARE:
Public Employee – City
Eva Bitar – City of Los Angeles
Karina Chaki – City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation (DOT)
Mariana Lem & Paul Meza – City of Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department
Public Employee – County
Lourdes “Lupe” Serrano – Alameda County
Neil Pilegard – Tulare County
Robert Malek – Imperial County Fire Department
Public Employee – State
Alex Bryant & Garth Gundersen – California Highway Patrol
Jake Martinez – CalTrans
Miguel Luevano – California Highway Patrol
Public Employee – Federal
Mo Tebbe & Sharon Hernandez – United States Forest Service
Melinda Moses – National Parks Service
Veronica Vogan, Victoria Hernandez, and Ardith Collins – El Centro Bureau of Land Management