News Items tag as: Okanagan Film industry

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.
Burnaby film studio building big league soundstage in Kelowna
January 24, 2017 - 2:01 PM

KELOWNA - A big piece of the infrastructure needed to make movies is coming to the Okanagan.
VIDEO: Okanagan backcountry stars in new Wesley Snipes movie trailer
January 16, 2017 - 1:00 PM

VERNON – The first trailer for a feature film shot in the North Okanagan has been released.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Film, movie, TV show and documentary makers focused the lens all over B.C.'s interior in 2016
January 01, 2017 - 4:30 PM

As Hollywood continues to rake in billions of dollars and independent films become easier to make, the region saw a fair number of productions using the Thompson or Okanagan regions as a film set.
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