By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein
Boston.com
October 7, 2014
Massachusetts Film Commissioner Lisa Strout, who makes movies happen in Massachusetts, was honored with the Arthur M. Loew Jr. Crystal Vision Award at the Association of Film Commissioners International annual Cineposium conference held in New York City over the weekend. She earned the award for helping to create educational opportunities for AFCI members, including a course that trains local governments to support productions in their communities. Strout came to Boston in 2012 after running the film office in New Mexico, but she’s a Massachusetts native who got her start working on “Spencer: For Hire.”