2016 Past Honorees
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Rick Schuler – Location Manager
“CHiPS” – Warner Bros Pictures
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
“CHiPS” – Warner Bros. Pictures
Rick Schuler – Location Manager
Stephen Mapel – Additional Location Manager
Ted Alvarez – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Fitzgerald – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kirk Worley – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Kradolfer – Assistant Location Manager
David Ferdig – Additional Location Scout
Matt Prisk – Additional Location Scout
LOCATION MANAGER – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Michael Wesley
“Mascots” – NETFLIX
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMS
WINNER
“The Circle” – Parkes+MacDonald / Playtone / Likely Story
Edward Mazurek – Supervising Location Manager
Scott Trimble – Location Manager
Kenton Harris – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nathan Polatin – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jack R. Tate – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nate Taylor – Key Assistant Location Manager
Michael Parisi – Additional Key Assistant Location Manager
Greer Bishop – Additional Assistant Location Manager
Philip Fracassi – Location Coordinator
Diane Friedman – Location Scout
Jeff Rubinstein – Location Scout
Dan Kemp – Location Manager: San Francisco
Peter Moody – Location Scout: San Francisco
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
Justin Hill
“Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” – ABC Studios
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
“Scorpion” – CBS Television Studios
Murray Miller – Location Manager
Adam Robinson – Location Manager
Brett Williams – Key Assistant Location Manager
Marta Tomkiw – Key Assistant Location Manager
Ron Haynes – Assistant Location Manager
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
JJ Levine
“Future Man” – Mesquite Productions, Inc. / Sony / Hulu
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
“Silicon Valley” – HBO
Kelly Harris – Location Manager
Carolyn Schultz – Location Manager
Jeff Shepherd – Key Assistant Location Manager
Newton Bass – Key Assistant Location Manager
Karen Gilbert – Key Assistant Location Manager
Tom Hogan – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jill Mitchell – Key Assistant Location Manager
Mandy Marion – Assistant Location Manager
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER
Frank Yoshikane
State Farm Insurance – MJZ
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Chris Gutierrez
Florence and the Machine – “The Odyssey”
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – REALITY TELEVISION
WINNER
Deven Chierighino
“Amazing Race: Season Finale” – CBS Television Studios/ABC Studios
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – FEATURE FILMS
WINNER
Tristan Dauossis
“La La Land” – Lionsgate
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – TELEVISION
WINNER
Alex Kivlen
“Big Little Lies” – HBO
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – FEDERAL
WINNER
Elaine Hanson – Bureau of Land Management
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – STATE
WINNER
James Valdez – California State Parks
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – COUNTY
WINNER
Deputy Josh Bisantz – El Dorado Sheriff’s Office
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – CITY
WINNER
Steve Youel – City of Placerville
SIGNATURE AWARD
WINNER
Amy Lemisch
Executive Director, California Film Commission