Location professionals who worked on movies and TV shows like Moneyball, Friends with Benefits, J. Edgar, Luck, Wilfred and House M.D., have been nominated for the 17th annual California On Location Awards.
The COLA Awards recognize film industry professionals and public employees involved in on-location filming in California.
The nominations were voted on by representatives of Film Liaisons in California, Statewide and Teamsters Local 399. Winners will be announced at an event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on October 16.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Location Professional of the Year, Commercials
Jonathan Arroyo – Buick
Louis de Fontanes – Jim Beam
Rob Gregory – Bank of America
Location Professional of the Year, TV Episodic
Gregory Alpert – LUCK
Briana Burke – Wilfred
Nancy Haecker – House M.D.
Location Professional of the Year, Independent Feature Film
Gerard Averill – RED STATE
Caleb Duffy – The Artist
Kristi Frankenheimer – Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Location Professional of the Year, Studio Feature Film
S. Todd Christensen – Moneyball
Doug Dresser – Friends with Benefits
Patrick Mignano – J. Edgar
John Panzarella – In Time
Location Team of the Year, Commercials
CHEVY – Furlined
Kevin Briles – Location Manager
Jonathan Gordon – Key Assistant Location Manager
Weston Marsh – Location Scout
FRUIT OF THE LOOM – Untitled Films
Wilson Wu – Location Manager
Greg Orselli – Assistant Location Manager
Peter Kwong – Location Scout
HYUNDAI GBCS GLOBAL – DUO FILMS
Brenda Ferrell – Location Manager/Location Scout
Sheri Salinas – Location Manager/Location Scout
Location Team of the Year, TV Episodic
HOUSE M.D. – NBC/Universal
Nancy Haecker – Location Manager
Stevie Nelson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Carole Segal – Key Assistant Location Manager
LUCK – HBO
Gregory H. Alpert – Location Manager
Jorge Luis Alvarez – Key Assistant Location Manager
Peter Costelli – Key Assistant Location Manager
Leo Azevedo Fialho – Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout
Alexander Kivlen – Key Assistant Location Manager
Lindsay Mizrahi – Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout
JP O‘Connor – Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout
Robert Paulsen – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Trimble – Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout
Sam Gomez – Assistant Location Manager
THE EVENT – Open 4 Business Productions LLC/NBC Universal
Chris Campbell – Location Manager
Wes Hagan – Location Manager
Joe Akerman – Key Assistant Location Manager
Casey Boynton – Key Assistant Location Manager
Miles Henley – Key Assistant Location Manager
Brandon Thomas – Key Assistant Location Manager
Brett Williams – Key Assistant Location Manager
Amil Fuentes – Assistant Location Manager
Lauren Willdeboer – Assistant Location Manager
Location Team of the Year, Independent Feature Film
BIG SUR – Big Sur Productions LLC
Gail Stempler – Location Manager
Peter Moody – Location Scout
Peter Newfield – Location Scout
Daniel Lee – Location Assistant
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER – Reel FX Creative Studios/Relativity
Kristi Frankenheimer – Location Manager
Claudia Eastman – Key Assistant Location Manager/Location Scout
Eva Schroeder – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jessica Strauss – Key Assistant Location Manager
Brad Warden – Key Assistant Location Manager
Hannah Kozak – Assistant Location Manager
Corey Schmidt – Assistant Location Manager
LINCOLN LAWYER – Lionsgate/Lakeshore
Ralph Meyer – Location Manager
Kandice Billingsley – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jane E. Graves – Key Assistant Location Manager
Carrie Cantore – Assistant Location Manager
Mike Cruz – Assistant Location Manager
Location Team of the Year, Studio Feature Film
HORRIBLE BOSSES – New Line Cinema
Alasdair Boyd – Location Manager
Leo Fialho – Key Assistant Location Manager
Michael Soleau – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nate Taylor – Key Assistant Location Manager
Ron Haynes – Assistant Location Manager
Dan Milner – Assistant Location Manager
MONEYBALL – Columbia Pictures
S. Todd Christensen – Location Manager
Mike Brewer – Key Assistant Location Manager
Victoria Leskin – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kyle Snappy Oliver – Key Assistant Location Manager
Matthew Riutta – Key Assistant Location Manager
SUPER 8 – Paramount Pictures
Paul Schreiber – Location Manager
Peter Robarts – Location ManagerKandice Billingsley – Key Assistant Location Manager
Elisa Ann Conant – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kai Ephron – Key Assistant Location Manager
Ron Haynes – Key Assistant Location Manager
Brian Kinney – Key Assistant Location Manager
Manny Padilla – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Trimble – Key Assistant Location Manager
Brad Warden – Key Assistant Location Manager
Anthony Ragonese – Entry Level Assistant
Production Company of the Year, Reality Television
AUDRINA – CJ Worldwide (Mark Burnett Productions)
John Grant – Location Manager
TOP GEAR – Sun Never Sets Productions
TOP SHOT – Fibby, Inc.
Assistant Location Manager of the Year, Features
Presented by Teamsters Local 399
Leo Fialho – Horrible Bosses
Peter Gluck – Friends with Benefits
Mike Soleau – Horrible Bosses
Assistant Location Manager of the Year, Television
Presented by Teamsters Local 399
John Brown – UnderCovers
Dorion Thomas – NCIS:LA
Justin Healy – CSI:NY
Public Employee of the Year, City
Christine Damko, City of Temecula
Michael Dihn, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Ben Gonzales, City of Santa Clarita
Public Employee of the Year, County
Sandy Dininger, L.A. County Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Shared Nomination, County of San Bernardino
George Watson, Office of County Supervisor Neil Derry
Michael Delgado, Government Relations Officer
Curtis Markloff, San Bernardino County Fire Dept.
Sgt. Todd Cole, San Bernardino County Sheriff‘s Dept.
Shared Nomination, Los Angeles County Sheriff‘s Department
Deputy Westfall
Sergeant Myers
Deputy Velek
Sergeant Olfert
Sergeant Lewison
Public Employee of the Year, State
John O‘Rourke, California State Parks
Joel Quintero, California Dept. of Water Resources
Steve Senet, Caltrans
Public Employee of the Year, Federal
Larry Blaine, Bureau of Land Management
Barry Lane, United States Coast Guard
Dallas Meeks, Bureau of Land Management
