Film London and the Vancouver Film Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to recognise and enhance the creative and business links between the two cities. The memorandum was signed today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The production for Deadpool 2, which is already one of the highest grossing films of the year, was shot in a variety of locations throughout Vancouver and the surrounding area. One of the film’s most ambitious set-pieces involved a large prison convoy under siege in downtown Vancouver.
The fifth annual LMGI Awards took place at the Alex Theatre in Glendale over the weekend, with Dunkirk and Baby Driver honoured as part of this year’s winners. Baby Driver proved to be the most popular production of the night, scoring Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film and Outstanding Film Commission – the latter for the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment.
When the announcement was made in April 2016 that HBO’s hit show, The Leftovers, would shoot its final season in Melbourne, the state of Victoria received a huge profile boost. The state has since received an even greater amount of attention from hosting the Academy Award-nominated Lion.
In a historic win, Damien’s Chazelle’s La La Land took home all seven of the awards it was nominated for, including Best Screenplay and Best Original Song. As an ode to the golden age of Hollywood musicals, La La Land was filmed largely in the Greater Los Angeles area.
The Basic Film Incentive Tax Credit offered within the Canadian province of British Columbia will be cut from 33% to 28% over growing concerns regarding inflated Government spending.
Authorities in British Columbia have announced a new film and TV office for Los Angeles. Vancouver is one of the top production centres in North America and a regular double for California. Comic book drama Deadpool has been a high-profile recent visitor.
Ryan Reynolds’ new comic book movie Deadpool will film partly on location on the Georgia Viaduct, a major twinned bridge in central Vancouver. The movie is a solo outing for the comic book hero Reynolds first played as a supporting character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.