The province is funding six movie projects that are being filmed in Sault Ste. Marie.
“Funding these types of projects leverages private sector investment, creates job and supports local businesses in our city,” MPP David Orazietti said in a news release. “These productions, which are filmed, produced and screened in our community, also help to grow our arts and culture sector, as well as foster local talent.”
The province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) invested $3.5 million in six projects that support film production in Sault Ste. Marie:
Remember Pictures Inc. received $1 million to shoot the film Remember.
Gold Rush Entertainment received $885,674 to shoot the feature film Stand Off.
Paragraph Pictures received $500,000 to produce the film Love of My Life.
Industry Pictures received $500,000 to shoot the feature film Fall.
Six Island Productions received $500,000 to shoot a German Co-production feature film entitled Coconut Hero.
White Pines Pictures received $195,463 to produce a historical documentary titled Spirit Land, In Search of the Group of Seven.
Under the NOHFC’s Northern Business Opportunity Program – Film and Television Industry Projects, assistance is provided in the form of a conditional grant up to 50 per cent of eligible costs. NOHFC funding is based on the project’s level of spending in Northern Ontario and on employment and training opportunities for Northern Ontario residents.
