SHARE ON: Actress Laura Mitchell, on location at the Otway Nordic Centre in Prince George (Photo provided by City of Prince George)
Shooting for ‘A Great North Christmas’, a film set in Prince George featuring landmarks across the city, has come to an end.
“It’s going to reignite the film industry for Prince George,” explained Producer, Norm Coyne, “this is such a beautiful love letter to the region.”
Yesterday (Monday), Baker Street Cinema finished up filming after getting some birds-eye-view shots of the community using a drone.
Coyne says the film is expected to be released in November and adds the support from PG residents and businesses was imperative to the success of the movie.
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SHARE ON: Actress Laura Mitchell, on location at the Otway Nordic Centre in Prince George (Photo provided by City of Prince George)
Actress Laura Mitchell, on location at the Otway Nordic Centre in Prince George (Photo provided by City of Prince George)
The filming of a new Christmas movie has begun in Prince George and a number of community landmarks will be highlighted on the screen.
‘A Great North Christmas’ is being filmed at over a dozen locations in PG, including Otway Nordic Centre and Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.
“Along with our cast, Prince George is definitely a star of this film,” says Director James Douglas, “the entire production is being filmed around Prince George and the immediate area, and locals will recognize a number of PG landmarks in the film. ”
It will feel a lot like Christmas in Prince George thanks to feature film
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Starting next month, Prince George will be the home for a feature film.
It is called “A Great North Christmas”.
(Barker Street Cinema director James Douglas with crew on The Doctor’s Case set photo by Jesse McKinnon. Photo supplied by Barker Street Cinema)
The production team will film through to mid-March in various locations and surrounding areas.
The movie is a Christmas story set in a northern town and is the first in a series of films that could be produced in our region over the next few years, building capacity in the region to support a more active film industry.