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EUFCN Location Awards 2024: Meet the Jury!

The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) is honoured to announce the Jury for the eighth edition of the EUFCN Location Awards. Since its establishment in 2017, the annual prize for European filming locations has been celebrating outstanding achievements in the world of locations and showcasing the incredible talent that contributes to the magic of filmmaking.

Every year EUFCN members submit one location from a film or a TV series shot in their territory and released with international distribution within a specific period. This year, the Jury, consisting of five distinguished professionals from the film industry, will select the shortlist of the five final contenders among the submitted locations and it will also vote for the winner of the EUFCN Location Award 2024, the best European Filming Location of 2024.

Tammy Glover (SVP Production, Sony Pictures Television, USA), Caroline Greville-Morris (Production Designer, UK), Benjamin Hendriks (Supervising Location Manager, Netherlands), EJ Richards (Supervising Location Manager, UK) and Sabine Schulmeyer (Supervising Location Manager, Germany), will evaluate all submissions by the EUFCN members, focusing on the significant role of each location in the story and its remarkable impact on the audiovisual work.

The shortlist of the five finalists will be revealed on December 2, 2024.

“Following the precious feedback by the EUFCN members, this year we elevate our competition by entrusting the decision of the winner of the EUFCN Location Award 2024 to the experts. We are thrilled to announce our Jury this year. Each Juror has an incredible track record in the film industry. Their massive experience on international productions enables them to value the high profile of the diverse locations and their creative use with a sharp eye. It is this diversity across our continent that makes Filming Europe a unique experience for filmmakers across the globe. That is why EUFCN feels obliged to celebrate outstanding achievements in the world of locations’’, underlines Venia Vergou, the new Manager of the EUFCN.

 

EUFCN proudly presents the members of the Jury.

Tammy Glover (USA)

Tammy Glover is the SVP Production for Sony Pictures Television. Previously, she was the VP Production for Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as Comedy Central. She served as Governor of the Television Academy, representing Production Executives. She is an accomplished musician and composer, touring the world with Sparks as the drummer for Ron and Russell Mael, playing on five of their albums, and appears in Edgar Wright’s celebrated documentary about the band, The Sparks Brothers.

 

Caroline Greville-Morris (UK)

Inspired to make movie magic from an early age, Caroline learned her craft in the golden age of music videos and artistically creative commercials. She has to date designed seventeen feature and TV films and had a hand in many more as an art director and set decorator. Creating stunning visuals and solving practical problems at the same time are what keep her inspired along with telling stories the most visual way possible.

 

Benjamin Hendriks (Netherlands)

Benjamin Hendriks is a (supervising) location manager from the Netherlands. After obtaining a master’s degree in Film Studies and Visual Culture, he has been working in the film industry for almost 15 years. He has worked on both domestic and international productions and had the privilege of contributing to projects such as Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, David O. Russell’s Amsterdam, and Atlanta, for which he received a nomination for a Location Managers Guild International Award in 2022.

 

EJ Richards (UK)

EJ (Emma Jane) Richards is a Supervising Location Manager with a career spanning nearly three decades in the film and TV industry. Their work includes high-profile projects such as Marvel’s Secret Invasion and Netflix’s The Diplomat season 2 – featuring numerous iconic British landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral and Blenheim Palace. A member of the LMGI, the Television Academy, and the Production Guild of Great Britain, EJ brings extensive experience and insight into location scouting and management and its vital role in visual storytelling.

 

Sabine Schulmeyer (Germany)

Sabine Schulmeyer is a location professional with 28 years of experience in international film productions. Renowned for her adaptability and artistic vision, she seamlessly transitions between large-scale blockbusters and intimate independent films, tailoring her approach to each project’s unique needs. She worked on notable projects like John Wick 4, Matrix Resurrections, and V for Vendetta. A member of the LMGI since 2019, Schulmeyer served as Key Location Manager for a 2024 Netflix feature and she’s currently working as Supervising Location Manger on an international Apple TV series.

 

Past winners of the EUFCN Location Award are the  City of Gorlitz  (Germany), for playing the title role in Wes Anderson’s  The Grand Budapest Hotel; the  Island of Corfu  (Greece), recognized for its impact in the UK TV series  The Durrells;  El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain), striking setting of Spanish thriller TV series  Hierro; the  Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex  (Lithuania), which helped to recreate the splendid and tumultuous reign of Empress Catherine II of Russia in the miniseries  Catherine the Great;  Cahir Castle  (Ireland), a key location for David Lowery’s fantasy film  The Green Knight; Chiliadou Beach  (Greece), which  emerged as one of the protagonists of Ruben Östlund’s  Triangle of Sadness; and last year’s winner Inis Mór (Ireland), the isolated and rugged island that set the tone of The Banshees of Inisherin in a remarkable way.

EUFCN promotes the wide spectrum of landscape across Europe, the creative use of filming locations and it advocates the complex and hard work behind the scouting process which involves film professionals, Film Commissions and local authorities, as well as the economic and social growth of a territory generated by film productions.

EUFCN is a non-profit Association that supports and promotes the European film industry and culture. It currently represents 100 film commissions in 32 countries in Europe.

 

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EUFCN Location Awards 2025: Meet the Jury!

The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) is honoured to announce the Jury for the ninth edition of the EUFCN Location Awards. The annual competition celebrates outstanding achievements in the world of filming locations in Europe and showcases the incredible talent that contributes to the magic of filmmaking since 2017.

Alessandro Bonino (Production Supervisor at Wildside, a Fremantle company, ITALY), Andrea Keener (Location Manager, Board Member of the LMGI, USA), Gail McQuillan (Head of TV Production, Blueprint Pictures, UK), Sue Quinn (Supervising Location Manager, Member of the LMGI, UK), and Caroline von Kühn (Executive Director of Oxbelly, GREECE) will evaluate all submissions by the EUFCN members, focusing on the significant role of each location in the story and its remarkable impact on the audiovisual work.

‘’The suspense is now ON! Five exceptional film professionals with vast experience, invaluable insights and discerning judgment are undertaking the hard task of evaluating the thirteen locations submitted by the EUFCN members. Representatives of the vast and spectacular European locations, the hidden gems in unexpected parts of our continent, these locations will make the work of our Jury quite challenging this year.

We are grateful to all our Jury members and partners who support us in doing what we know best: advocating for the complex and collaborative work between film professionals, Film Commissions and local authorities when Filming Europe’’, underlines Venia Vergou, the Manager of the EUFCN.

Every year EUFCN members submit one location from their territory where a feature film or a series was shot and released with international distribution within a specific period. All submitted locations are then evaluated by the Jury which consists of five distinguished professionals from the film industry. Based on a set of criteria set by the EUFCN, during this first phase of the competition, the Jury selects the shortlist of the five finalist locations.

The shortlist of the five finalists will be revealed on December 9, 2025.

The second phase of the competition begins when the Jury evaluates the five finalists, based on a more thorough set of criteria, and votes for the winner of the EUFCN Location Award 2025, the best European Filming Location of 2025.

In parallel, the five finalists are subject to online voting by the public who determine the EUFCN Audience Location Award 2025.

The winners of the EUFCN Location Award 2025 and of the EUFCN Audience Location Award 2025 will be revealed during the EFM/Berlinale 2026 in February.

 

The EUFCN Location Awards 2025 Submissions

  • AMRUM (MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, GERMANY) for Amrum
  • ATAPUERCA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (Castilla y León Film Commission, SPAIN) for The Cavern Crimes (La huella del mal)
  • BELGRADE (Serbia Film Commission, SERBIA) for The Librarians: The Next Chapter
  • CITY OF ZAGREB (Zagreb Film Office, CROATIA) for SRAM
  • FIGUEIRA DA FOZ (Portugal Film Commission, PORTUGAL) for Broken Spies (Espias)
  • INARI (Film Lapland – Finnish Lapland Film Commission, FINLAND) for Arctic Circle (Ivalo)
  • LA PALMA (Canary Islands Film, SPAIN) for La Palma
  • NEA KAMENI (Hellenic Film Commission, GREECE) for Sacrifice
  • PERISTIL (Filming in Croatia, CROATIA) for Momo
  • SANGERHAUSEN (MDM Film Commission, GERMANY) for Phantoms of July (Sehnsucht in Sangerhausen)
  • SVALBARD (Arctic Film Norway, NORWAY) for Superman
  • SVETVINČENAT (Istria Film Commission, CROATIA) for A.S. Rogue Heroes – Season 2
  • VILNIUS TOWN HALL (Vilnius Film Office, LITHUANIA) for Whiskey on the Rocks

 

EUFCN proudly presents the members of the Jury:

Alessandro Bonino (Production Supervisor at Wildside, a Fremantle company, ITALY)

With over 10 years of experience in film and television production, Alessandro Bonino collaborated with leading Italian companies and global streaming platforms on projects of all scales. He joined Wildside, a Fremantle company, five years ago, where he has contributed to The Good Mothers (Berlinale Series Award) and Conclave (Oscar-nominated), overseeing the Production Service division. Currently he’s also developing Fremantle’s Production Service Hub, a team dedicated to supporting international productions with everything from tax incentives to trusted production networks.

 

Andrea Keener (Location Manager, Board Member of the LMGI, USA)

Andrea Keener started her career in the film industry in 1997 and after more than two decades in Location Management, she loves the role within the industry even more than when she started. Among her credits are TV series such as The Outsider, Genius: MLK/X, Echo for Marvel Studios, Tell Me Lies and feature films including Ant-Man, Captain America, Brave New World and Killers of The Flower Moon. She was elected to the board of directors for the Location Managers Guild International this past spring.

 

Gail McQuillan (Head of TV Production, Blueprint Pictures, UK)

Gail McQuillan is Head of TV Production at Blueprint Pictures, overseeing the company’s growing slate of high-end scripted projects. Her extensive career spans both television and feature films, giving her a uniquely rounded perspective on modern screen production. She has developed a reputation for balancing creative ambition with rigorous production oversight, while managing complex budgets, supporting creative talent at every stage of the process and delivering high-quality content in an evolving marketplace.

 

Sue Quinn (Supervising Location Manager, Member of the LMGI, UK)

Sue Quinn, a distinguished UK-based Supervising Location Manager, has worked across numerous countries worldwide. Her credits include Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, five of the Harry Potter films, Notting Hill, Love Actually, and Gosford Park. Renowned for her expertise and leadership in the field, Quinn’s contributions to international filmmaking were honoured in 2025 when she received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI).

 

Caroline von Kühn (Executive Director of Oxbelly, GREECE)

Caroline von Kühn is Executive Director of Oxbelly. Prior roles building artist programs and film financing initiatives include her years as Director of Industry & Catalyst at Sundance Institute and as Director of Artist Development at SFFILM where she launched SFFILM Invest. She has a BA in Financial Economics from University of Virginia and an MFA from University of Manchester (UK) and serves on the Board of Catapult Film Fund and Points North Institute, which she co-founded.

  

Past Winners of the EUFCN Location Awards

Last year the island of Frøya (Midgard Film Commission Norway) was awarded the EUFCN Location Award 2024, selected by the Location Awards Jury, while the Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna Film Commission) won the EUFCN Audience Location Award 2024, chosen by the public through online voting.

Past winners of the EUFCN Location Award are the  City of Gorlitz  (Germany) in 2017, for playing the title role in Wes Anderson’s  The Grand Budapest Hotel ; the  Island of Corfu  (Greece) in 2018, recognized for its impact in the UK series  The Durrells;  El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain) in 2019, striking setting of Spanish thriller series  Hierro; the  Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex  (Lithuania) in 2020, which helped to recreate the splendid and tumultuous reign of Empress Catherine II of Russia in the miniseries  Catherine the Great;  Cahir Castle  (Ireland) in 2021, a key location for David Lowery’s fantasy film  The Green Knight; Chiliadou Beach  (Greece) in 2022, which  emerged as one of the protagonists of Ruben Östlund’s  Triangle of Sadness; Inis Mór (Ireland) in 2023, the isolated and rugged island that set the tone of The Banshees of Inisherin in a remarkable way.

EUFCN promotes the wide spectrum of landscape across Europe, the creative use of filming locations, and it advocates for the complex and hard work behind the scouting process which involves film professionals, Film Commissions and local authorities, as well as the economic and social growth of a territory generated by film productions.

EUFCN is a non-profit Association that supports and promotes the European film industry and culture. It currently represents over 100 film commissions in 33 countries in Europe.

 

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