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Okanagan Film Industry
ACTION! How Kamloops gets itself onto the big screen
Terri Hadwin has been the film commissioner for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for just over…
Animation artists in the Okanagan ‘kneecapped’ by BC government
Cartoon creators in the Okanagan are about to take a big financial hit. The BC…
Forum for Okanagan TV and film talked industry “boom”
Dozens of aspiring actors and movie makers attended the Okanagan TV and film forum in…
Documentary on Penticton’s search and rescue set to begin filming
A documentary is being filmed about Penticton's Search and Rescue volunteers and will depict the…
iN VIDEO: How the Okanagan inspired an award-winning filmmaker
A filmmaker from Penticton was just nominated for an Okanagan Screen Award for his film…
Okanagan moving up in movie-making world and aiming for big time
A movie with a $5-million budget shot in Kelowna has raised the city’s film making…
Extras needed for feature film being shot in Penticton
If you’ve ever wanted to be in the movies, this may be your big chance.…
WWII battle scene to be filmed in West Kelowna
With help from the Kelowna and Vernon Dragoons, a Lower Mainland film company will be…
Penticton will be the star in movie set to begin production in September
A new film shoot is getting underway in Penticton following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions…
Audition call gives Okanagan actors a shot at the big screen
Actors in the Okanagan will have a chance to make it big starting this week.…
‘We’re not hicks’: Okanagan film community struggles with perception problem
KELOWNA – If you build it, will they come? Matt Stewart doesn't think so. Stewart…
Major film convention coming to Kelowna for the first time this summer
KELOWNA – A decades-old film industry convention will be making its first appearance in Kelowna…
Casting call at Kelowna sports bar
KELOWNA – An Okanagan casting company is seeking talent for a film being shot this…
Nicolas Cage shoots scene outside Vernon church for upcoming action thriller
VERNON – Filming for the Hollywood movie A Score to Settle starring Nicolas Cage drew…
Paid extras needed for feature movie shooting in Kelowna
OKANAGAN – A diverse variety of extras are needed for an upcoming movie that’s filming…
Second World War action movie being filmed in Vernon
VERNON – The Vernon area will serve as the backdrop for a Second World War…
VIDEO: Crew scouted across Canada, picked Vernon for sci-fi thriller ‘The Recall’
VERNON – Vernon and the Okanagan Valley are getting high praise from the cast and…
Production company seeks Okanagan talent and 90s stuff for movie
KELOWNA – Another film is preparing to begin production in the Okanagan and the company…
New production studio is Kelowna’s ‘missing link’ to the film industry
KELOWNA – Kelowna will be further attracting film and animation stars, as council unanimously approved…
Local artists get a Hollywood nod as Merritt mural hits the big screen
MERRITT – There’s a local connection to a new movie that premieres next month in…
Burnaby film studio building big league soundstage in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A big piece of the infrastructure needed to make movies is coming to…
VIDEO: Okanagan backcountry stars in new Wesley Snipes movie trailer
VERNON – The first trailer for a feature film shot in the North Okanagan has…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Film, movie, TV show and documentary makers focused the lens all over B.C.’s interior in 2016
As Hollywood continues to rake in billions of dollars and independent films become easier to…
Sci-fi thriller featuring actors from Breaking Bad and The Expendables being filmed in Vernon
"A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE PAYING FOR THEIR MORTGAGE FROM FILM WORK DONE LOCALLY"…