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Desert ranch-lands, derelict barns: Okanagan Film Commission scouts for new locations

Film commission looking for new locations from Penticton south to the U.S. border
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A crew filming in the Okanagan. (Craig Pulsifer, Minds Eye Entertainment photo)

It香蕉视频直播檚 all about location for the Okanagan Film Commission.

The group responsible for bringing dozens of shows and movies to the region this year is searching for new areas to film, as the local industry continues to expand 香蕉视频直播渆xponentially.香蕉视频直播

香蕉视频直播淲e are looking for desert ranch-lands and large arid properties with landscape features including mountain views, rivers, lakes, and rock formations,香蕉视频直播 said Gord Wylie from the commission.

From Penticton to the U.S. border, into the Kootenay Boundary region and as far west as the Princeton area, the group is hoping they can find new film locations that will appeal to some of the industry香蕉视频直播檚 top producers.

香蕉视频直播淎s well, we are scouting for land with features such as derelict and tumble-down buildings, houses, barns, and even old warehouses,香蕉视频直播 Wylie added.

In a bi-annual update from June, the commission reported that 16 movies had been shot locally so far in 2022. Leaders from the group expect more than 30 productions to be completed by the time December comes around, with bigger budget films and television projects currently in progress.

香蕉视频直播淭his region is now a film production center, and as such, there is interest in these types of locations,香蕉视频直播 said Jon Summerland, the group香蕉视频直播檚 commissioner.

People with questions about properties and buildings that might be suitable are asked to email gwyliephoto@gmail.com.

Though the industry in the Okanagan is growing at a rapid pace, according to Summerland, the commission is also in 香蕉视频直播渄esperate香蕉视频直播 need of more qualified staff. The film centre is hosting a three-day workshop in Kelowna to help people 香蕉视频直播渇ast track香蕉视频直播 their careers.

Those interested in attending the Take 2 Okanagan Film Fundamentals event, set from Sept. 23 to 25, can sign up at



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