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A bi-annual update was provided to media by the region91裸聊视频檚 film commissioner on Wednesday, June 29, outlining that a total of 16 movies have been shot in the Okanagan so far in 2022, with bigger budget films and television projects already slated for the second half of this year.
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A pair of Okanagan-made television shows are already in development for 2023, the update adds.
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High-profile film director Neill Blomkamp has also recently worked in the area, shooting Demonic in Penticton and Naramata in 2020. Blomkamp is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed District 9.
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Today, the region91裸聊视频檚 commissioner is calling the Okanagan film industry an established film and television centre.
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