Hollywood North
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B.C. team nets Emmy for ‘Last of Us’ visual effects so good you probably didn’t see themDistillery FX worked on two episodes of the HBO hit, transforming movie sets into a post-apocalyptic world so lifelike it appears real.EntertainmentJan 24
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HBO blockbuster ‘The Last of Us’ to start Vancouver production in JanuaryThe Last of Us, arguably the world's biggest television blockbuster, is set to return to production in Vancouver staring Jan. 7, 2024.EntertainmentNov 14, 2023
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‘Nerve-wracking’: B.C. film, TV industry feeling 100-day impact of Hollywood strikeShawn Williamson, a producer at Brightlight Pictures, said his business has "effectively completely shutdown" 100 days into the writers strike in Hollywood.EntertainmentAug 9, 2023
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Production frozen in B.C.’s Hollywood North amid historic U.S. writers, actors strikeBritish Columbia's film and television industry is heavily dependent on U.S. productions, and the actors and writers guilds' strike means much of the work has ground to a halt.EconomyJul 14, 2023
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Writers strike could hurt Hollywood North, but few impacts in Toronto so farOfficials say that production in Toronto has not yet suffered too much as a result of the strike, which has shut down shows in the United States, including Saturday Night Live.EntertainmentMay 6, 2023
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 will be shot in Vancouver“We’re incredibly excited to have one of the largest shows on television choose to film in Vancouver,” Mayor Ken Sim told Vancouver's Economic Commission Friday.EntertainmentMar 31, 2023
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True Hamiltonian to unveil ‘Hollywood North’ collection at SupercrawlTrue Hamiltonian clothing brand founder Max Francis says the collaboration with students a part of the Agency at Mohawk College will debut at Supercrawl in September.EntertainmentAug 23, 2022
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Crash course aims to help women of colour break into B.C. stunt driving industry"A lot of women would never develop those skills because they would never get a chance. That same limitation is doubly so for women of colour."Jul 9, 2020
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‘The actors are the most vulnerable’: Filming on two Vancouver-shot TV shows to resume in July'The Good Doctor' and 'When Calls the Heart' have both confirmed July 20 filming start dates in Vancouver as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.NewsJun 29, 2020
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‘Hollywood North’ workers from outside Canada will be required to quarantine for 14 days once back in B.C.WorkSafeBC has provided guidelines to the film and television sector in order to allow for the safe resumption of the industry.EntertainmentJun 9, 2020
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