Cambridge receives first ever Canadian film office nomination for international industry award

Posted on Monday July 22, 2019

On July 18, 2019, the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) announced the nominations for the 2019 LMGI Awards.  We are pleased to announce that the City of Cambridge has been nominated for an award in the category of “Outstanding Film Commission/Office”, for exemplary service to the film industry.  Cambridge is the first Canadian office to have received nomination for this prestigious award, and past nominees for this honour include:  Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York State, Vietnam, Iceland, Berlin and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan.

The Location Managers Guild International is a global organization that supports and promotes the creative professionals involved in location filming worldwide.  Nominations received by the Guild are vetted and narrowed down to a field of 5 in each category.  Cambridge has received this nomination for providing superior support and service to the production “The Handmaid’s Tale”. 

The 6th Annual LMGI awards will be held in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

LMGI Press Release:  http://locationmanagers.org/6th-annual-lmgi-awards-nominees-announced/

For more information regarding filming in Cambridge, please visit our website at:  https://www.cambridge.ca/filming