Green Hornet, NCIS top honors
Posted on Monday, November 8, 2010
On Sunday, October 26th, members of the California production community gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to honor the location scouts who have made a significant impact in the world of print, commercials, television and film. The 16th Annual California On Location Awards, or COLAs, were co-hosted by actresses Linda Grey and Joan Collins. A complete list of winners is presented below:
Location Professional of the Year – Stills
Geoff Juckes – “Roberto Cavalli”
Location Professional of the Year – Commercials
Kent Matsuoka – “Ford Superduty”
Teamsters Local 399 Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Features
Michael Wesley (Aycock) – “Inception”
Teamsters Local 399 Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Television
Jason Kaplon – “Cold Case”
Location Professional of the Year – TV Episodic
Timothy Hillman – “CSI:NY”
Location Professional of the Year – Features
Mike Fantasia – “The Green Hornet”
Production Company of the Year – TV Reality
New Remote Productions – “The Dudesons”
Location Team of the Year – TV Episodic
CBS TELEVISION PRODUCTION-“NCIS: Los Angeles”
Tony Salome, Location Manager
Peter Sands, Location Manager
Greg Lazzaro, Location Manager
Dorion Thomas, Key Assistant Location Manager
JJ Levine, Key Assistant Location Manager
Roger Fath, Key Assistant Location Manager
Ronald "Kartoon" Antwine, Assistant Location Manager
Location Team of the Year – Features
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. - “The Green Hornet”
Mike Fantasia, Location Manager
Donny Martino, Jr., Key Assistant Location Manager
Peter Costelli, Key Assistant Location Manager
Steven Lee, Key Assistant Location Manager
Marie Healy, Key Assistant Location Manager
Perri Fichtner, Key Assistant Location Manager
Michael B. Louis, Key Assistant Location Manager
George Shockley, Key Assistant Location Manager
Jorge Alvarez, Key Assistant Location Manager
Chas Allen, Key Assistant Location Manager
Brigette Pope, Key Assistant Location Manager
Lori Balton, Location Scout
Public Employee of the Year – City
Gus Pivetti – City of Santa Clarita
Public Employee of the Year – County
Brad Albertazzi & Bob Eicholtz – County of Placer
Public Employee of the Year – State
Chuck Bancroft – State Parks
Public Employee of the Year – Federal
Commander Sean Carroll – United States Coast Guard
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