Highlights

LMGI 2026–2027 Board of Directors

Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Announces  2026–2027 Board of Directors; Danny Finn Elected President L-R: Danny Finn, President, Robin Macdonal...

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Respect.  Access.  Support.  Connection.  Celebration.  Sharing resources and information.  Advocacy.  Mentoring.  And benefits we love to share.  That’s what t...

13th Annual Awards Calendar of Events

Add these 13th Annual LMGI Awards dates to your calendar! The LMGI Awards honor the creative and logistical excellence of location professionals across film, t...

LMGI In FOCUS: London

FOCUS: the Meeting Place for International Productionbroke all of its attendance records, a 30% increase over 2018,  and the Guild was front and center.  LMGI B...

A Sense of Place: The Job of the Location Manager

Like many departments on a film set, the locations department has duties that are a mixture of artistic and practical, a blend of orchestrating creative epiphanies and managing tedious logistics. From Filmmaker, Spring, 2018...

Film Scouting With Alison Naifeh

When a new movie or major commercial comes to town, the first person they meet with is a location scout. Sometimes they call the Oklahoma Film + Music Office to line it up; sometimes they talk to a friend in New York or Los Angeles who recently has filmed here. ...

2018 LMGI Election Results

The Location Managers Guild International is proud to announce our new Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 term. New active members of the Board are past LMGI...

CNN Profiles LMGI’s Lori Balton

Legendary Hollywood location scout Lori Balton shows us some of her favorite hidden Los Angeles spots, some of which aren't available to the everyday public....