Stargate Atlantis / Sanctuary - The Suburban: BC film production booming
From The Suburban (Montreal,Quebec,Canada):
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Mike Cohen — B.C. film production booming
VANCOUVER - While Montreal’s film industry suffers through a difficult summer, with not a heck of a lot happening, business continues to boom in Vancouver. But in an interview, B.C. Film Commissioner Susan Croome insisted that she does not see Montreal as copetition, nor should we feel the same about her city.
“We are a different animal than Montreal,” Croome told me. “Look, we are only two and a half hours by plane from Los Angeles. Stars filming here can go home for the weekends. Here we are blessed with fabulous raw material: oceans, beaches, ski hills and even a desert four hours by car complete with cactus.”
I reminded Croome that the original Night at the Museum blockbuster, starring Ben Stiller, was supposed to be shot at Mel’s Cité du Cinema. An entire set had been built when Stiller reportedly insisted that they move to Vancouver. Incidentally, Stiller is in Vancouver now where production is underway on the sequel Night at the Museum II. The big budget Farewell Atlantis with John Cusack and Amanda Peet, is also filming. So is The Thaw with Val Kilmer. Then there are the television series’: Battlestar Galactica, Psych, Kyle XY, The Guard, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis, Samurai Girl, Sanctuary and Supernatural. There are also some mini series, pilots and movies of the week setting up shop.
B.C. remained a strong contender in film and television production in 2007, with a record year in domestic film production, Statistics show film and television production in the province contributed $943 million to the provincial economy.
“Honestly,” says Croome. “We do not see Montreal as a city we want to elbow out of the way.”
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Mike Cohen — B.C. film production booming
VANCOUVER - While Montreal’s film industry suffers through a difficult summer, with not a heck of a lot happening, business continues to boom in Vancouver. But in an interview, B.C. Film Commissioner Susan Croome insisted that she does not see Montreal as copetition, nor should we feel the same about her city.
“We are a different animal than Montreal,” Croome told me. “Look, we are only two and a half hours by plane from Los Angeles. Stars filming here can go home for the weekends. Here we are blessed with fabulous raw material: oceans, beaches, ski hills and even a desert four hours by car complete with cactus.”
I reminded Croome that the original Night at the Museum blockbuster, starring Ben Stiller, was supposed to be shot at Mel’s Cité du Cinema. An entire set had been built when Stiller reportedly insisted that they move to Vancouver. Incidentally, Stiller is in Vancouver now where production is underway on the sequel Night at the Museum II. The big budget Farewell Atlantis with John Cusack and Amanda Peet, is also filming. So is The Thaw with Val Kilmer. Then there are the television series’: Battlestar Galactica, Psych, Kyle XY, The Guard, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis, Samurai Girl, Sanctuary and Supernatural. There are also some mini series, pilots and movies of the week setting up shop.
B.C. remained a strong contender in film and television production in 2007, with a record year in domestic film production, Statistics show film and television production in the province contributed $943 million to the provincial economy.
“Honestly,” says Croome. “We do not see Montreal as a city we want to elbow out of the way.”
