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The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced the nominations for the annual LMGI Awards, set for Saturday, August 22, 2026, at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. The LMGI Awards spotlight and honor the outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in film, television, commercials, and film commissions from around the globe.

Presented by Project Winterland, the three-day Montana gathering features 27 films, 15 panels, 40 speakers, live music, four venues, and an opening-night Indigenous Forum—alongside committing to produce an ambitious, battery-powered live event in partnership with New Use Energy (NUE).

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Nikolay Velikanov has built his independent filmmaking career around subjects that place people in front of larger questions — faith, identity, sport, science, and, most recently, the rapidly changing relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

Lionsgate Studios reported fourth quarter results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The Company reported fourth quarter revenue of $906.5 million, operating income of $117.5 million and net income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $70.2 million or $0.23 diluted net income per share on 298.2 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today unveils the Osmo Pocket 4P at Cannes, marking a new milestone in DJI's evolution of handheld cinematic imaging.

Newton Cinema makes its Cannes market debut at Marché du Film with a screening of MAYILAA, directed by Semmalar Annam, at Lérins Cinéma Club on May 12.

Prolific actress and producer Michalina Scorzelli has signed with Bi- Costal, Los Angeles-based ATB Talent Agency for theatrical representation, where agent Louis J. Giovino will represent her.

Cineverse has announced that writer-director Guillermo del Toro's beloved fantasy feature Pan's Labyrinth will return to the Cannes International Film Festival 20 years after its historic 22-minute standing ovation—the longest in the festival's history.

This week ECHELON Studios Hollywood, Founder David Simon welcomed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for a special preview and tour of Hollywood's newest purpose-built studio and creative complex, underscoring a shared commitment to keeping production—and the creative community—rooted in Hollywood.

Bow Street Academy, Ireland's national screen acting school, announces the opening of Bow Street Academy Los Angeles — its first international campus. At the center of the expansion is Gerry Grennell, one of the most sought-after performance coaches in the film industry whose career spans more than three decades of collaboration with some of the most acclaimed actors in international cinema, including Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Oscar Isaac.