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Centre for the Arts partners with Okanagan Film Commission

KELOWNA – The Okanagan Film Commission and Kelowna’s Centre for Arts and Technology have formed an educational partnership to help keep aspiring filmmakers and animators in the Okanagan. The Centre and the Commission have worked together for years now, according to marketing director Amy Nutt, but this is the first time they’ve made it official...

North Okanagan hits the silver screen in Disney’s Tomorrowland

VERNON - Enderby will be on the big screen later this month when Tomorrowland, starring George Clooney, hits theatres. The mystery-adventure film directed by Brad Bird is set to be released May 22. It follows the danger-filled mission of a jaded scientist, Clooney, and an optimistic teen, Britt Robertson, as they uncover the secrets of...

A photo to remember: Hollywood stars pose with North Okanagan locals

VERNON - They’re not exactly keeping a low profile. Actors Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta have been out and about over the last few weeks, graciously posing for photo after photo with local people. And they don’t seem to mind it. Either they’re really good at acting off set, or the three...

North Okanagan movie magic to last a lifetime

ENDERBY - Having Sir Anthony Hopkins rave about your muffins. Watching a concert with Julia Stiles. Having a production wrap-up party blessed by the local First Nation. These are just some of the special experiences people on both sides of the film Go With Me experienced over the last month-and-a-half. “Every crew member felt the...

Hollywood spotlight shines on Enderby City Hall this Friday

ENDERBY - It’s lights, camera, action for Enderby City Hall this Friday. The municipal office will be closed for the day while film crews shoot interior shots for the movie Go With Me, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta. The city’s answering service will monitor calls and forward them to the appropriate...

Sir Anthony Hopkins spotted at Vernon’s Village Green Mall

VERNON - An Oscar-winning actor is out and about in the North Okanagan. Sir Anthony Hopkins, who stars in the movie Go With Me, currently shooting in the region, spent some time at the Village Green Mall in Vernon Monday. Clad in a newsboy cap and sunglasses, Hopkins kept a low profile while shopping with...

What Enderby extras would do for a Hollywood movie role

EXTRAS ASKED IF THEY CAN GROW A BEARD FOR SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS FILM ENDERBY - Some locals would grow a beard—or shave one off—for the chance to act in the film Go With Me, starring Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. Facial hair was just one topic on a list of questions movie staff asked over...

Tough-looking locals sought for Anthony Hopkins film

VERNON - A talent agency is on the hunt for some 'tough-looking locals' to act in an upcoming film starring Sir Anthony Hopkins. The movie Go With Me begins filming in the Lumby and Enderby areas in early November and extras are needed pronto. The modeling and talent agency Jager International Management posted a call...

Watch this sneak peak of Disney’s Tomorrowland

VERNON - The scene actress Britt Robertson is transported to when she touches a magical pin in a trailer from Tomorrowland looks like any number of farmer’s fields in the North Okanagan, and in this Disney film, it very well could be. Parts of the $250-million film, which co-stars George Clooney and Hugh Laurie, were...

The Okanagan’s connection to popular new movie Gone Girl

KELOWNA - A Kelowna born actress has a cameo role in the new movie Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck. Lauren Glazier plays a ‘fashionista’ in the mystery thriller about a missing woman and the husband suspected of killing her. It isn’t Glazier’s first time on the silver screen. She’s appeared in a range of short films...

The path to a glitzy movie gig begins in a conference room

KAMLOOPS – We all secretly dream of being movie stars. Maybe not even a star but being in a movie is pretty cool, too. What’s not to love about the big screen? There are costumes, celebrities and you get to pretend to be someone else. The road to fame and fortune starts with one step...