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    “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” Take Top Feature Honors At Location Managers Guild International Awards

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    Jan Ondrovčák, LMGI (l) and Petr Růčka, LMGI won LMGI Awards for "All Quiet on the Western Front" (photo by Greg Doherty/courtesy of LMGI)

    TV winners are "1923," "The Last of Us," "The White Lotus"; Steven Spielberg, The Creative Coalition, Beth Tate and Dow Griffith receive special honors

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. --

    John Wick: Chapter 4 (filmed throughout Berlin, Paris, New York City, Japan and Jordan) and All Quiet on the Western Front (filmed in Czech Republic and Germany) won top feature film honors at the 10th annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards. The TV series winners were 1923 (filmed in Montana, South Africa, Malta and Kenya), The White Lotus: Season 2 (filmed in Sicily, Italy) and The Last of Us (filmed around Alberta, Canada). Icelandair Stopover’s “Easy to Stop, Hard to Leave” (shot in Iceland) topped the commercials category, and The Alberta Film Commissions and Calgary Economic Development earned the Outstanding Film Commission Award for The Last of Us (filmed around Alberta, Canada). The awards ceremony and reception took place on Saturday night (8/26) at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica before an audience of 400, including LMGI members, industry executives and press. This year also marks the LMGI’s 20th anniversary.
     
    The LMGI Awards spotlight international features, television and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative. The LMGI is a professional international non-profit organization of location managers and not a labor union or guild.
     
    Academy Award®-winning director, producer and writer Steven Spielberg, the master storyteller and legendary pioneer of the modern blockbuster motion picture, received the prestigious Eva Monley Award virtually, honoring his more than four decades of extraordinary award-winning work. Presenting the award to Mr. Spielberg was longtime Spielberg collaborator and Oscar-winning production designer Rick Carter (Jurassic Park, Lincoln, The Fablemans).
     
    The Creative Coalition was honored with the Humanitarian Award for its dedication to utilizing arts and entertainment to promote social change. The organization leverages its diverse membership from all sectors of the entertainment industry to make a meaningful impact on the world.  The award was presented by Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Flight Attendant), and Steven Weber (Chicago Med, 13 Reasons Why). Accepting on behalf of The Creative Coalition were CEO Robin Bronk and president Tim Daly.
     
    Academy Award-winning director Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Proof of Life) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran location manager Dow Griffith (Bourne Legacy, Contagion, Jumanji), honored for his lifetime career of over 65 motion pictures whose locations span the globe.
     
    The 2023 Trailblazer Award was awarded to location scout and LMGI co-founding member Beth Tate (Twilight, Beverly Hills 90210), spotlighting her trailblazing work in the inception, formation and continued support of the LMGI as it celebrates its 20th anniversary, as well as her stellar location scouting career. Presenting Tate with the award were location managers JJ Levine (Eternals, Loot, The Company You Keep) and Diane Friedman (Star Trek: Generations, The Circle).
     
    Additional presenters included Jaclyn Philpott (AFCI executive director), Academy Award-nominated production designer Stefan Dechant (The Tragedy of Macbeth, Kong: Skull Island, Pacific Rim: Uprising), Academy Award-nominated production designer Jeannine Oppewall (L.A. Confidential, Catch Me if You Can, Seabiscuit), director Patrick Cady (Interrogation, Bosch), director Hanelle M. Culpepper (Star Trek: Discovery, Big Sky, True Story), and Emmy-nominated filmmaker David Freid (Guns Found Here, High Chaparral).

    2023 LMGI AWARDS HONOREES:

    EVA MONLEY AWARD
    Steven Spielberg

    HUMANITARIAN AWARD
    The Creative Coalition

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 
    Dow Griffith, LMGI

    TRAILBLAZER AWARD 
    Beth Tate, LMGI

     
    2023 LMGI AWARDS WINNERS:

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
    1923
    D. Zachary Heine, LMGI
    Johan Van Der Walt
    Joseph Formosa Randon, LMGI
    James Crowley
    Eduard Klarenbeek
     

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
    The Last of Us
    Jason Nolan, LMGI
    Mohammad Qazzaz, LMGI
     

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A TV SERIAL PROGRAM, ANTHOLOGY, MOW OR LIMITED SERIES
    The White Lotus – Season 2
    Piernicola Pinnola, LMGI
     

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FEATURE FILM
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    Petr Růčka, LMGI
    Marek Řídel
    Jan Ondrovčák, LMGI

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
    John Wick: Chapter 4
    Simon Daniel, LMGI
    Pascal Ricuolt
    Antonin Depardieu
    Ghaith Al-kurdi
    Daisei Susami
    Morgan Roche
     

    OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION
    The Last of Us
    The Alberta Film Commissions
    Calgary Economic Development

    OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
    Icelandair Stopover “Easy to Stop, Hard to Leave”
    Jón Ólafur Lindsay
     

    This year’s awards were produced by Erick Weiss, Honeysweet Creative and IngleDodd Media. Co-chairs of this year’s LMGI Awards were LMGI president John Rakich (See, Shadowhunters, The Expanse) and supervising location manager Robin Citrin (Barbie, The Gray Man, Shutter Island).

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    Trial For Meta Begins With States Arguing Its Platforms Preyed On Vulnerability Of Young Brains

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026

    Meta is once again on trial over dangers its platforms may pose to children. It is once again arguing that it works tirelessly to keep them safe.

    A pivotal trial for the parent company of Instagram and Facebook kicked off in a California federal court Tuesday, with four states seeking billions of dollars in damages as well as fundamental changes to how Meta runs its platforms.

    A jury will decide whether the states' attorneys general have made their case that the tech giant designed its apps to "hook the users, hold them for as long as they can, harvest their data and hide the truth from the public," as Megan O'Neill, a deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice, put it in her opening statement.

    California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among the 29 states that sued the tech giant in 2023 over child safety and privacy — the other 25 will go to trial later. The company also faces lawsuits in state courts, including one underway in Tennessee.

    The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hides these harms from the public. It also argues that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.

    The company has defended its safety record and said it has a strong case.

    States argue Meta exploited research on child development
    O'Neill laid out the states' case for the eight jurors during opening statements in federal court in Oakland, California.

    "You're going to hear that Meta knew a lot about kids' brains," O'Neill said. This includes how they are constantly seeking rewards, how they are... Read More

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