Following a lengthy production shutdown in British Columbia due to the coronavirus pandemic, the B.C. film and TV industry is now officially back in full swing. Given the jurisdiction’s appealingly lower Covid-19 infection numbers, productions have been betting on B.C. — in fact, it’s even busier than prior to the March 13 shutdown. For example, there were 58 productions in town the week of Sept. 15, 2019. This year during the same period, there were 69. For the week of Oct. 15, 2019, there were 53 productions filming in B.C.; this year, there were 76. And during the week of Nov. 15, 2019, there were 49. Currently, around 60 projects are shooting.
There was what has been described as a “Herculean” effort to get the productions up and running again, with the industry actively lobbying the B.C. government. And the government has been responsive. After all, B.C.’s film industry is a multibillion-dollar concern, and, along with travel,...
There was what has been described as a “Herculean” effort to get the productions up and running again, with the industry actively lobbying the B.C. government. And the government has been responsive. After all, B.C.’s film industry is a multibillion-dollar concern, and, along with travel,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Katherine Brodsky
- Variety Film + TV
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