Screen International has unveiled the shortlist for the 2026 Global Production Awards, which celebrates outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations and studios.
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Among the companies shortlisted are Netflix, NBC Universal and HBO, while shortlisted productions include Hamnet, Frankenstein, Jurassic World Rebirth, Young Sherlock, One Piece and A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.
The awards will take place at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18 at a ceremony at the Mademoiselle Gray Barrière. The event is invite-only, but you can register your interest here, and a member of the Global Productions Award team will be in touch if your registration is successful.
Judges for the fourth Global Production Awards include Andy Harries, executive chairman of The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures; Tamara Tatishvili, head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund; Yasmine Lintmeijer, head of Disney Studios Australia; and Melissa Heuer, principal for economic development policy at Amazon MGM Studios.
The Global Production Awards are supported by UK-based screen consultancy firm Olsberg SPI. For
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The full shortlist is below or can be viewed here.
Global Production Awards shortlist 2026
City of Film
- AlUla, Saudi Arabia (Film AlUla)
- Calgary, Canada (Calgary Economic Development)
- Gold Coast, Australia (Gold Coast Film Commission)
- Gothenburg, Sweden (Film i Väst)
- Tampa Bay, US (Film Tampa Bay)
- Toronto, Canada (City of Toronto)
- Zagreb, Croatia (Zagreb Film Office)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award
- A Year in London, UK (LonRom Film Production)
- Blue Season, UK (Featherstone Pictures)
- Crip Trip, Canada (Catapult Pictures)
- Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg and Korngold (C Major Entertainment)
- Lemonade, Ireland (Underground Films in co-prod with Rocliffe)
- Rooted Representation: Authentic Storytelling in New Mexico, US (New Mexico Film Office)
Economic & Social Impact Award
- Building a Sustainable Film Ecosystem, Saudi Arabia (Saudi Film Commission)
- California Beyond The Screen, US (California Film Commission)
- How To Train Your Dragon (live action) Below-the-Line Traineeship, US (NBCUniversal)
- La Bohème, UK (Finite Films & TV)
- Pegasus Media Project, US (Dallas Film Commission)
- Screenability, Ireland (Film in Limerick)
- Sonnenwagen - Future Mobility, Germany (Department Studios Filmproduction)
- The Righteous Gemstones, US (HBO/WBD)
- Wicked & Wicked: For Good Below-the-Line Traineeship, US (NBCUniversal)
Emerging Location
- El Paso, Texas, US (Visit El Paso)
- Fort Worth, Texas, US (Fort Worth Film Commission)
- Slovakia (Slovak Film Commission)
- Spain (Spain Film Commission)
- Vancouver Island South, British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver Island South Film & Media Commission)
Film Commission of the Year – City/Region
- Bristol, UK (Bristol Film Office)
- Dallas, US (Dallas Film Commission)
- Film Edinburgh, Scotland (City of Edinburgh Council)
- Humboldt-Del Norte, US (Humboldt-Del Norte Fim Commission)
- Ottawa, Canada (Ottawa Film Office / Bureau du Cinéma d’Ottawa)
- Savannah, US (Savannah Regional Film Commission)
- Toronto, Canada (City of Toronto)
Film Commission of the Year – State, Province & National
- California, US (California Film Commission)
- Manitoba, Canada (Manitoba Film & Music)
- New Mexico, US (New Mexico Film Office)
- New Zealand (New Zealand Film Commission)
- Screen Queensland, Australia (Screen Queensland)
Impact Leadership Award
- Jayne Foley, Ireland (Fresh Film)
- Jeff LaPlante, US (Universal Pictures)
- Linn Rott, Austria (EVERGREEN PRISMA, LAFC & Dept for Art and Culture Lower Austria)
- Tshepiso Chikapa-Phiri, South Africa (Known Associates)
- Zoe Ramushu, South Africa (Wrapped)
Location of the Year - Natural
- Cold Haven, Iceland (Glassriver)
- Seacrow Island, Sweden (Film Stockholm)
- Svalbard, Norway (Arctic Film Norway)
Location of the Year - Site/Man-Made
- Götheborg, Sweden (Film i Väst)
- Longcross South Underwater Stages, UK (Longcross South Studios)
- The Old Royal Naval College, UK (The Old Royal Naval College)
Studio of the Year
- Bovingdon Airfield Studios, UK
- Disney Studios Australia
- RD Studios, UK
- Shadowbox Studios Shinfield, UK
- United Illusions, Hungary
- Universal Studios Lot, US
- Vancouver Film Studios, Canada
- VERSA Studios, UK
Sustainability Initiative
- EVERGREEN PRISMA, Austria (LAFC & Dept for Art and Culture Lower Austria)
- First Australian Studio to Install Solar, Australia (Disney Studios Australia)
- From Wrap to Reuse: Digitalising Circularity, UK (AssetFlow)
- Nordic Ecological Standard (NES), The Nordics (Nordic Ecological Standard (NES))
- Reel Green™, Canada (BC Film Commission at Creative BC)
- Sustainability Action Plan, New Zealand (New Zealand Film Commission)
- The Fuel Project, UK (Film London & Creative Zero)
- Wicked: For Good’s “Green For Good” Campaign (NBCUniversal)
Sustainable Production Award - Film
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, US (NBCUniversal)
- Frankenstein, US (Netflix)
- Hamnet, US (Focus Features)
- Jurassic World Rebirth, US (NBCUniversal)
- Kevlar Soul, Sweden (Zentropa Sweden)
- Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, New Zealand (Hot Candle Wave)
Sustainable Production Award - TV
- A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, US (HBO / WBD)
- All Her Fault, US (NBCUniversal)
- Down Cemetery Road, UK (60Forty Films)
- Hijack, season two, UK (60Forty Films)
- One Piece, season two, US (Netflix)
- Ransom Canyon, season one, US (Netflix)
- Sky Arts Awards, UK (Sky Arts, DRUM Studios & Picture Zero)
- The A-Talks, Norway (Monster)
- Under Salt Marsh, UK (Sky & Little Door Productions)
- Young Sherlock, UK (Motive Pictures)
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