Hollywood producers and studio and network execs have been griping for months about how hard it is to find space and crews in Vancouver in the past year. 'Witch': God & The Devil In Dead Heat In A 'Deadpool' World - Mid-day Box Office However, with a total of 353 productions last year and 1,518 filming days, Vancouver is now solidly in third place on the continent after NYC. As a sign the good times are far from over production-wise, film location permits in Vancouver were up 30% in January this year over 2015.

With California’s now-increased $330 million-a-year tax credits, the City of Angels is still the top location in North America for filming. had last year, according to a recent FilmLA report. It’s not apples-to-apples, but compare that to the 1.3% growth in on-location filming that L.A. To break that down, that’s primarily fueled by Deadpool and 25 other feature films, 158 commercials and 309 TV episodes. Shot in the Canadian city, the Vancouver-born actor’s merc-with-a-mouth Fox blockbuster helped propel Hollywood North to a record year for film and TV production in 2015, local officials revealed today.Īlso aided by a currently low Canadian dollar, generous tax incentives and a long-established crew and infrastructure base, Vancouver saw a 40% surge in production over 2014. Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds might be adding Vancouver Man of the Year to his various accolades soon - at least if local crews and politicians have any say.

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