The Warner Bros produced motion picture was location managed by new Greater Cleveland Film Commission President Bill Garvey.
“Judas,” filmed entirely in Cleveland during the Fall of 2019, shines a spotlight on the progress the Greater Cleveland Film Commission has made to grow the motion picture industry in NE Ohio. The Location Manager Guild Awards are the motion picture industry’s highest accolade for location scouting & management.
Warner Bros spent $20.89 million during production in NE Ohio, hired 118 local crew, hired over 3,000 extras, sourced from over 60 local businesses, and booked 1,000s of hotel room nights.
“Judas” was nominated in the Outstanding Locations on a Period Feature Category along with 4 other features:
- Dreamland – Paramount
- Ashley Valdez /LMGI, Clay DeVelvis
- Enola Holmes – Netflix
- Bill Darby /LMGI, Jess MacDonald
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Warner Bros
- Bill Garvey, Tim Kanieski
- Mank – Netflix
- William “Bill” Doyle /LMGI, Walter Roshetski
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Netflix
- Nick Rafferty /LMGI, Dennis Vozkov
A complete list of this year’s winners:
- OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
Bill Garvey, Tim Kanieski - OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
Janice Polley/LMGI, Julie Hannum/LMGI, Klaus Darrelman/LMGI - OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
The Crown – Season 4 (Netflix)
Mark Walledge, Tate Araez/LMGI - OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
Lupin (Netflix)
Thomas De Sambi, Valerie Segond - OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A TV SERIAL PROGRAM, ANTHOLOGY, OR LIMITED SERIES
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
David Pieper/LMGI, Stefan Woehleke, Matt Graver/LMGI - OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
It Already Does That (Apple Watch Series 6)
Matt DeLoach/LMGI, Jof Hanwright/LMGI, Brent Gaffen - OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION
Savannah Regional Film Commission (The Underground Railroad)
Beth Nelson