Screen International has unveiled the shortlist for the second edition of the Global Production Awards which celebrates outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations and studios.
The awards recognise organisations and companies working in the film and TV industry including studios, production companies, film commissions, location, suppliers and manufacturers and any services involved in film and TV production.
Among the companies shortlisted are Universal, Warner Bros, Fremantle, BBC and Sky.
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The winners will be announced at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, 2024 at a ceremony at Mademoiselle Gray Plage Barriere. The event is by invitation only, but you can register here to be notified if your registration was successful.
Judges for the second Global Production Awards include Sicario and John Wick producer Erica Lee, partner at Thunder Road Films; Asif Sadiq, Warner Bros’ chief global diversity, equity and inclusion officer; and Tim Clawson, Amazon Studios’ head of worldwide production and post production. The expert judging panel was assembled by specialist strategy consultancy Olsberg SPI.
The Global Production Awards are sponsored by British Film Commission (Gold Partner), Calgary Economic Development, Screen Scotland, On-Set Location Services (Silver Partners), Dallas Film Commission (Category Partner) and Olsberg SPI (Supporting Partner)
For more information on the awards, please email [email protected].
Global Production Awards shortlist 2024
City Of Film
- Bristol, UK (Bristol City Of Film)
- Limerick, Ireland (Innovate Limerick & Film in Limerick)
- Sofia, Bulgaria (Nightmarepiktures)
- Tulsa, US (Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture)
- Zagreb, Croatia (Zagreb Film Office)
Community Impact Award
- Fresh Film (Fresh Film, Ireland)
- NEOM Media Industries (NEOM, Saudi Arabia)
- gadugi Working Together on a New Way Forward (Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, US)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award
- Below-the-Line Traineeship on Cocaine Bear (Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, US)
- Blood and Water (Gambit Films, South Africa)
- Diversifying Native American Representation & Industry Opportunities (Cherokee Film, US)
- Little Bird (Fremantle, UK)
- Queens (Wildstar Films, UK)
- Unseen (Gambit Films, South Africa)
- Zoe Ramushu (Wrapped, South Africa)
Emerging Location Award (sponsored by Dallas Film Commission)
- Film AlUla, Saudi Arabia (Film AlUla)
- NEOM, Saudi Arabia (NEOM Media Industries)
- Placer-Lake Tahoe, US (Placer-Lake Tahoe Film Office)
- Tampa Bay, US (Film Tampa Bay)
- Tirana, Albania (Tirana Film Office)
Film Commission Of The Year
- Andalucia Film Commission, Spain
- Cherokee Film Commission, US
- Czech Film Commission, Czech Republic
- Film AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Location Of The Year Award
- Juvet Landscape Hotel, Norway (Western Norway Film Commission)
- Orkney Islands, Scotland (Screen Scotland)
- West Horsley Place, UK (Location Collective)
Outstanding Use Of Locations
- Ragnarok (Western Norway Film Commission, Norway)
- Troll (Norwegian Film Commission, Norway)
- Wyfie (Homebrew Films, South Africa)
Physical Production Innovation Award
- CAMA AssetCycle: Innovating Circularity (CAMA AssetStore, UK
- Evergreen Prisma (Lower Austrian Film Commission, Austria)
- Food Waste Heroes Programme (Olio, UK)
- Hybrid Generator Initiative (On-Set Location Services, UK)
- Powering Innovation with Hybrid Solutions (Neptune Sustainability, UK)
Studio Of The Year
- Garden Studios, UK
- Origo Studios, Hungry
- Provence Studios, France
- Sky Studios Elstree, UK
- Studio Fares, Sweden
- Sunset Studios, US
- Vancouver Film Studios, Canada
- Versa London Studios, UK
Sustainability Initiative Award
- Ecology (Provence Studios, France)
- EVERGREEN PRISMA (Lower Austrian Film Commission, Austria)
- Food Waste Heroes Programme (Olio, UK)
- Green Film Update – a European Public Consultation (Trentino Film Commission, Italy)
- GreenerLight Program (Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, US)
- GREENSET (GREENSET, Atlantic Studios & Homebrew Films, South Africa)
- Solar All-Electric Verde Trailers (Quixote by Sunset Studios, US)
- The Grid Project (Film London, UK)
Sustainable Production Award (Scripted)
- Abigail (Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, US)
- Belgravia: The Next Chapter (Carnival Films, UK)
- Hijack (60Forty Films & Idiotlamp Productions in assoc with Apple+, UK)
- Paranoia (SF Studios Production, Denmark)
- True Detective: Night Country (Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, US)
Sustainable Production Award (Unscripted)
- A League Of Their Own (CPL, Picture Zero & Sky, UK)
- The Coronation Concert (BBC Studios Events, UK)
- The Cottage Dream (Strix, Norway)
Virtual Production Innovation Award
- ARRI Stage London (ARRI Stage London, UK)
- Brand Campaigns Through Virtual Production Techniques (Final Pixel, UK)
- Curiosity (MBC Audiovisuales, Spain)
- Fallout (MBSi, UK)
- Real-Time Remote: 5G Virtual Production Breakthrough (Abertay Uni, Royal Holloway Uni of London-StoryFutures, Space Digital, TayScreen+Tay Cities Deal & Scotland 5G Centre, UK)
- Scan Pilot Virtualisation (ReadySet Studios, Netherlands)
- The Next Stage (La Planete Rouge, France)
