The 13th Annual California On Location Awards

City of Industry, October 14, 2007.  The 13th Annual California On Location Awards (COLA) was hosted by the lush Pacific Palms Conference Resort in City of Industry, CA.  Award winning actor Gary Collins was Master of Ceremonies. 

Created in 1994/95, the California On Location Awards ceremony honors location professionals and production companies, as well as public employees for their excellence and assistance in working on location.

The selected judge’s panel widely represents major areas within the film, television and commercial industries.

This year’s judges were:

2007 Emmy Award winning producer, Stan Brooks, Once Upon a Time Films  

Kokayi Ampah, Location Manager  

Joni Coyote, Location Scout

Ed Duffy, Business Agent- Teamsters 399  

Debbie Laub, Location Manager  

Marcus Morton, Producer, Mission Control Entertainment  

Richard Prince, Production Manager

Nina Ruscio, Production Designer.

The California Film Commission and the 57 regional FLICS (Film Liaisons in California, Statewide) co-sponsor the annual COLA awards to recognize the Location Professional of the Year and Production Company of the Year in the categories of commercials, feature film, still photography, and television.

The 2007 COLA awards ceremony was streamed on the Internet Live thanks to the generous contribution of  www.NiFTy-tv.com.

The 14th annual COLAs will be held at the Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey in October 2008. The official website for the COLAs is www.californiaonlocationawards.com.

2007 COLA Winners

Production Company/Location Team for Stills
Portfolio One – Vogue and Vanity Fair – Cat Burkley, Anne Donnellon
Location Professional of the Year for Stills
Denise Collins – The Weather Channel
Production Company/Location Team of the Year for Commercials
Anonymous Content – Toyota Tundra
Carson Turner – Location Manager
Location Professional of the Year for Commercials
Patrick Ranaham – Pepsi
Teamsters Local 399 Assistant Location Manager of the Year for TV
Adam Robinson – CSI Miami
Teamsters Local 399 Assistant Location Manager of the Year for Features
Mandi Dillin – Iron Man
City Employee of the Year
Joyce Garay – City of San Francisco
County Employee of the Year
Ron Avanzolini – San Bernardino County Fire
State Employee of the Year
Jake Martinez – Caltrans – District 11
Federal Employee of the Year
Larry Blaine – Barstow BLM
Production Company/Location Team of the Year for TV – Episodic
CBS Productions – CSI: NY
Tim Hillman – Location Manager
Justin Healy – Key Asst Location Manager
Mona Nash – Key Asst Location Manager
Chanel Salzer-Chadock – Key Asst Location Manager
Production Company/Location Team of the Year for TV – Reality
Beyond Productions – Mythbusters
Location Professional of the Year for TV
Tim Hillman – CSI: NY
Production Company/Location Team of the Year for Features
DreamWorks SKG – Transformers
Location Professional of the Year for Features
Curtis Collins – Live Free or Die Hard