05/21/2026
The California Film Commission was honored to receive the 2026 Global Production Award for Film Commission of the Year - State, Province and National during the Cannes Film Festival. This recognition reflects California’s continued leadership in global production and the collective effort to keep film and television production thriving in our State!
From the 2026 jury - “This winner shows structural policy reform, with immediate measurable effect, along with statewide coordination and crisis responsiveness. It is the clearest example of a commission reshaping competitive conditions and converting that into major projected impact.”
Director, Colleen Bell’s, acceptance speech- “ Big shoutout to my amazing team members here, Yetee Osunsanmi and Leah Medrano, all the members of our staff at the CA Film Commission. I think your description of what we’ve accomplished this past year said it all. It’s been a heavy lift for all of us. We’ve been so rooted in getting our incredible crews back to work, working in California, and we have a lot of momentum that has taken place because of that.
I’d like to thank Dee Dee Myers and Governor Gavin Newsom who have been incredibly supportive of us. California has always been a place, for 100 years, where dreams find a voice and together we will continue telling stories that will inspire the world and show what is possible.”
Here’s to California and to the extraordinary crews, creatives and communities that continue to power our state’s production engine!
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