Vancouver Island South Film & Media Commission - Kathleen Gilbert, Film Commissioner

Welcome to Hollywood Island

IMAGINE FILMING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH

• VICTORIA
• CENTRAL SAANICH
• NORTH SAANICH
• SIDNEY

Just some of the shows we landed in 2021

• A Mrs. Miracle Christmas

• Maid

• Aurora Teagarden

• Bones of Crows

• Fishing for Love

• Rescued By Ruby

• Martha’s Vineyard Mystery IV

• Reginald the Vampire

• The Baker’s Son

• A Fond Train

• Phantom Pups

• Ballistic

• Rise & Shine Benjamin Stone

• The Last Will & Testament

• Wedding Veil 1 &3

• You, Me & the Christmas Trees

• Christmas House 2

• The Hungry Islanders

• Quartier Recherche

• 40 shows

• over 2000 jobs

• $59,200,000 direct spend

“We work because you work…Josef Krancevic, Grip”

We put heads in beds!

• This year one smaller budget show booked a total of 1,066 room nights at 7 local hotels.
• Also, this year, a TV series spent $405,537.26 on accommodations
• One local hotel reported 725 room nights so far this year “with more to come before the end of the year”.
• Godzilla booked 1550 room nights at two Langford hotels over 5 days. Taking almost all the rooms during the off season.
• Disney’s The Descendants booked 560 room nights over 5 days at one hotel alone.
• In 2020 the head of the Victoria Hotel Association called the film Industry “A lifeline” for local hotels during Covid.

What the Commission Does

• Markets Langford to producers worldwide
• Promotes Langford hotels and businesses through our service directory and sponsorship page
• Maintains a location database with hundreds of pre screened locations.
• Maintains a database of almost 1,000 local film crew and a local business directory
• Provides producers with continuous consulting and production services from the beginning to the end of the project.
• Provides script breakdowns, location scouting and location packages
• Recommends accommodations, crew and local suppliers
• Assist with permits, troubleshoots, acts as a go between and mediates when things go wrong
• Develops and maintains a local crew and services database
• Hosts networking events, professional development, educational workshops and training
• Advocates for the industry to government
• Supports local producers to tell local stories
• Works with local schools to educate and encourage youth to consider a film career. Provides one on one career counselling for those interested in pursuing a career in the film industry.
• Organizing community outreach events such as our career fair, networking events and micro film courses.

Direct Spending 2010-2021

Careers in Film Industry

• Director
• Assistant Director
• Locations Manager
• Cinematographer
• Stills Photographer
• Production Designer
• Art Director
• Set Dresser
• Props Master
• Costume Designer
• Hair/Make-up
• Greens Person
• Armourer
• Gaffer
• Lamp Operator
• Grip
• Sound Mixer
• First-Aid/Craft Service
• Catering
• Driver
• Animal Wrangler
• Actor
• Stunts
• Special Effects
• Casting Director
• Editor
• Foley Artist
• Animator
• Accountant
• Production Coord
• Production Assistant
• Script Supervisor
• Publicist

High paying sustainable employment

Union Pay Rates (12 hour days) — Hourly

Day Rates (15 hour day)

REEL GREEN: Working towards a sustainable industry

Prioritize industry engagement, education, communication and the development of tools and resources towards an emission free sustainable industry.

The Reel Green program includes three overarching objectives to enable Reel Green’s - and the industry's - continual improvement.

1. Transform the Industry: Ensure that all productions in BC and their crews are aware of Reel Green Program. Normalize sustainable production processes and practices and Communicate with productions that it is obligatory to integrate sustainable production practices into their workflow.
2. Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Reach zero greenhouse emission by 2030
3. Circular Economy: keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems. Ensure that all studios, stage owners/operators and suppliers have a circular material management plan.

ACTION PLAN

Our Focus in 2023

• To increase our labour pool by:
  • Working with local highschools to engage with youth .
  • Engaging further with First Nations with a focus on youth.
• To continue to work to bring a film studio to the CRD
• To roll out our Film Friendly Communities Campaign in order to increase repeat business.

THANKS TO OUR AMAZING MUNICIPAL PARTNERS