News Items tag as: Okanagan Film industry

'We're not hicks': Okanagan film community struggles with perception problem
June 05, 2019 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - If you build it, will they come? Matt Stewart doesn't think so.
Major film convention coming to Kelowna for the first time this summer
April 18, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - A decades-old film industry convention will be making its first appearance in Kelowna this summer, filling the Okanagan with the movers and shakers behind Canadian moviemaking.
Casting call at Kelowna sports bar
November 03, 2018 - 2:58 PM

KELOWNA - An Okanagan casting company is seeking talent for a film being shot this November in Kelowna.
Nicolas Cage shoots scene outside Vernon church for upcoming action thriller
July 12, 2018 - 2:41 PM

VERNON - Filming for the Hollywood movie A Score to Settle starring Nicolas Cage drew many onlookers today while a scene was filmed outside a Vernon church.
Paid extras needed for feature movie shooting in Kelowna
May 15, 2018 - 12:49 PM

OKANAGAN - A diverse variety of extras are needed for an upcoming movie that’s filming in the Okanagan.
Second World War action movie being filmed in Vernon
December 06, 2017 - 10:12 AM

VERNON - The Vernon area will serve as the backdrop for a Second World War action thriller set in Italy.
VIDEO: Crew scouted across Canada, picked Vernon for sci-fi thriller 'The Recall'
June 14, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon and the Okanagan Valley are getting high praise from the cast and crew of The Recall, which filmed in the area last year.
Production company seeks Okanagan talent and 90s stuff for movie
March 06, 2017 - 3:38 PM

KELOWNA - Another film is preparing to begin production in the Okanagan and the company is looking for local talent and all things 1990s.
New production studio is Kelowna's 'missing link' to the film industry
January 30, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna will be further attracting film and animation stars, as council unanimously approved the building of a state of the art production studio this afternoon.
Local artists get a Hollywood nod as Merritt mural hits the big screen
January 25, 2017 - 9:00 PM

MERRITT - There’s a local connection to a new movie that premieres next month in Ireland.
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20 years later: How an arena helped transform downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA - Twenty years ago, a hockey rink was built in the northern end of a somewhat sleepy downtown Kelowna. It was a time before downtown high-rises, before the cultural district and craft breweries. Along with a new major downtown hotel