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British Columbia is the third-largest
motion picture production centre in North America, after
only Los Angeles and New York City. Eight Below,
Fantastic Four, X-Men 3, DaVinci's Inquest, Battlestar
Galactica, Dark Angel and Smallville, are just some of the major movies and
television series shot in British Columbia in recent
years.
In 2005, more than 211 productions,
worth $1.4 billion, were made in British Columbia –
including 63 feature films and 124 television movies,
series and pilots, and 24 animation productions. Foreign production activity was valued
at $1.2 billion in 2005.
Key factors underlying British
Columbia’s strong competitive position in the industry,
and future growth potential include:
- Supportive business environment – industry-friendly
permitting process, generous provincial motion picture
and computer animation tax incentives.
- Production services support – script breakdown,
location scouting, and digital locations library and
packages through the BC Film Commission.
- Spectacular and regionally diverse scenery and
locations – an enhanced regional film tax credit is
available for productions shooting outside the Greater
Vancouver region.
- Skilled, experienced labour pool – 30,000 highly
qualified workers are employed in production and support
services.
- Excellent industrial relations.
- Well-developed infrastructure – 50 shooting stages,
water tank, one of North America’s largest special
effects studios, over 30 post-production facilities, and
two film labs.
- Competitive cost structure – competitive wages,
facility, and equipment costs.
- Industry excellence – a world-class cluster of
digital film and animation firms, research and
post-secondary institutions, creating opportunities for
new products and services.
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