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Filmed Here

Photo Credit: Northern Rescue
Photo Credit: Northern Rescue
Photo Credit: Northern Rescue
Photo Credit: Northern Rescue
Photo Credit: Northern Rescue

Film Industry

Fresh Canadian pines, amongst a backdrop of Canadian granite, Georgian Bay beaches and classic heritage buildings look great on film. Local movie studio, Muskoka North Film Studios, provides a local place to shoot, and saves you transporting equipment which is already here.

Since 2010

  • 19 productions have been hosted in West Parry Sound
  • $64.7 million generated from economic spinoff

Top 10 Reasons to shoot in Parry Sound

1. Access to special financial incentives
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation supports film and television development and production in Greater Sudbury through its Emerging Technology Fund. Over $64.8 million has been provided to 85 projects across Northern Ontario since 2004.

Production companies shooting in Parry Sound can benefit from generous provincial and federal tax credits, including the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canada Production Services Tax Credit.

Plus, shooting in Parry Sound is affordable with no City filming permit fees and reasonably priced accommodations, restaurants and catering services.

2. State-of-the-art facilities
Parry Sound has the necessary infrastructure for high-quality film, television and video productions, a dedicated film production space, equipment rental supply services, post-production services, as well as equipment and production trucks.

Hideaway Pictures, Carte Blanche Films and Copperworks Consulting are film and television production companies dedicated to the development of the film industry in Northern Ontario. They have a dedicated track record of offering excellent services to producers from outside the area.

3. Availability of support services
The Town of Parry Sound and Music and Film in Motion can assist in every aspect of production. We offer free services to help filmmakers make the most out of their budget and have a great experience in the region.  We will bend over backwards to help you set up camp.

Filmmakers shooting in Parry Sound can also join the Northern Film Network for the opportunity to showcase and market their productions and connect with local talent.

4. Passionate crews
Keep production costs low by working with local professionals rather than paying the expenses of an out-of-town crew. From set designers, to sound and light technicians, to hair and makeup artists, you’ll find highly skilled individuals wanting to contribute to your project. Music and Film in Motion has a resource guide available with their contact information.
Partnerships with post-secondary institutions are proof of our ongoing commitment to fostering local talent.

5. Unparalleled scenery

Parry Sound has a variety of cultural, residential and industrial locales ideal for film and television production.
The majestic beauty of Northern Ontario’s landscape includes natural surroundings that can double for a variety of backdrops. Our excellent four-season climate offers colour palettes to suit any film setting: snow-covered lakes in the winter, budding greenery in the spring, sunny beaches in the summer and golden foliage in the fall. And by the way, we have infrastructure in place to make filming in inclement weather a breeze.

Our local scouting professionals have established contacts and can help you sort through the sites and find your ideal filming locations.  3D models of some spaces are available.

6. Famous Northern hospitality
Local businesses and residents are thrilled to welcome you to our city. While you’re here, go ahead and enjoy our amenities, including fabulous full-service hotels, amazing restaurants and all sorts of exciting activities.
Parry Sound staff and Music and Film in Motion can assist in finding accommodations for any budget.

7. Easily accessible
Parry Sound is only two hours North of Toronto, Hwy 400.Parry Sound Municipal Airport and Georgian Bay Airways daily flights from Toronto to Parry Sound

8. Film-friendly policies
Our love of cinema and television is apparent. That’s why Parry Sound is a proactive and film-friendly region. Come here and you’ll find a variety of filming locations to choose from, along with accommodating municipal policies and no charge for film permits. A dedicated film liaison officer at the city will walk you through every step on the way to producing your project.
Download our film policy manual to get all the details on municipal procedures for filming in Parry Sound.
Parry Sound is only two hours North of Toronto, Hwy 400.Parry Sound Municipal Airport and Georgian Bay Airways daily flights from Toronto to Parry Sound

9. Join the ranks
Be a part of the success in our growing film industry. Take a look at this list of successful films and series shot in Parry Sound:

Northern Rescue, 2018, The Young Wife, June 2017, Glimmer, 2017, Eyewitness, 2016, The Steps, 2014/15, The Dark, 2016, Country Crush, 2015, Dead of Winter, 2014, October Gale, 2014, People Hold On, 2014, Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas, Slasher, 2015, Pete’s Christmas, 2013, Island Hunters, 2016, A Very Larry Christmas, 2013, And Now A Word From Our Sponsor, 2013, Against The Wild, 2013, Stage Fright, 2012, The Dogfather, 2010, The Entitled, 2010

10. Local casting opportunities
Finally, what is the most important reason you should shoot in Parry Sound? We’re simply magnificent people! Local actors, artists, musicians and other professionals are all vying for the chance to be a part your project’s success.

Get in touch with us today. We’ll connect you with the right people and help you turn your production dream into a reality.

Productions Filmed Here

Northern Rescue

The series follows John West (Billy Baldwin), who uproots his three children from the big city of Boston to return to the Northern community of Turtle Island Bay to take command of the local Search & Rescue service after the death of his wife. Northern Rescue centres on the resilience of family and community combined with action and adventure.

Country Crush

When city girl and aspiring singer Nancy Taylor’s car breaks down on the way to a cottage party, good-hearted country boy Charlie comes to her rescue. Sparks fly and a promising romance begins. But will their relationship be cut short when Nancy needs to choose between following her opportunistic music producer or following her heart?

Dead of Winter

In the rugged wilderness of ‘Colorado’ teams compete in an extreme Geocache treasure hunt. It’s all fun and games until they discover the real game is someone hunting them. Foreboding clues take them up mountains and across streams and just as quickly, into some barbarous kills. Suspicions surface, tempers flare and the body count rises. One by one they’re getting picked off. They have to band together or die alone.

October Gale

A killer stalks a remote island in this edge-of-your-seat thriller starring Patricia Clarkson, Scott Speedman, and Tim Roth. Helen (Clarkson), a recently widowed doctor, returns home to her isolated cottage off the Canadian coast to find a stranger with a gunshot wound hiding out from two men intent on killing him. As an ominous storm brews outside, trapping the pair on the island, they must join forces to survive a harrowing night of terror, while navigating the mounting attraction growing between them. Full of hairpin plot twists and unrelenting tension, October Gale is a grippingly suspenseful spine-chiller.

People Hold On

People Hold On is a film that explores the extended family of friends we all have and how we face the approach of adulthood together, as time pulls us apart. These are the people who could write your history. Your nearest and dearest. But we all have that moment when we refer to our best friend and wonder to ourselves “Are they still?” People Hold On is an intimate exploration of relationships; friends, enemies, love and loss.

Shelby: The Dog who Saved Christmas

When rescue dog Shelby escapes the dog pound on Christmas eve, he runs straight into the arms of little Jake (John Paul Ruttan, Robocop) and immediately the two are inseparable. Shelby is the best friend Jake’s always wanted… But the town’s dogcatcher wants Shelby back! Can Shelby conjure up a little Christmas magic to save the day?

Slasher

A young woman returns to the small town where her parents were murdered, only to find the past re-emerging as a new series of murders begins.

Pete’s Christmas

Pete’s Christmas is a story about an overshadowed middle child who gets an unexpected second chance—and third, fourth and many more—to make his family’s disastrous Christmas day perfect when he finds himself destined to live the day over and over again.

Island Hunters

HGTV Global Island Hunters show where they are on the search for the perfect island for their real estate buyer.  Five episodes have been filmed in Parry Sound on the Georgian Bay.

A Very Larry Christmas

Larry is a good natured guy with a spotty work history. Santa picks Larry to fill in when he breaks his leg. Larry`s old boss and Santa`s PR assistant doubt Larry and his ability. Even Larry has misgivings but Santa and Larry`s dad believe Larry`s Christmas spirit and good heart will save the day.

And Now A Word From Our Sponsors

An advertising CEO wakes up in the hospital speaking only in ad slogans.

Against The Wild

Two siblings and their devoted dog become lost in the wilderness and must learn how to combine their skills, trust their instincts and navigate a terrain as beautiful as it is untamed.

Stage Fright

A snobby musical theatre camp is terrorized by a blood-thirsty killer who hates musical theatre.

The Dogfather

Dogfather stars SNL’s Chris Parnell

The Entitled

Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan (KEVIN ZEGERS), plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family — extort a fortune from three wealthy men (RAY LIOTTA, VICTOR GARBER, STEPHEN MCHATTIE). The plan: to abduct their socialite children (LAURA VANDERVOORT, DUSTIN MILLIGAN, JOHN BREGAR) and collect a healthy ransom of $3-million dollars.

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