Talent: Devery Jacobs, Duane Howard, Mark Anderako
Filmed at the Arctic Circle, this film tells the story of an unexpected friendship forged between a hunter looking for a missing caribou herd and a lost teenage rebel.
Talent: Devery Jacobs, Duane Howard, Mark Anderako
A significant portion of the film was on Gwich’in traditional lands, the first time a feature film has been produced in this region. During filming, weather was a challenge, with daily temperatures between -5 and +24 degrees celsius, and including rain, snow and fog.
Talent: Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
In the scene where the apes are riding horses at sunset, the setting is Tofino's famous Long Beach, in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Talent: Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Bella asks Jacob if he's a werewolf not at LaPush, but at Long Beach, in Tofino, BC. They also walk through the famous outcrops at Incinerator Rock.
Talent: Amy Adams, Henry Cavill
The Superman series filmed in Ucluelet, which doubled as Cordova, a tiny Alaskan fishing village. The producers loved Ucluelet’s rugged shoreline, Amphitrite Point Lighthouse, and many shipping vessels.
Talent: Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
Royal Roads University by day, this castle is the same location used to portray the X-Mansion in the X-Men film series.
Talent: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart
The production the X-Men franchise moved out west to British Columbia. Xavier Mansion found its new home on Vancouver Island. The historic Hatley Castle, a former dormitory/mess hall for military cadets-turned-administrative building, served as the mansion's exteriors. The castle also has a cameo in Deadpool 2.
Atom Egoyan, best known for his Academy Award-nominated film The Sweet Hereafter, was born in Egypt and moved to Victoria, BC, in 1962.
Talent: Leonardo DiCaprio, Melaw Nakehk'o, Robert Moloney, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter
For three days, Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to a harness and yanked around, smashing into prop rubber trees. Vancouver stuntman Glenn Ennis dressed in a blue-screen suit and played the bear.
Talent: David Ramsey, Katie Cassidy, Stephen Amell
Wytecliffe Park is Lian Yu Beach. Oliver goes diving for maps in the old wreck in episode "Dark Waters."
Talent: Aubrey Plaza, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller
In episode 7, David has an illuminating talk with himself at Telus Studio Theatre, located at Chan Centre at UBC.
Cinematographer for Beyonce's Lemonade and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, Chayse calls West Vancouver, BC home.
Wayne Wapeemukwa is a Métis filmmaker from Vancouver. His feature film debut Luk'Luk'I won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and the Directors Guild of Canada's Discovery Award.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
Riverdale High is actually Lord Byng High School on W 16th in Vancouver West.
Ryan Reynolds once smuggled a piece of pie into the US from his favourite local pie shop, Aphrodite's Organic Cafe. It's the same 'hood where Reynolds went to high school.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
The school interiors were shot at Point Grey Secondary, near UBC.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg use real-life high school friends at Vancouver's Point Grey Secondary School as inspiration for Superbad.
Talent: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera
Seth Rogen and friend/writing partner Evan Goldberg attened Point Grey together. The school was inspiration for their first movie, Superbad.
Talent: Aubrey Plaza, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller
Legion was shot on location at the BlueShore Financial Environmental Learning Centre from the Cheakamus Centre.
Grace Park grew up in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood in Vancouver, BC, and graduated from Magee Secondary School. She holds a degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her first role in TV was on the Canadian teen soap opera Edgemont. She later starred in leading roles in Battlestar Galactica, and Hawaii 5-0.
Talent: Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
During the parachute scene, both the North Shore mountains and Vancouver's iconic Lions Gate Bridge can be seen.
Talent: Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
A sweeping chase scene through downtown Vancouver ends in destruction on the Granville Street Bridge.
Kristen Kreuk grew up in Vancouver, attending Eric Hamber School. "In Grade 12, my drama teacher at Eric Hamber told me about an audition for a CBC show called Edgemont. I got a lead role. The casting director, Carole Tarlington, really championed me, sending me out. Eventually, at age 18, I was cast in Smallville."
Talent: Aubrey Plaza, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller
Exteriors for the hospital were filmed at 5255 Heather Street in Vancouver.
Talent: Callum Keith Rennie, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Skarsten
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver helped Portland come to life in two 50 Shades movies, doubling as The Heathman Hotel.
Dennis Gassner was born in 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for his work on Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Road to Perdition (2002) and Skyfall (2012) and has been Oscar-nominated six times for Best Production Design, winning for Bugsy.
Opened in 1927, Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre was Canada's largest theatre for many years. It appears in The X Files, The L Word, Battlestar Galactica, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
Relic has created a number of much-loved real-time strategy (RTS) games, such as Homeworld, Warhammer, and Company of Heroes.
What do Kim's Convenience and Blade Runner 2049 have in common? Both are produced by Vancouver native, Tim Gambles. Tim served as the Executive Producer for both productions.
Talent: David Ramsey, Katie Cassidy, Stephen Amell
Tommy hosts a party for Oliver's homecoming and Oliver uses it as a alibi when he goes after Adam Hunt in the pilot episode.
Industrial Light & Magic is a visual effects company founded by George Lucas, filmmaker and entrepreneur, in 1975. In 2012, the company expanded its global operations and opened their first Canadian studio in Vancouver. In the last several years ILM's Vancouver office has grown exponentially and has produced effects work for several major motion pictures, including Star
Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo, Rogue One, Aquaman, Ready Player One, Black Panther, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok and is currently contributing to Captain Marvel and Aladdin.
Wolfhard grew up on the west side of Vancouver and decided to get into show business when he was eight years old. Though he works in Hollywood, Finn goes to school in Vancouver.
Talent: Callum Keith Rennie, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Skarsten
The site of Christian Grey's office interior. The production team built a total replica of one of the offices from Jameson House at North Shore Studios.
Talent: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen
The Vancouver Convention Center stood in for the international airports of both Honolulu and Tokyo, while downtown parts of the city became San Francisco’s financial district.
DHX Studio has created some of the world's most popular children's shows, including Inspector Gadget, Bob the Builder, and My Little Pony.
Method Vancouver contributed to Marvel's Dr. Strange, producing all scenes that involved Strange's journey through earth and space.
Talent: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Ty Simpkins
Image Engine was brought on to work on 280 shots in Jurassic World, including jungle simulations and highly detailed matte paintings.
Talent: Callum Keith Rennie, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Skarsten
Grey's first seduction of Ana Steele took place here in Gastown. According to Tourism Vancouver, the restaurant shipped a table, some chairs and a place setting to L.A. so the cast could film additional scenes. The spot is now a popular Italian joint, Di Beppe.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The Georgia viaduct was shut down for 2 weeks to film the battle scenes between Deadpool and Francis’ gang.
Talent: Callum Keith Rennie, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Skarsten
Christian Grey saved Anastasia from a cyclist crash just outside Peckinpah in Maple Tree Square, steps away from the famous Gassy Jack statue.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
In E08, Jughead, Archie & Veronica force Joaquin to take them to this green motel, to see a dangerous Serpent named "Mustang". In real life, this is the City Centre Motor Hotel, at 2111 Main Street, in Vancouver, BC.
Finn Wolfhard, best known for Stranger Things and IT, was born in Vancouver BC. Before getting his lead role in Stranger Things, Wolfhard did have several small roles. He has appeared in episodes of The 100, Supernatural, and Young Math Legends.
Talent: Callum Keith Rennie, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Skarsten
Ana’s apartment is located on Powell and Columbia in Gastown, Vancouver.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The Cobalt Hotel played the exterior of the strip club, where Wade Wilson's ex-girlfriend works as a waitress.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
Popular Vancouver strip club No. 5 Orange played itself in Deadpool.
Talent: Angel Gates, Joe Buffalo, Ken Harrower
At TIFF, this film won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. Set in the East Side of Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics, the film centres on five residents of the poverty-stricken neighbourhood.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The Downtown East Side grocery store Rice World was used as the inside of a warehouse.
In The Long Dark, created by Vancouver-based Hinterland Studios, the player must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a global disaster.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
The gym where Veronica and Cheryl fight is actually John Oliver Secondary School.
Actor Ryan Reynolds has added his name to the list of famous donors to help save east Vancouver’s beloved Rio Theatre.
Talent: Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
Massive sets, like the Colonel Compound and ape prison were built on Triangle Rd in South Richmond.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The Coin Laundry at 2683 East Hastings Street doubled as Wade Wilson's laundromat.
Meditation Park is a 2017 Canadian drama film directed by Mina Shum. The movie takes place and was shot entirely in Vancouver’s Hasting Sunrise. The film stars Sandra Oh, whom Shum worked with for the first time in the film, Double Happiness.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The Agrodome arena on the PNE grounds was the scene of a murder by Zamboni.
Since 1987, the Bridge Studios have hosted well over 1,000 productions, including Star Trek: Beyond, Fifty Shades of Grey, Once Upon a Time.
Electronic Arts Canadian headquarters are in Burnaby, BC. They're best known for their long-standing sports game, FIFA, now in production for over 20 years.
One of the largest film studios in North America, the CMPP has been the backdrop for titles such as Godzilla, Fifty Shades Darker, Supernatural and Battlestar Galactica.
Talent: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller
The final major fight scene where Deadpool, Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead square off was filmed in a Surrey, BC scrapyard, underneath the Patullo Bridge.
The show, which takes place in San Jose, California, features the hospital San Jose St. Bonaventure. The actual building is the Surrey City Hall, located in Surrey, BC.
Talent: Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
Coquitlam’s mostly-shuttered Riverview Hospital, which has appeared in multiple productions including the X-Files and Supernatural, features prominently as a home for troubled mutant youth.
Missy Peregrym was born in Quebec, and lived most of her life in Surrey, BC. She attended Fleetwood Park Secondary School in Surrey. In 2000, Peregrym made her acting debut in an episode of Dark Angel, which shot in Vancouver, BC. Missy starred in the TV Crime drama, FBI, as Special Agent Maggie Bell from 2018-2019.
Talent: Billy Burke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Jacob and Billy Black's homes can be found in Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver. The house was painted red to match the colour in the book, prior to filming.
Talent: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
While in the film, Bella moves in with her father in Forks, in real life, their house is located in Keery Park, Surrey.
Jacob calls Langley, BC home, and comes from a talented family. His older sister Emma has also acted before, in the science-fiction film Elysium.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
During filming, the little honky tonk that is Gabby’s Country Cabaret gets a bit of a makeover, turning into the shadowy, smokey Whyte Wyrm—a favourite hangout for Riverdale’s gang, the Southside Serpents.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
The Twilight Drive-In, aka Jughead's home, really exists in Langely.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
The river that Jason Blossom dies in is not actually a river; it's a lake. Jason's murder was filmed at Alouette Lake at Golden Ears Provincial Park in Maple Ridge and Alice Lake in Brackendale.
Talent: Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
Using footage from Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park, the movie's famous waterfall was finished using CGI.
Talent: Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart
The good old all-American Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe diner is actually filmed at Rocko's Family Diner in Mission.
Talent: Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
The passages leading to the hidden fortress are actually the Othello tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park.
Talent: Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leonardo DiCaprio
Alberta's Fortress Mountain can be seen in the snowy battle scene of a dream within a dream, within a dream.
Talent: Devery Jacobs, Duane Howard, Mark Anderako
Much of the film was filmed along the Dempster Highway, near the Richardson Mountains, Ft. McPherson, and in and around Yellowknife and Behchokǫ, all in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
Talent: Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Peter Dinklage
It's been rumoured that Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, was in Banff to film scenes with Instinct Animals for Film, who train the wolves used in the show.
Talent: Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
The mountains of Kananaskis appeared not only in War for the Planet of the Apes, but also The Revenant, the wild landscape perfect for both action-packed films.
Talent: Edward Norton, Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz
Though in the film it was Alaska, this chilly lake is actually in Alberta.
Talent: Leonardo DiCaprio, Melaw Nakehk'o, Robert Moloney, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter
The majority of scenes shot in Canada were filmed in this scenic region of Alberta, spanning several parks and reserves in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
Talent: Leonardo DiCaprio, Melaw Nakehk'o, Robert Moloney, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter
The majority of scenes shot in Canada were filmed in this scenic region of Alberta, spanning several parks and reserves in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
Talent: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
Both the campsite scene and Ennis' bear encounter were shot in Kananaskis Country, a protected Alberta park system with over 4,000 square kilometers of protected Rocky Mountain foothills and lakes.
The exterior sets of the ranch, the dude ranch and Ty’s trailer are all filmed not far near Millarville, AB, which is about a half hour’s drive south-west of Calgary.
Talent: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
Set in the 1800's and starring Clint Eastwood, the Western sets for this film were built near Longview, AB.
Talent: Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman
In S02, the neighbourhood of Kensington, including the Plaza Theatre, was used to film big city scenes set in Sioux Falls, Kansas City, and Luverne.
Talent: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
Jake Gyllenhaal's character checked out bronco-busting saddles at Ranchman's, one of Calgary's favourite Western dancehalls. This is also where Jack met Lureen in the film.
Talent: Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman
In S01, this diner moonlights as Lou’s Coffee Shop, owned by retired cop Lou Solverson. The diner in the show is located in Bimidji, Minnesota. Lou’s is featured in most of the episodes, and their specialty? Pressure-cooked fried chicken.
Since 2007, the Town of High River has been standing in as the fictional community of Hudson on the popular CBC family drama, Heartland.
Nathan Fillion, star of Castle, is known for organizing his own scavenger hunts around the world. When in Edmont, he hid signed t-shirts around Edmonton - including one behind a dumpster.
Founded in 1995, Bioware is one of the most acclaimed RPG developers in the world. Some of their famous games include Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
Nathan Fillion grew up in Mill Woods. Fillion, a graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic High School, left Edmonton for New York in 1994 to take a role as heart-throb Joey Buchanan in One Life to Live.
Talent: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
Ennis' apartment, where he and Cathy meet, is located in Fort MacLeod, named for its previous life as police barracks in the 1880s.
Talent: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
Both the Childress and Electra rodeo scenes were filmed here, including the moment when Jack retrieved the red hat, and stood in the holding cage to mount Sleepy.
Talent: Leonardo DiCaprio, Melaw Nakehk'o, Robert Moloney, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter
Drumheller, otherwise known as the dinosaur capital of the world, appears in The Revenant with its well-known rock faces. They can be seen in the movie in the scene where Hardy’s character, Fitzgerald, sees a meteor streaking across the sky.
Talent: Brent Butt, Fred Ewanuick, Gabrielle Miller
Rouleau’s curling and skating rink was used for exterior shots in the first season episode “Face Off,” featuring the Dog River River Dogs hockey team, when Lacey’s intervention resulted in an unusual score at the team’s first game of the season.
Talent: Brent Butt, Fred Ewanuick, Gabrielle Miller
The Dog River Police Station was the workplace of Karen and Davis – where they took naps and fought crime, and Karen wrote a lot of tickets. The police interrogation room was featured in the season one episode, “All My Ex’s,” when we learned that there were some problems with the DRPD’s recent renovations. The Police Station will be the site of some memorable shenanigans in Corner Gas Animated.
Talent: Brent Butt, Fred Ewanuick, Gabrielle Miller
Rouleau’s United Church had its acting debut in 2003 as Dog River’s church in the first season episode “Pilates Twist,” when Oscar and Emma attended a funeral. At the viewing, Oscar was inspired to build caskets for himself and for Emma, with mixed results. In season two, Oscar and Emma’s ill-fated wedding rehearsal was held at the church in the episode, “Wedding Card.”
Emmy-winning Tatiana Maslany, best known for portraying multiple characters in the science fiction television series Orphan Black, hails from Regina, where a street in the Skywood neighbourhood is now named after her.
Born and raised in Regina and best known for portraying multiple characters in the science fiction television series Orphan Black, Tatiana Maslany graduated in 2003 from Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic High School.
Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg, before moving to New Zealand as a child. She began her career early, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Oscar at only 11 years old. In 2017, she starred in the CBC drama series Bellevue (2017-) and Alias Grace (2017), and was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.
Talent: Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, Mark McKinney
Set in Maddin’s home town of Winnipeg, this film tells the story of a double amputee beer baroness who holds a contest to find the world's saddest song.
Talent: Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman
Constructed in 1920, this neoclassical building is featured prominently in the Oscar-winning 2005 film Capote. Winnipeg also often stood in for the flatlands of Kansas.
Talent: Jessica Matten, Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney
Burden of Truth filmed 50 of its 74 days in Selkirk and the surrounding area.
Talent: Jessica Matten, Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney
While shooting in Selkirk, the show had a significant impact on the town, helping to renovate the Riverside Grill, a local treasure that offers workforce training to people with disabilities.
This documentary by acclaimed Nunavut filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (The Fast Runner, The Journals of Knud Rasmussen) and environmental scientist Ian Mauro brings viewers into the world of Nunavut hunters and Elders, and tells stories of erratic weathers, diminished animal food supply all brought on by climate change.
Born in Kapuskasing, Ontario and growing up in Chippawa, Ontario, Oscar-winning director James Cameron is best known for the acclaimed box-office hits 'Aliens' (1986), 'Titanic' (1997) and 'Avatar' (2009).
Talent: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Sladen Peltier
The actress who plays Saul's grandmother, Edna Manitowabi, is a residential school survivor. She was taken away from her family when she was six years old and committed to a residential school in Spanish, Ontario.
Talent: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Sladen Peltier
77-year-old Edna Manitowabi plays Saul’s grandmother. In real life, Edna is an Anishnaabekwe Elder from Wikwemikon on Manitoulin Island.
Talent: Natar Ungalaaq, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Sylvia Ivalu
The first Inuktitut-language feature film ever made, Atanarjuat won many international awards, including the Camera D’Or for best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival, five Genie Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Direction and Best Motion Picture, and the Claude Jutra Award (now the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature).
Talent: Benjamin Kunuk, Jonah Qunaq, Karen Ivalu
Based on the 1956 western, The Searchers, this film was shot near Igloolik. The director says it was the coldest shoot he's ever been on—and that the actors' frostbite in the film is the real thing.
Talent: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Sladen Peltier
Indian Horse features 45 local Indigenous youth from the Hiawatha, Curve Lake, Scugog, and Alderville First Nations. Killarney Provincial Park produces spectacular fall colours and many scenes were shot here. The short daylight shooting day meant they were scrambling from start to finish.
Bryan Baeumler of Leave it to Bryan received his degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Ryan was born in London, Ontario. His family moved to Cornwall after, with Ryan spending his youth there and also in Toronto. As one of the most well known actors in Hollywood, he is proud of his Canadian heritage. "Canada is not just America’s hat. We have free health care, education.”
Talent: Billy Campbell, Glen Gould, Karine Vanasse
Former offices of the CBC have been transformed into a news conference room for the fictitious Algonquin Bay police department.
Talent: Andrew Herr, Jared Keeso, Michelle Mylett, Nathan Dales
Shot in Sudbury, the town of Letterkenny is fictional, not based on the actual ghost town in Renfrew County.
Talent: Andrew Herr, Jared Keeso, Michelle Mylett, Nathan Dales
Starting out as a web series, Letterkenny was the first original series commissioned by Crave.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The snowy mansion where June meets her daughter in S02E10 is off of Cruickston Park Ln in North Dumfries, near Cambridge.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
This park can be seen in the very first episode of Handmaid's Tale.
Talent: Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kiefer Sutherland
Designated Survivor transformed downtown Galt, Cambridge into a quaint, English suburb for their season finale. The show is shot entirely in Ontario, and Cambridge has been a regular location for the show.
Originaire de Simcoe, en Ontario, cette écrivaine a vu son roman jeunesse être adapté en un film nommé aux Oscars : Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan. Produit par la maison de production d’Angelina Jolie, il a valu à Deborah Ellis une décoration de l’Ordre du Canada en 2016.
Talent: Laurie Holden, Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
In 2006, Brantford’s historic downtown was in the midst of revitalization when the director of Silent Hill asked them to hit pause; the old brick buildings and historical facades were perfect for the film's eerie, zombie-filled backdrop.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The house where Emily is posted at the end of S02 is the historic Sunnyside mansion, located at 13 Main Street South in Saint George, Ontario.
Neve was born in Guelph and grew up in Toronto, attended the Earl Haig Secondary School in that city. She was accepted into the National Ballet School of Canada when she was 9 years old, and eventually to various stage and threatre productions. She would eventually star in a number of Hollywood favourites, including Party of Five and the famous Scream horror franchise.
Talent: Amybeth McNulty, Dalila Bela, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson
The Westfield Heritage Village stood in for scenes set in Avonlea.
Mike Holmes was born in Halton Hills, Ontario. He started learning construction from his father when he was 6, and started his first contracting company at the age of 19. He started his TV career by fixing renovations gone wrong in Canada with his popular TV show, Holmes on Homes. The show has successful multiple spin-offs, including Holmes Make It Right, Mike's Ultimate Garage, and Holmes Inspection.
Talent: Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, Lachlan Murdoch, Thomas Craig, Yannick Bisson
Chedoke House, one of Murdoch Mysteries' many period buildings. The house is a 1836 mansion on the brow of the escarpment. It has also been used as a film location for Anne with an E, also produced in Canada.
Talent: Anna Paquin, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Mannimen
This parlour in the Warden’s house is actually 400 kilometres away from Kingston, at the Ruthven Park National Historic Site in Cayuga. It appears frequently, including the scene in which Grace is hypnotized.
Talent: Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, Lachlan Murdoch, Thomas Craig, Yannick Bisson
The show was in Hamilton in mid-August filming at the Scottish Rite Club at King Street West and Queen Street South. A large portion of it dates from 1896.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
Located on the corner of Bay Street and Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton, Ontario, The Waterfords' House from The Handmaid’s Tale is a real property set amongst a neighbourhood of historic homes.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The flashback from S02E06, with Serena trying to give a conference in a college, was filmed at David Braley Health Sciences Centre from McMaster University in Hamilton.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The exteriors of Dr. Hoffstetler's apartment were shot at 181 MacNab St S in Hamilton.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
Hamilton City Hall served as Giles' former company building.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The last scene of S02 was filmed in the tunnel under the 403, just past the Hidden Valley Park in Burlington.
As one of Canada's most recognizable comedians, the 70-year-old has appeared in more than 60 films. The Hamilton-native received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2008, one of the country's highest honours in the arts.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
An elaborate set was built in the small Bernie Arbour Stadium in Hamilton for S02E01. The Fenway Park baseball stadium's stands and lighting towers were created via CGI.
Talent: Anna Paquin, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Mannimen
The train that Dr. Jordan takes into Toronto is the South Simcoe Heritage Railway.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The domes from the colonies are from Halton Biosolids Management Centre, near Oakville.
Talent: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart
Toronto subbed in many international locations in this Marvel franchise movie, like Spencer Smith Park doubling as Liberty Island in New York.
Talent: Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, Lachlan Murdoch, Thomas Craig, Yannick Bisson
The building standing in for Murdoch's Station House No. 4 in Cabbagetown is actually a 1859 Victorian pump house at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology on Woodward Avenue.
Michael has lived in this suburb west of Toronto all his life, and though now he splits his time between LA and Brampton, calls the city his "real home." Stadium Comics - located in Shopper’s World Brampton - has declared Aug. 13 as the Michael Cera Day to coincide with the release of the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
Some ceremonial scenes were shot at Coronation Park in Oakville. Remember the scene where there was a congregation of handmaids for the execution? It was filmed in this park.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
Some buildings from University of Toronto Mississauga were used to film the place where Emily is teaching in S02E02.
Before becoming a director, Egoyan was a professor at the University of Toronto and also a widely published writer and essayist.
Multi-talented as an actor, writer, and singer, O'Hara is known for her roles in films such as Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and Best in Show. She's won many awards, including an Emmy, a Gemini, a Genie, and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. She is also the recipient of the Order of Canada for her contribution in Arts and Entertainment.
Talent: Caroline Dhavernas, Grace Lynn Kung, Jay Ryan, Katie Douglas
Mary's house in this Canada-produced crime series is on 90 Cumberland Drive, Mississauga, ON.
Catherine O'Hara attended high school at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate in Etobicoke, Ontario. She went to school there with fellow Canadian actress, Robin Duke, and the two acted together in a school production of "Harvey".
Talent: Amanda Seyfried, Jonathan Bennett, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
When the girls go shopping, they're really at Sherway Gardens shopping centre outside Toronto.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The new Red Center (the Rachel and Leah Center) from S02E06 was shot at Vaughan City Hall.
In 2001, Rachel McAdams received a bachelor’s degree in Theater from York University. She studied the four-year theatre program in 2001. She became known from the MTV pilot called Shotgun Love Dolls as Beth Swanson, which was also filmed at York University.
Talent: Anna Paquin, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Mannimen
Before filming, the cast was sent to a boot camp at Black Creek Pioneer Village to learn how to churn butter, flip mattresses, and stoke fires.
Jim Carrey was born as James Eugene Carrey in 1962. About his love for comedy, he's said, "I just remember seeing Sister Marie-Jean in her habit on her hands and knees pounding on the floor. And then she got up afterward and said, 'Jim wants to be a comedian when he grows up.' And that was it."
Talent: Billy Campbell, Glen Gould, Karine Vanasse
Seasons 1 & 2, based on Giles Blunt's award-winning "John Cardinal Mysteries" books, were filmed in the northern Ontario cities of Sudbury and North Bay.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
At the end of S02E07 there is a scene with the handmaids filmed at the Artscape Wychwood Barns.
Talent: Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kiefer Sutherland
Designated Survivor took over the Luna Cafe at the corner of Dovercourt & Argyle.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The streets outside were filled with vintage cars to set the mood for the diner scene.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
A flashback of the Waterfords’ Guardian, Nick, shows him chatting with a superior outside the Eye headquarters, a.k.a. the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place.
Sarah Gadon gained her recognition in David Cronenberg's films A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis, attended Claude Watson School for the Arts until grade 8.
Talent: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart
For Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the film shot the interior at Casa Loma in Toronto, ON, while Parkwood Estate and its pristine gardens in nearby Oshawa was used for its exteriors.
Talent: Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera
At the Baldwin Steps, Scott dares Lucas Lee to go down the rail on his skateboard.
Talent: Gabriel Macht, Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams
The "Hey Apathy" mural can be seen in the background of this Suits scene, the Toronto neighbourhood standing in for Brooklyn.
Cast as Aladdin in the vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, Massoud was born in Egypt, but moved to Toronto when he was just 3. He dropped out of drama to focus on science and math while a student at Brother André Catholic High School in Markham.
Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg forged a professional bond with Sarah Gadon, dating back to her days studying film theory and criticism at the University of Toronto.
Toronto-based Guru Studio provided key craft personnel and animation work to the Oscar-nominated film, "The Breadwinner". In addition to production contributions to the film, Guru's Stuart Shankly (Ever After High, Song of the Sea) is working as Assistant Director, alongside Director Nora Twomey, spending several months in Ireland at the start of production.
As 2012's Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor in Canadian Studies, Polley mentors UC students on all forms of writing. She’s been meeting frequently with students, and in January organized “Toronto: City on Screen,” a panel discussion at UC featuring some of Canada’s most recognized filmmakers.
Patrick chose Northern Secondary School for its world-class theatre program. His passion for acting started young. ‘If acting is really what I want to do with my life, there’s no better high school than this one."
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
In S02E09, Gilead's delegation goes through University Ave in Toronto.
In this animated short, a steamed dumpling springs to life and its empty-nest creator, an aging Chinese woman, venture downtown. They do tai chi in a park by the CN Tower; travel on the red and white Toronto streetcar; and shop for groceries in Chinatown. Bao is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
Before his series Schitt's Creek was picked up, this Toronto-native was a host for MTV Canada. He was intentionally raised in Canada and away from Hollywood so he and his sister could have a normal upbringing. Levy attended Ryerson University where he studied film production.
Talent: Izabela Vidovic, Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Mark Dozlaw, Owen Wilson
Jacob Tremblay prepared for his part by talking with patients at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
In a brief early flashback to life before Gilead, Offred visits the aquarium‘s underwater tunnel with her husband, Luke, and daughter, Hannah.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
Gilead throws a banquet for a visiting Mexican trade delegation in S01E06. The scene was filmed in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, which shows up again a couple of episodes later, when Commander Waterford sneaks Offred into a seedy club called Jezebel’s.
Emmy-nominated director Jeremy Podeswa is known for his work in Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and Fugitive Pieces. He was born in 1962 in Toronto and attended Ryerson University.
Talent: Gabriel Macht, Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams
The fictional law firm, Pearson Hardman, is based in the Bay-Adelaide Centre.
Talent: Gale Harold, Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison
As one of the first major US series to be shot in Canada, Queer as Folk used Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village as a stand-in for Philadelphia’s Liberty Ave.
Formed in 2006 by the merger of Decode Entertainment and the Halifax Film Company, DHX is the industry's largest independent owner of children's television content.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The water man goes to the cinema in the century-old Elgin Theatre in Toronto, which is also where the film premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The exteriors of the Orpheum theatre were filmed at Massey Hall.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The memorial park that appears in several episodes are the Allan Gardens in Toronto.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
The Putnam House is actually located in a suburb of Toronto, the massive property complete with a swimming pool, pool house, tennis courts, garages and summer house as well as the large fountain, seen in S01E09.
Talent: Andrea Bang, Jean Yoon, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Simu Liu
Owned by Yong and Kyung Chung, the setting of Kim's Convenience is an actual corner store in real life.
Max & Ruby, an children animation series based on the book by Rosemary Wells, was produced by Nelvana and Treehouse from the Corus group.
Talent: Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Tatiana Maslany
In S01, Sarah investigates a crime scene as her clone, Beth, down this famously crooked road in Corktown.
Talent: Caroline Dhavernas, Grace Lynn Kung, Jay Ryan, Katie Douglas
The Eden General Hospital in the show Mary Kills People is actually the Bridgepoint Health Hospital in Toronto, ON.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The scenes at the docks were filmed in the Don River area around the Keating Channel.
The charming 8-minute short is the brainchild of Domee Shi, a Toronto animator, who is the first female director of a Pixar short. Like the dumpling, Shi is the only child of Chinese Canadian parents and grew up in East York and Scarborough.
Talent: Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella
Offred's card is declined at Toronto's French cafe, Bonjour Brioche.
Talent: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sandy McMaster, Sean Bridgers, Wendy Crewson
Just one "room" was built to create an authentic experience for Brie Larsen and Jacob Tremblay. The set, built on a soundstage at Pinewood Studios in Toronto, was only 11 ft × 11 ft.
Talent: Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher
Cranfield Manor, built in 1902, was the setting for interior shots of Pennywise's mansion.
After many tweets and online posts, Grinder Coffee successfully talked Ryan Gosling into visiting their shop, while in town promoting his Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man" at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"In 1975, when I was 8, we moved to Crescent Town, one of Toronto’s first housing complexes. It was ethnically diverse, with huge Pakistani, Jamaican and Asian populations." Kiefer went to Crescent Town Elementary School and at least five high schools, never staying very long.
Carrey grew up in a historic home next to the Titan Wheels factory and attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute. His father would work in the accounting department at the factory and, in exchange for living in the house across the street, the Carreys would clean the building every night, from 6 p.m. into the next morning.
Though he always knew he wanted to be an actor, Massoud has said he dropped out of drama to focus on science and math in high school.
Talent: Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Eugene Levy
Goodwood is home to about 600 people, and was where Schitt's Creek was filmed.
Talent: Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
The exteriors of the research facility were filmed at the John Andrews Building in the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto.
Talent: Amybeth McNulty, Dalila Bela, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson
Guess what are we filming at the Pickering Museum Village? Anne is back for season 2!
Talent: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart
For Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the film shot the interior at Casa Loma in Toronto, ON, while Parkwood Estate and its pristine gardens in nearby Oshawa was used for its exteriors.
Talent: Billy Campbell, Glen Gould, Karine Vanasse
Cardinal: Black Fly Season was filmed over the summer at the Mattawa River Resort.
Talent: Amybeth McNulty, Dalila Bela, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson
The pavement of downtown Millbrook, ON, has been camouflaged to look like P.E.I.'s rusty-red soil, using tonnes of crushed bricks.
Talent: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Sladen Peltier
The residential school scenes were shot in Peterborough in 2016 at The Mount Community Centre. The building used to be a convent run by nuns.
Talent: Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher
Port Hope was transformed into Derry for filming. Derry is the portrayal of Bangor, a city in Maine where Stephen King has a house.
Talent: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Sladen Peltier
The actress who plays Saul's grandmother, Edna Manitowabi, is also a retired professor in the Indigenous Studies Department at Trent University. There, she helped establish Nozhem Theatre, the university’s dedicated Indigenous performance space.
Talent: Andrew Herr, Jared Keeso, Michelle Mylett, Nathan Dales
Home to Wayne and Darryl, this fictional community is based on star Jared Keeso's hometown of Listowel, Ontario.
Talent: Anna Paquin, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Mannimen
Every day, Grace is escorted from the prison to the Warden’s house across the street. Some special effects have been used to remove the modern surroundings, but the house really is right across the street, and part of the museum.
Sandra Oh grew up on Camwood Crescent, a quiet street in Nepean, a suburb of Ottawa. She studied ballet and won a scholarship to Carleton University but decided to attend the National Theatre School of Canada instead.
Oh has been nominated for six Emmy awards, making history as the first woman of Asian descent to have received an Emmy for a Lead Actress role for her work in "Killing Eve".
As children, Mr. Sutherland and his twin sister, Rachel, spent time in Canada’s parliament in Ottawa. “I remember eating hot dogs in the House of Commons and waiting for my grandpa,” he said. “I loved the debates.”
Ben, who lived at 24 Sussex between the ages of 6 and 16, is the son of past Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Talent: Alex Chang, Amy Adams, Mark O'Brien, Ryan Kuo, Tyler Callahan
Hybride not only created the squid-like creatures, which they call heptapods, they also created the logograms, which are the written language the aliens use to communicate with humans.
Talent: Ana de Armas, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ryan Gosling
The Los Angeles of 2049 is so ecologically topsy turvy that there's snow in California. Director Denis Villeneuve invited the project's British cinematographer, Roger Deakins, to the city to experience the uniqueness of a Montreal cold snap first hand.
Talent: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément
Quebec director Xavier Dolan's Mommy won best foreign film at France's César Awards.
Talent: Brittany LeBorgne, Heather White, Maika Harper
Filmed on location at the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Mohawk Girls contributed $29.8 million in GDP and generated $43.1 million for the region, creating 430 full-time jobs and employing around 750 background performers.
Will Arnett studied Theatre at Concordia University. He actually never graduated and dropped out after only one semester. He moved to New York shortly after to pursue acting.
Baruchel grew up in the west-side neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. A lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan, his character in "This is the End" could be seen sporting a Habs baseball cap. He's recently wrote a book, "Born into It", about growing up with the team.
NDG native and director of Indian Horse, Stephen has also been Clint Eastwood's chief Steadicam operator for 25 years.
Vallée was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. He studied filmmaking at the Collège Ahuntsic and the Université de Montréal. He is a producer and director, known for C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Café de Flore (2011).
Based in Montréal, Quebec, this studio partnered with Bethesda to develop Fallout Shelter, one of the most-played titles on Android and iOS.
Talent: Karine Vanasse, Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau
While the story is set at the Ecole polytechnique, the director chose not to film on campus, out of respect for the victims and their families.
Xavier Dolan, director of The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, was born in Montréal at the Children’s Hospital.
Ubisoft, headquartered in Montréal is the maker of bestselling console games like Assassin’s Creed Origins, For Honor, and Far Cry.
Caroline Dhavernas was born in Montréal, Québec and attended the English-speaking elementary school, The Priory School. She has worked in both film and television, with her most notable roles in Hannibal and the Canadian-produced medical thriller Mary Kills People.
Talent: Ana de Armas, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ryan Gosling
Framestore helped craft concept artwork and 300+ VFX shots for Blade Runner 2049.
Sandra Oh was accepted at the National Theatre School after doing a scene from Macbeth as her audtion.
Blind Vaysha is a 2016 animated short by Theodore Ushev, produced by Marc Bertrand for the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of ARTE France. Montreal actress Caroline Dhavernas performed the narration for the film, in both English and French.
Talent: Alex Chang, Amy Adams, Mark O'Brien, Ryan Kuo, Tyler Callahan
When producers for the sci-fi film “Arrival” needed inspiration for their protagonist, a world-class linguist tasked with cracking an alien language, they headed to McGill University to study a professor in her natural habitat.
Developing a love for theatre at a young age, Plummer began acting while living on Pine Avenue in Montreal. He was playing Mr. Darcy in a production of Pride and Prejudice when he was discovered by Herbert Whittaker, the critic for the Montreal Gazette and later The Globe and Mail, who raved about his performance and encouraged him to join the Montreal Repertory Theatre.
Tunisian writer and director Meryam Joobeur is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. Her film, Brotherhood, won the IWC Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film.
Talent: Alex Chang, Amy Adams, Mark O'Brien, Ryan Kuo, Tyler Callahan
For the meeting with General Shang, the location department chose the Place des Arts in Montreal, a circular building and nod to the alien's logograms.
Ethan served as production designer for the 2015 Canadian-Irish film Room, for which he and Mary Kirkland won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design.
A Telefilm Canada/France/Belgium co-production, The Triplets of Belleville won a Genie for best picture. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for best animated feature and best original song.
In 2015, Felix & Paul produced Jurassic World: Apatosaurus, a companion piece to Universal’s franchise reboot of Jurassic World. They followed this up with Jurassic World: Blue, featuring photorealistic dinosaurs.
Best known for playing Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film C.R.A.Z.Y., for which he won the Jutra Award for best actor.
Talent: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Stewart
Remember the scene when Magneto touches down at Washington's Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and starts to enact his deadly plan? This was actually shot in Montréal's Olympic Stadium, one-time home to the Expos.
Talent: Émilie Bibeau, Ève Landry, François Papineau, Guylaine Tremblay, Patrice L'Ecuyer
A series based on a Quebecois woman in prison for the attempted murder of her father, the special set was built in the basement of Maison de Radio-Canada to suit the many prison interior scenes.
Talent: Gérard Depardieu, Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma
The scenes with older Pi recounting his tale were filmed around Montreal, near the Montreal Science Centre and King Edward Pier, as well as close to the intersection of Notre Dame & Berri streets.
Talent: Danielle Proulx, Marc-André Grondin, Mariloup Wolfe, Michel Côté
The idea for this film came to director Jean Marc Vallée after spending time at a cottage in QC's Eastern Townships. He was inspired by the stories of a neighbour and his four rough-and-tumble brothers growing up.
Vanasse grew up in the public eye, getting her first role at the young age of 13. By 16, she had taken home the Jutra Award for best actress, in Léa Pool’s Emporte-Moi.
Born in Bécancour, Quebec, Villeneuve has directed a number of critically acclaimed films, such as Prisoners (2013), Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). For his work on Arrival, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Talent: Danielle Proulx, Marc-André Grondin, Mariloup Wolfe, Michel Côté
Given the film's distinct Quebec flavour, it's hard to imagine Vallée having made it anywhere else. When actor Michel Côté saw the script, he agreed they had to stay in Quebec to do the script justice.
Talent: Dorothée Berryman, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands, Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau
The Barbarian Invsions is the first Canadian film to win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars. The movie was mainly shot in Quebec, with the famous house by the lake shot near Lake Memphremagog.
With a team of over 300, Beenox are the creators of the popular Call of Duty Black Ops, Skylanders, Skylanders Trap Tea, Swap Force, and Skylanders Super Chargers.
That fur-lined full collar jacket you see Ryan Gosling wearing in Blade Runner 2049 was designed by Quebec-native, Renée April. Renée has won a Genie, a Satellite, and a Gemini for her work in costume design.
Talent: Dane DeHaan, Gordon Pinsent, Tatiana Maslany
Based on a short story by Kanuk jacket founder Louis Grenier, Two Lovers and a Bear required an extreme environment to reflect the emotional isolation of its central characters. “The only thing that was clear is that it had to be beyond the treeline – in the real Arctic,” Nguyen said. Once he visited Iqaluit, there was no turning back.
Ellen was born in Halifax in 1987. She was born Ellen Philpotts-Page, and started out in Canadian feature films and TV series, winning two Gemini Awards by the time she was 18. She is now a strong environmental support of her home province.
Formed in 2006 by the merger of Decode Entertainment and the Halifax Film Company, DHX is the industry's largest independent owner of children's television content.
The Wooden Monkey is Ellen Page's favourite restaurant in her hometown. Her tweet, "Best thing about going home to Halifax (other than seeing the family) is getting to go to @TheWoodenMonkey" - says it all.
Talent: Amybeth McNulty, Dalila Bela, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson
While the original story is set in Prince Edward Island, most of Anne with an E was shot in Southern Ontario due to production budget and tax credits.
Talent: John Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Patrick Roach, Robb Wells
The stars of Trailer Park Boys spent time in Nova Scotia filming, including a scene at Truro Police Service, where the boys were arrested.
Talent: John Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Patrick Roach, Robb Wells
S08 was filmed at the Bible Hill Estates trailer park. The production team had just 12 days to take five empty trailer lots and turn them into homes for Ricky, Julian and Bubbles.
Talent: Jim Caviezel, Ron Perlman, Sophia Myles
Newfoundland’s Bay of Islands doubled as Norway in the 2008 American sci-fi action film, Outlander.