Te province is also home to the largest francophone pro- duction company outside Quebec (Les Productions Rivard) and one of Canada’s leading Indigenous-owned production companies (Eagle Vision Inc.). Te province’s vibrant Indigenous film scene has seen
exponential growth in recent years. Te Manitoba-based Indigenous Filmmakers Collective and Indigenous Film- makers Association, non-profits dedicated to promoting Indigenous content and filmmakers, are seeing increased membership, including graduates from the National Screen Institute’s Indigenous training programs. “I feel that Winnipeg is in a unique position where it
could be on par with Toronto and Vancouver in a few years if the Indigenous film community continues to develop the way it has,” said Winnipeg-based Cree filmmaker Sonya Ballantyne, originally from Misipawistik Cree Nation. “Te talent is already here, we just need to develop it. I am hop- ing to continue contributing to the visibility of Indigenous cinema that is Manitoba-created to ensure our voices are not ignored and we do not lose talent to the larger cities.” Ballantyne’s company, Code Breaker Films, focuses on
creating work about Indigenous women and girls in non- traditional genres and documentaries about Indigenous subjects. Tough Winnipeg’s Exchange District and historical neighbourhoods provide attractive filming locations, a great deal of film production in Manitoba takes place outside the capital. Last year, 40 per cent of filming days took place in 25 different communities outside Winnipeg, including Selkirk, Brandon, Virden and Carman. Tis means the film industry’s economic impact is felt throughout the province when productions spend money on things like hotel rooms, property rentals, labour and catering. Te CBC series Bur- den of Truth, shot mainly in Selkirk, Man., spent around $1 million in the town on property rentals in the first season alone. "We appreciate what the film industry has done for the
community and we appreciate them coming here," said Sel- kirk Mayor Larry Johannson. "We’re happy. We’re in good shape here, looking at ourselves as a bit of a Hollywood North. It’s a pretty nice feeling for our community." With an expanding talent base and companies focused on
Purpose, Te Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Shall We Dance and more have filmed in Manitoba. In addition to serving as the location for international film and television shows, Manitoba also has a vibrant home-grown film scene with accomplished filmmakers and creators. In 2016, local filmmaker Tyson Caron’s film Love- sick, produced by Eagle Vision’s Kyle Irving, was released nationally and screened at Telefilm Canada’s Movie Nights Across Canada at the Centennial Concert Hall. Te film has since been sold to Netflix. Guy Maddin, a Manitoba filmmaker who is currently teaching at Harvard, has had his work screened at film festivals around the world. In 2016, Maddin, along with co-creator Evan Johnson, won the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award for Te Forbidden Room.
Manitoba’s film scene is also incredibly diverse. Half of Manitoba’s 62 production companies are owned by women.
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innovation, Manitoba’s production sector is looking toward a future of growth and creative excellence. Te province now has a burgeoning visual effects (VFX) and animation indus- try that is providing up to 40 creative, well-paid jobs per project. Te industry has also started to attract private sector investment toward the construction of additional purpose- built sound stages and the retro-fitting of existing ware- house space. Due to the greater number of films and series shooting in the province, the demand for crew is creating training and job opportunities in all areas of production. “Manitoba’s production industry is at a tipping point,”
said Carole Vivier. “Armed with sustained provincial sup- port, experienced producers and a great reputation in the global film industry, we are primed for further growth, job creation and inward investment to the province. Tis is a very exciting time.” Manitoba Film and Music is a Crown Corporation that has been working on developing the Manitoba industry since 1988.
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