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The fourth Global Production Awards (GPAs) was held tonight (May 18) at Mademoiselle Gray Plage Barrière in Cannes, with 14 competitive awards and one special recognition prize handed out to the finalists.

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The GPAs, presented by Screen International in association with sister brands Screen Global Production and Broadcast, again celebrated outstanding and sustainable work from the world of film and TV production, locations and studios around the globe. The awards also included an impact leadership award for the second year in a row.

The winners included Knockonwood and Searchlight Pictures’s Rental Family, which collected the award for Outstanding Use of Locations while filming in Japan.

NBCUniversal won two sustainability prizes, taking both the Sustainable Production Award – Film for Jurassic World: Rebirth, and the Sustainable Production Award – TV for drama series All Her Fault. The Nordic Ecological Standard won the Sustainability Initiative prize.

The awards for the film commissions went to California Film Commission in the state, province and country category, and Canada’s Toronto Film Office for best city/region. Toronto also won the City Of Film award

In the location categories, the UK’s Longcross South Studios’ Underwater Stages won the Location of the Year – Site/Man-Made prize, while Norway’s Svalbard won the Location of the Year – Natural award.

Vancouver Film Studios picked up the Studio of the Year prize.

Lemonade from Ireland’s Underground Films in co-production with Rocliffe collected the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.

The Dallas Film Commission’s Pegasus Media Project took home the Economic & Social Impact Award.

The Impact Leadership Award, which recognises individuals making a measurable difference in their roles, went to Jayne Foley of Ireland’s Fresh Film.

Netflix was awarded the GPA’s Special Recognition Award.

Judges for the fourth GPAs include Andy Harries, executive chairman of Left Bank Pictures and producer The Crown; Tamara Tatishvili, head of 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.

This year’s edition was partnered by Brand South Africa, the official marketing agency of South Africa; Eastern Europe-wide independent production service company Family Film Entertainment; and Milk & Honey Production, the US and Europe-based film and commercial production services partner.

The Global Production Awards are supported by UK-based screen consultancy firm Olsberg SPI.

Full list of winners

Click on the names below for profiles of each winner

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