BC’s Film Industry Sizzles as Netflix Extends Lease Agreement with Martini Film Studios

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British Columbia’s film, TV, visual effects and animation industry is one of the province’s top-performing sectors, generating over $4 billion in economic activity in 2019 and fuelling a powerful pandemic comeback in 2020. With recent blockbuster hits like The Adam Project, as well as fan favourite streaming series such as Riverdale and Space Force, showcasing recognizable BC landscapes and attractions, BC is swiftly becoming worthy of its own IMDB page. And now, we’re about to see a lot more made-in-BC content, with Netflix signing an additional five-year lease agreement to continue filming at the Langley-based Martini Film Studios (MFS). Continue reading:
BC’s Film Industry Sizzles as Netflix Extends Lease Agreement with Martini Film Studios

Filming in Vancouver: Chris Pratt, Hilary Swank, Laura Dern, Riverdale, and more

Greetings once again, screen believers.

Hope you all had—or are having—enjoyable holidays and may the merriment continue into the new year.

That said, this is the last instalment of this column for 2019—and of this decade. And we have a whole new year ahead of us.

And you know what that means: lots of new projects and stars will be coming this way.

In this week’s roundup of what’s going on in the local screen scene, we’ve got one mammoth of a project coming here in the near future.

Plus, we’ll run down the list of productions getting back on set after their holiday hiatuses.

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Filming in Vancouver: Chris Pratt, Hilary Swank, Laura Dern, Riverdale, and more

Filming in Vancouver: Home Before Dark, Midnight Mass, and TV series to go on holiday hiatuses

Supernatural, shooting its last season, will be among the TV series going on break for the holiday season.

There aren’t any new productions getting started just before the holiday season.

But there are plenty on their way in 2020.

Two TV series that will be starting up in the new year, with one returning and another as a new addition to the local screen scene.

And even though we’re entering the season of gift-giving and renewal with visions of sugar plums and whatnot, these series delve into realms of the dark and mysterious.

Here’s a quick look at who and what’s coming to town—besides Santa Claus, of course.

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Filming in Vancouver: Home Before Dark, Midnight Mass, and TV series to go on holiday hiatuses

Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Arrow, The Order, and Firefly Lane

Stephen Amell stars in Arrow, which embarks upon shooting its final season.

Departures appear to be a recurring theme this week.

For as the saying (and Nelly Furtado song) goes, all good things must come to an end.

While a popular adaptation of a teenage comic book is getting back to work, the latest season will be be faced with the prospect of bidding some sad farewells.

Meanwhile, a superhero series, that launched an entire network of interconnected TV series, is preparing to take its final bow.

Amid all this emotional news, there are some bright spots: a new series, about two female best friends, will start shooting its first season and a horror drama is back for a second season.

So with all that said, here’s a look at just some of what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene this week and in the weeks to come.

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Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Arrow, The Order, and Firefly Lane

Filming in Vancouver: Van Helsing, A Million Little Things, Riverdale, Charmed, and more

A Million Little Things

This week, a dark fantasy TV series with a wicked bite calls it a wrap on its latest season.

But just as that one prepares to call it quits, an ensemble family drama about a group of friends shaken up by the loss of one of them is about to get underway.

Plus there are a whole bunch of TV series on the horizon about to come back to the city—along with a number of new titles to add to the fun.

Here’s what happening in Vancouver’s screen scene this week.

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Filming in Vancouver: Van Helsing, A Million Little Things, Riverdale, Charmed, and more

Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Get Shorty, Chesapeake Shores, and Gabby Duran

Riverdale will wrap production on Season 3 this week.

This week’s rundown of what’s coming and going from Vancouver’s screen scene is all about TV series.

There’s a family drama starting over on Vancouver Island just before a youth comedy about babysitting aliens calls it a wrap.

Also finishing up are Archie and the gang—but don’t worry because they’ll be back.

And there’s a TV series that’s going to be relocating here from the U.S. for its third season.

So if any of this has piqued your interest, here’s a look at what’s happening in local screen industries.

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Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Get Shorty, Chesapeake Shores, and Gabby Duran

Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Lost in Space, Supernatural, and more

After a holiday hiatus, Riverdale gets back to filming its third season today.

Last week, we kicked off 2019 with a look at several TV series returning to production in Vancouver after a seasonal break. 

This week, we take a look at the remaining bunch getting back on set. And it’s quite the extensive list.

So grab a bucket of popcorn or leftover Christmas munchables and get ready to chow down on this lengthy rundown of what’s filming in Vancouver.

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Filming in Vancouver: Riverdale, Lost in Space, Supernatural, and more