Vernon is in the running to host a pair of movie shoots, thanks to major parts of its heritage.

Okanagan Film Commission commissioner Jon Summerland told Regional District of North Okanagan directors Wednesday that a 91裸聊视频渂ig studio91裸聊视频� is looking at using the Vernon Army Camp.

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The other feature movie that could come to Vernon depends on choice of historical cinemas.

91裸聊视频淥ne feature film in particular is looking between Vernon and Oliver,91裸聊视频� said Summerland. 91裸聊视频淭he main driver is your Towne Theatre. It91裸聊视频檚 either the Oliver Theatre or this one (Towne). Whichever one wins, the whole movie will go to that town.91裸聊视频�

Summerland told directors the film industry brings in $3.5 billion per year for the province, $31 million of that comes from the Okanagan region.

There have been movie or TV shoots going every week in B.C. in 2019, though no full feature movies until April.

A total of 452 movies were shot in B.C. in the fiscal year of 2017/18, which included more than 450 producers and businesses, and more than 60,000 workers.

The nearly $3.5 billion contribution to the provincial economy from the film industry includes physical production, visual effects and animation.

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One challenge, though, is summertime filming, thanks to wildfires.

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Regional film commissions, said Summerland, have recently hired a firm to draw up a business plan for all of the commissions, so they91裸聊视频檙e actually working together instead of against one another.

Also tentatively slated for 2019, is the Enderby Entertainment series Beneath.

Summerland said it will come with a $45 million below the line budget. The British/ Chinese, Zycon Media launch their first animation studio in Canada here in Mind91裸聊视频檚 Eye has three more scripts to be filmed in the year ahead named, Undying, Deadlines and Gunner.

And Imagination Park will be filming their Chinese co-production feature Red Dragon in Osoyoos in spring 2019.

In the summer of 2018, Nicolas Cage was in Vernon to film A Score to Settle. In the spring of 2017, Distorted 91裸聊视频� a film featuring Christina Ricci and John Cusack were in the North Okanagan.

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