News Items tag as: Okanagan Film industry

ACTION! How Kamloops gets itself onto the big screen
August 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Terri Hadwin has been the film commissioner for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for just over two years and never has a shortage of work as she draws film productions into the area from near and far.
Animation artists in the Okanagan 'kneecapped' by BC government
March 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Cartoon creators in the Okanagan are about to take a big financial hit.
Forum for Okanagan TV and film talked industry "boom"
March 17, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Dozens of aspiring actors and movie makers attended the Okanagan TV and film forum in Kelowna on Saturday.
Documentary on Penticton's search and rescue set to begin filming
February 18, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A documentary is being filmed about Penticton's Search and Rescue volunteers and will depict the new role the team has taken on as wildfires worsen in the South Okanagan.
iN VIDEO: How the Okanagan inspired an award-winning filmmaker
February 17, 2024 - 3:30 PM

A filmmaker from Penticton was just nominated for an Okanagan Screen Award for his film that portrays the beauty and nostalgia of growing up in Penticton.
Okanagan moving up in movie-making world and aiming for big time
July 11, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A movie with a $5-million budget shot in Kelowna has raised the city’s film making industry to a new level and is leading key players to talk about expansion.
Extras needed for feature film being shot in Penticton
September 22, 2020 - 4:40 PM

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
September 15, 2020 - 7:30 AM

With help from the Kelowna and Vernon Dragoons, a Lower Mainland film company will be filming Second World War battle scenes in the Okanagan next month.
Penticton will be the star in movie set to begin production in September
July 14, 2020 - 11:07 AM

A new film shoot is getting underway in Penticton following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that temporarily shut down the industry in the Okanagan.
Audition call gives Okanagan actors a shot at the big screen
July 07, 2020 - 12:14 PM

Actors in the Okanagan will have a chance to make it big starting this week.
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