Calgary Film Industry

• Calgary mayor, officials meet with Hollywood studios lobbying more local productions

  Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek, the city's film commissioner and representatives from local unions and guilds met with nine different studios and streamers in Hollywood last week.

  Economy

  Jan 15
  
• Alberta film industry ready for action after SAG-AFTRA strike ends

  News of the end of the actors strike reached jubilant film and television workers in Alberta.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
  
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• ‘The Last of Us’ premiere draws excitement, momentum for Alberta film industry

  The local film industry hopes 'The Last of Us' and other productions shot in Alberta will help spur more film and television interest in the province.

  Entertainment

  Jan 13, 2023
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• ‘The time is right’: Calgary Film Centre going up for sale

  With demand from streaming services for more film and television productions at record highs, conditions were right to sell the Calgary Film Centre, the City of Calgary said.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
• Calgary a top 10 place to live and work as a filmmaker

  Calgary edged out Toronto and joined Montreal and Vancouver in a movie industry magazine's top 10 big cities to live and work as a moviemaker in 2021.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2021
• ‘Fraggle Rock’ children’s puppet series reboot starts production in Calgary

  The Jim Henson Company says production has officially started in Calgary on a reboot of the original 1980s children's puppet series, which was filmed in Toronto.

  Entertainment

  Jan 25, 2021
• Fort Macleod, Alberta will get advanced screening of ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

  Residents of Fort Macleod, Alberta will be the first Canadians to see 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'. The film was shot in the town last summer.

  Entertainment

  Feb 23, 2020
• Golden Globe shout out a big boost for Calgary TV and film production

  Two TV projects are currently in pre-production in Calgary; season 2 of the British series Tin Star and season 3 of Wynonna Earp on SyFi.

  Entertainment

  Jan 8, 2018
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• Falling price of Canadian dollar gives tourism a boost

  The plummeting dollar may have forced a wedge in some travelers’ plans to vacation south of the border - but it's actually helping tourism.

  Jan 22, 2015