SPI Recruit Expert Panel for Global Production Awards
Pictured: Jaclyn Philpot (AFCI), Bird Runningwater (Sundance), Jen Smith (Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority), Schuyler Weiss (Bazmark), Colleen Bell (California Film Commission)
In January, SPI announced our new partnership with Screen International on the inaugural Global Production Awards. This is an exciting new initiative celebrating outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations, and studios.
The Global Production Awards are open to all organisations and companies working in the film and TV industry, including studios, production companies, film commissions, locations, suppliers and manufacturers and any services involved in film and TV production.
The entry deadline is March 17, 2023. For more information including how to apply, please visit the Global Production Awards website.
Each of the 12 categories will be judged by leading industry experts from around the world, and co-chaired by SPI Executive Chair Jonathan Olsberg and SPI Managing Director Leon Forde, along with Screen International editor Matt Mueller.
The judges that SPI invited and convened are:
Amanda Nevill – advisor, Olsberg SPI
Amber Dodson – director, New Mexico Film Office
Anamaria Antoci – executive director, European Women’s Audio-visual Network
Andres Avelino Rodriguez – founder, The Lift; president, Mexican National Film Chamber
Anne Lajla Utsi – managing director, International Sámi Film Institute
Bird Runningwater – Sundance/Amazon
Bradley Joshua – CEO & executive producer, Gambit Films (South Africa)
Charlotte Appelgren – general secretary, CineRegio
Colleen Bell – executive director, California Film Commission
Edison Viana – producer, Moonshot (Brazil)
George David – consultant, formerly manager director at Royal Jordan Film Commission
Jaclyn Philpott – executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)
Jeff Melanson – partner, Stratagem
Jen Smith – interim CEO of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Jennifer Loren – senior director, Cherokee Nation Film Office
John Gibson – vice president, External and Multicultural Affairs, MPA
Jon Kuyper – director, SERVO (Aus and Hollywood)
Kathy Banuelos – senior vice president of State Government Affairs, MPA
Matt Deaner – CEO, Screen Producers Australia
Naomi Cleaver – head of production, Forte Corp Holdings
Pak Chaisana – managing director / executive producer, A Grand Elephant Production Company (Thailand)
Raphael Benoliel – location and production manager, First Step (France)
Schuyler Weiss – president of production and development, Bazmark
Tamara Tatishvili – international industry consultant and facilitator; head of studies at MEDICI, The Film Funding Journey
Tim Clawson – head of worldwide production and post production, Amazon Studios
Tomas Eskilsson – head of analysis, Film i Vast.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2023.