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Film Companies All Heading To Canada
It seems that film locations drift into and out of vogue every few years in American cinema. Once upon a time it was Europe that everybody wanted to shoot in, then Italy and even the Middle East, now it’s Canada’s turn in the spot light.
There have been some very successful films shot in Canada in recent years, including The Terminal, which stared Tom Hanks, Lucky Number Slevin, and the X-Men trilogy which is set to continue in 2010 with another Canadian-shot film. In fact in last 10 years over two thousand American TV and film productions have been shot in Canada, a figure which is set to increase for the next decade.
Recently director Dominic Sena was asked about the motivations for shooting his latest film ‘White Out’ in Canada. The plot is that a US Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months. Sena suggested that the biggest motivation for using Canada was that they could find terrain similar to that found in Antarctica, but close enough to civilization to make filming possible. This is a point that is echoed by many film producers as Canada has such as diverse range of climates and settings, and yet has a developed western economy within which filming logistics are made easier.
Other industry experts have suggested that aside from the fact film crews like Canada holidays, many films are shot there because it is so close to America and so easily accessible, making it the perfect place to shoot film in fresh and new surroundings that have not previously been seen by the American public. Additionally, it is cheaper to shoot here due to the weaker Canadian dollar. In fact many scenes that could be shot on American soil, such as Alaska cruises footage, is actually shot in Canada due to the reduced production costs. If you fancy being part of the next big Canadian-shot film or just fancy Toronto holidays check out Canadian Sky.
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