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[[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada, has become a popular destination for the television and film industry, attracting dozens of [[film]] and [[television]] productions each year.<ref name=hamfilmB>{{cite web|url=http://www.investinhamilton.ca/filmtelevisionoffice.asp |title=Hamilton Economic Department- Film & Television Office|access-date=2008-01-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080101070406/http://www.investinhamilton.ca/filmtelevisionoffice.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-01-01}}</ref>
[[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada, has become a popular destination for the television and film industry, attracting dozens of [[film]] and [[television]] productions each year.<ref name=hamfilmB>{{cite web|url=http://www.investinhamilton.ca/filmtelevisionoffice.asp |title=Hamilton Economic Department- Film & Television Office|access-date=2008-01-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080101070406/http://www.investinhamilton.ca/filmtelevisionoffice.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-01-01}}</ref>


Many prominent actors have worked on productions filmed in Hamilton, and the city has positioned itself to attract new productions with a regional [[tax incentive]].
Hamilton has steadily grown as a filming location due in part to the existence of a regional [[tax incentive]].<ref name=hamfilm>{{cite web|url=http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityDepartments/PlanningEcDev/EconomicDevelopment/Publications/PubNews.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071218161641/http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityDepartments/PlanningEcDev/EconomicDevelopment/Publications/PubNews.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-18 |title=Regional Tax Incentives for Filmmakers|access-date=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmAA>{{cite web|url=http://www.omdc.on.ca/Page3249.aspx |title=Regional Tax Incentives for Filmmakers (Ontario Media Development Corporation)|access-date=2008-01-25}}</ref>


In 2007 the city launched an ad campaign to lure in film studios''.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investinhamilton.ca/pdf/FilmGuide06s.pdf|title="REEL CHOICES: HAMILTON, Why Shoot Anywhere Else?" (investinhamilton.ca)|website=investinhamilton.ca|access-date=18 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Prominent [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] [[actors]] who have filmed in Hamilton include: [[Don Cheadle]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Eugene Levy]], [[Dolph Lundgren]], [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Michael Madsen]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Chris O'Donnell]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Randy Quaid]], [[Tim Roth]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[John Travolta]], [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Christopher Walken]], [[Elliot Page]], [[Sigourney Weaver]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Kelly Preston]] and [[Robin Williams]].<ref name=hamfilm2>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada |title=Actors, Films shot in Hamilton|publisher= Internet Movie Database|access-date=2008-01-25}}</ref>


In 2007 the city launched a new ad campaign called ''"HAMILTON: FILM, Why Shoot Anywhere Else?"''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investinhamilton.ca/pdf/FilmGuide06s.pdf|title="REEL CHOICES: HAMILTON, Why Shoot Anywhere Else?" (investinhamilton.ca)|website=investinhamilton.ca|access-date=18 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Awards have been received from the Association of Film Commissioners International and the [[Economic Development Association of Canada]].<ref name=INVEST2>Invest in Hamilton, Economic Development Review 2006, Hamilton Spectator Insert; Tuesday, May 23, 2007, Page IH5</ref> Hamilton has a dedicated office geared towards assisting those in the film and music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamilton.ca/hamilton-music-film-office|title=Hamilton Music & Film Office|first=City of|last=Hamilton|website=www.hamilton.ca|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
Hamilton has a dedicated office geared towards assisting those in the film and music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamilton.ca/hamilton-music-film-office|title=Hamilton Music & Film Office|first=City of|last=Hamilton|website=www.hamilton.ca|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>


==Local participation in film industry==
==Film & culture activity==

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Source: Hamilton Television & Film Office.<ref name=ECODEV>{{cite press release| title =Economic Development Review 2007| publisher =City of Hamilton page 22| date =May 2008}}</ref>'''
! Year || # of Productions || Prep, shoot & wrap days || Direct impact
|-
| '''2002''' || style="text-align:center;" | 58 || style="text-align:center;" | 834 || $6 million
|-
| '''2003''' || style="text-align:center;" | 45 || style="text-align:center;" | 600 || $8 million
|-
| '''2004''' || style="text-align:center;" | 48 || style="text-align:center;" | 740 || $10.5 million
|-
| '''2005''' || style="text-align:center;" | 90 || style="text-align:center;" | 1,330 || $15.6 million
|-
| '''2006''' || style="text-align:center;" | 94 || style="text-align:center;" | 1,280 || $15 million
|-
| '''2007''' || style="text-align:center;" | 106 || style="text-align:center;" | 1,318 || $12 million
|-
|}

==Hamilton's contributions==
{{See also|List of media outlets in Hamilton, Ontario|List of people from Hamilton, Ontario}}
{{See also|List of media outlets in Hamilton, Ontario|List of people from Hamilton, Ontario}}
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''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]'' was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] television drama series that aired on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] from 1998 to 2000. The show starred [[Michael Riley]] as Brett Parker, a former [[New York City]] sports agent who became the general manager of a (fictional) [[National Hockey League]] franchise, the [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] Steelheads.<ref name=POWERPLAY>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database: Power Play (TV series)| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161185/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref>
''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]'' was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] television drama series that aired on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] from 1998 to 2000. The show starred [[Michael Riley]] as Brett Parker, a former [[New York City]] sports agent who became the general manager of a (fictional) [[National Hockey League]] franchise, the [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] Steelheads.<ref name=POWERPLAY>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database: Power Play (TV series)| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161185/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref>


A number of Hamiltonians played a part in the early development of Hollywood, including [[Jean Adair]] (1873–1953),<ref name=ADAIR>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Jean Adair| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010443/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> [[Julia Arthur]] (1868–1959),<ref name=ARTHUR>{{cite web| title = Internet Broadway Database Biography: Julia Arthur| url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=14065| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> [[Douglass Dumbrille]] (1889–1974),<ref name=DUMBRILLE>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Douglas Dumbrille| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241523/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> and [[Florence Lawrence]] (1890–1938) who was a [[silent film]] actress and often referred to as "Hollywood's First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 [[films]] for various motion picture companies.<ref name=HAMBIO3>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol III, 1925–1939)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1992}}</ref> [[Del Lord]] ([[Grimsby, Ontario]]) was an early Hollywood film director and actor, best known as a director of [[Three Stooges]] films. Interested in the [[theatre]], he travelled to [[New York City]]; when fellow Canadian [[Mack Sennett]] offered him a job at his new [[Keystone Studios]], Lord went on to work in Hollywood, [[California]]. There he played the driver of the [[Keystone Kops]] police van, appearing in several of the successful films.<ref name=LORD>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Del Lord| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520419/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref>
A number of Hamiltonians played a part in the early development of Hollywood, including [[Jean Adair]] (1873–1953),<ref name=ADAIR>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Jean Adair| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010443/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> [[Julia Arthur]] (1868–1959),<ref name=ARTHUR>{{cite web| title = Internet Broadway Database Biography: Julia Arthur| url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=14065| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> [[Douglass Dumbrille]] (1889–1974),<ref name=DUMBRILLE>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Douglas Dumbrille| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241523/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> and [[Florence Lawrence]] (1890–1938) who was a [[silent film]] actress and often referred to as "Hollywood's First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 [[films]] for various motion picture companies.<ref name=HAMBIO3>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol III, 1925–1939)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1992}}</ref> [[Del Lord]] ([[Grimsby, Ontario]]) was an early Hollywood film director and actor, best known as a director of [[Three Stooges]] films. Interested in the [[theatre]], he travelled to [[New York City]]; when fellow Canadian [[Mack Sennett]] offered him a job at his new [[Keystone Studios]], Lord went on to work in Hollywood, [[California]]. There he played the driver of the [[Keystone Cops]] police van, appearing in several of the successful films.<ref name=LORD>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Del Lord| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520419/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref>


Modern-day contributions to Hollywood by Hamiltonians include [[Second City Television|SCTV]] alumni [[Eugene Levy]], [[Martin Short]], and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]. All three attended [[McMaster University]] along with [[John Candy]] in the 1970s.<ref name=Mac>{{cite web| title = McMaster University Alumni| url=http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/alumni/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Well-known movie directors and producers in Hollywood from Hamilton are [[Daniel Goldberg (Producer)|Daniel Goldberg]] (''[[Space Jam]]'', ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'') and Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised [[Ivan Reitman]]. Reitman is most remembered for directing and producing a string of comedies, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (''[[Meatballs (movie)|Meatballs]]'', ''[[Stripes (movie)|Stripes]]'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]''). Reitman is also a founder of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University.<ref name=REITMAN>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Ivan Reitman| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718645/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Reitman and Goldberg have worked together in the past on a number of film productions and continue to work together today as partners in the production company [[Northern Lights Entertainment]].<ref name=GOLDREIT>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Daniel Goldberg (I)| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325175/bio| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name=GOLDREIT2>{{cite web| title = Tribute.ca: Ivan Reitman| url=http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=1971| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name=GOLDREIT3>{{cite web| title = CinemaReview.com: "Reitman currently heads Northern Lights Entertainment"| url=http://www.cinemareview.com/cast.asp?movieid=069804&castid=1053| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Others include [[Kathleen Robertson]], best known for her work on [[Beverly Hills, 90210|90210]](1994–1997) and 2002 crime film [[Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story]] and [[Stana Katic]] best known for her role as Detective [[Kate Beckett]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.
Modern-day contributions to Hollywood by Hamiltonians include [[Second City Television|SCTV]] alumni [[Eugene Levy]], [[Martin Short]], and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]. All three attended [[McMaster University]] along with [[John Candy]] in the 1970s.<ref name=Mac>{{cite web| title = McMaster University Alumni| url=http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/alumni/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Well-known movie directors and producers in Hollywood from Hamilton are [[Daniel Goldberg (Producer)|Daniel Goldberg]] (''[[Space Jam]]'', ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'') and Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised [[Ivan Reitman]]. Reitman is most remembered for directing and producing a string of comedies, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (''[[Meatballs (movie)|Meatballs]]'', ''[[Stripes (movie)|Stripes]]'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]''). Reitman is also a founder of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University.<ref name=REITMAN>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Ivan Reitman| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718645/| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Reitman and Goldberg have worked together in the past on a number of film productions and continue to work together today as partners in the production company [[Northern Lights Entertainment]].<ref name=GOLDREIT>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database Biography: Daniel Goldberg (I)| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325175/bio| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name=GOLDREIT2>{{cite web| title = Tribute.ca: Ivan Reitman| url=http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=1971| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name=GOLDREIT3>{{cite web| title = CinemaReview.com: "Reitman currently heads Northern Lights Entertainment"| url=http://www.cinemareview.com/cast.asp?movieid=069804&castid=1053| access-date = 2008-01-25}}</ref> Others include [[Kathleen Robertson]], best known for her work on [[Beverly Hills, 90210|90210]](1994–1997) and 2002 crime film [[Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story]] and [[Stana Katic]] best known for her role as Detective [[Kate Beckett]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.


==Production locations==
==Production locations==
Locations across Hamilton have been featured prominently in a number of major film productions. Hamilton is often used as a stand-in for other, more recognizable cities.
[[List of streets in Hamilton, Ontario|Many of the streets of Hamilton]] are used for a number TV/ film shoots. Some examples of these are listed below:


Some of these filming locations include:
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In 1999, ''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'', starring the rock group [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], was filmed at the [[Copps Coliseum]] [[arena]] on [[Bay Street (Hamilton)|Bay Street North]].<ref name=DETROITKISS>{{cite web|url=http://www.cswap.com/1999/Detroit_Rock_City |title=CSWAP: Detroit Rock City filmed in Hamilton, Ontario|access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref><ref name=DETROITKISSB>{{cite web|url=http://www.kissasylum.com/movie/index.shtml |title= (www.kissasylum.com) "KISS Shoots Film Scenes In Ontario ."|access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref> In 2004, [[Copps Coliseum]] was used again to film [[Meg Ryan]]'s ''[[Against the Ropes]]''.<ref name=AGAINSTROPES>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/movies/synopsis.asp?id=4989 |title= (www.tribute.ca) Against the Ropes filmed in Hamilton.|access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref>


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* [[Copps Coliseum]], featured in ''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'' (1999)<ref name="DETROITKISS">{{cite web|url=http://www.cswap.com/1999/Detroit_Rock_City |title=CSWAP: Detroit Rock City filmed in Hamilton, Ontario|access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref> ''[[Against the Ropes]]'' (2004)<ref name="AGAINSTROPES">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/movies/synopsis.asp?id=4989 |title= (www.tribute.ca) Against the Ropes filmed in Hamilton.|access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref>
In 2000, [[LIUNA Station]] reopened the [[James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|James Street North]] [[Canadian National]] rail station as a banquet hall. In 1996 the station was used for the most expensive film ever made in Canada to that time, ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'', which cost [[United States dollar|US$]]$95,000,000 to make and starred [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. Also in 2000, ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'', featuring [[Hugh Jackman]] and [[Patrick Stewart]], shot some of its scenes at LIUNA Station.<ref name=hamfilmA>{{cite web|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/x/xmen.html |title=The World Wide Guide to Movie Locations: X-Men filming locations- Hamilton, Ontario|access-date=2008-01-29}}</ref><ref name=FOOTSTEPS>{{cite book|title=Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods|first=Bill |last=Manson |publisher=North Shore Publishing Inc|year=2003|isbn= 1-896899-22-6}}</ref> Also that year, parts of [[Sean Connery]]'s ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' was filmed inside the gymnasium of Cathedral Secondary School on [[King Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|King Street East]] and Copps Coliseum arena stands in for Madison Square Garden in the film.<ref name=EXITWOUNDS>{{cite web|url=http://www.movielocity.com/p/finding_forrester.htm |title= (www.movielocity.com) Finding Forrester: "Copps Coliseum stands in for Madison Square Garden in the film." |access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref>
* [[LIUNA Station]], featured in ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'' (1996)<ref name="FOOTSTEPS">{{cite book |last=Manson |first=Bill |title=Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods |publisher=North Shore Publishing Inc |year=2003 |isbn=1-896899-22-6}}</ref>'','' and ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000)<ref name="hamfilmA">{{cite web |title=The World Wide Guide to Movie Locations: X-Men filming locations- Hamilton, Ontario |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/x/xmen.html |access-date=2008-01-29 |archive-date=2008-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907090550/http://movie-locations.com/movies/x/xmen.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* Cathedral Secondary School, featured in ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' (2000)''<ref name="EXITWOUNDS">{{cite web |title=(www.movielocity.com) Finding Forrester: "Copps Coliseum stands in for Madison Square Garden in the film." |url=http://www.movielocity.com/p/finding_forrester.htm |access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref>''
In 2001, the [[Steven Seagal]] film ''[[Exit Wounds]]'' used the streets of Downtown Hamilton for a period of six weeks for a night shoot of the movie's climatic chase scene that features the Gore Park water fountain and the [[Hamilton GO Centre|Hamilton GO Transit station]] (the original site of the [[Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway]] from 1892 to 1987).<ref name=EXITWOUNDSA>{{cite web|url=http://episodenetwork.com/content/view/748/70/ |title= (www.episodenetwork.com) Exit Wounds: Parts of it shot in Hamilton, Ontario |access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref> At the same time, around the corner, the second unit was shooting a rapid-fire car crash involving a motorcycle, a car, and a couple of dumpsters. Downtown Hamilton had been invaded by the cast and crews of "Exit Wounds," but no one seemed to mind and even though it was the middle of the night, a huge crowd was on hand to cheer the performers on.<ref name=EXITWOUNDSB>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinema.com/articles/358/exit-wounds-production-information.phtml |title= (www.cinema.com) Exit Wounds: Production Information |access-date=2008-02-02}}</ref><ref name=HAMHOLLYWOOD>{{cite web|url=http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4DCC9006-FD30-4F14-935C-DE181386FA62/0/investhamilton2005.pdf|title=(www.myhamilton.ca) Hamilton Film: "Hamilton Goes Hollywood." – Page 10|access-date=2008-02-02}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Downtown Hamilton, featured in ''[[Exit Wounds]]<ref name="HAMHOLLYWOOD">{{cite web |title=(www.myhamilton.ca) Hamilton Film: "Hamilton Goes Hollywood." – Page 10 |url=http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4DCC9006-FD30-4F14-935C-DE181386FA62/0/investhamilton2005.pdf |access-date=2008-02-02}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>''. The six-week shoot drew large crowds and featured the Gore Park water fountain and the [[Hamilton GO Centre|Hamilton GO Transit station]]. The location was also used for ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'' (2006).

* Hamilton Cemetery, featured in ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (2004)
In 2005, zombie movie ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' was partly filmed at the Hamilton Cemetery on [[York Boulevard (Hamilton, Ontario)|York Boulevard]], across the street from [[Dundurn Castle]] and Dundurn Park. Also in 2005 the [[Mark Wahlberg]] film ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' was filmed mostly in Hamilton's North End neighborhoods, north of the [[Canadian National Railway]] lines, and featured [[Stelco]] and [[Dofasco]]'s steel mills as a backdrop. Also that year [[Ron Howard]]'s ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' starring [[Russell Crowe]] filmed the dock workers scene on the boardwalks of one of the piers of [[Hamilton Harbour]].
* North End neighborhoods, near [[Stelco]] and [[Dofasco]]'s steel mills, featured in ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' (2005)

* [[Hamilton Harbour]], featured in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005)
For the 2006 movie ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'', starring Robin Williams and Christopher Walken, some scenes were shot throughout [[Dundas, Ontario]] and most of Downtown Hamilton.
* The old [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]] headquarters building, featured in ''[[Firehouse Dog]]'' (2006)

* [[Main Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|Main Street East]], featured in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (2007). Crews erected temporary buildings behind the Royal Connaught Hotel. The streets of Hamilton were made to look like [[Harlem, New York]].<ref name="hamfilmEE">{{cite web |title=Aint It Cool News: "THE INCREDIBLE HULK set footage from Hamilton" |url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34345 |access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref>
In 2006, the [[Walt Disney|Disney]] film ''[[Firehouse Dog]]'' was filmed at the old [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]] headquarters building (1903–1997), on [[Wentworth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|Wentworth Street North]], (entrance one block east on ''Sanford Avenue'') which featured the firehouse dog jumping off the roof of the burning building.

In 2007, the film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' was filmed on [[Main Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|Main Street East]] — a two-week night shoot that featured the film's climactic fight scene between the [[Hulk]] and [[Abomination (comics)|Abomination]]. Temporary buildings were erected by the film's crew on parking lots behind the Royal Connaught Hotel building on the north side of Main as well as across the street on the southwest corner of Main and [[John Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|John Streets]]. The streets of Hamilton were made to look like [[Harlem, New York]]. The film was released in June 2008.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/56123.html|title=Mania Movies: "INCREDIBLE HULK Invades Hamilton, Ontario."|access-date=2008-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120212910/http://www.mania.com/56123.html|archive-date=2008-01-20|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmBB>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/hulk/index.php?from=20|title=(SuperHeroHype.com) Exclusive Incredible Hulk Set Photos: Hamilton, Ontario|access-date=2008-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210035311/http://www.superherohype.com/hulk/index.php?from=20|archive-date=2008-02-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.superheroflix.com/news/67/23367.php|title=SUPERHEROFLIX.COM: "The Incredible Hulk Blows Up Hamilton, Ontario."|access-date=2008-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127004640/http://www.superheroflix.com/news/67/23367.php|archive-date=2008-01-27|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmDD>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=29259 |title=Comics 2 Film: "Pictures from Hamilton, Ontario set of the Incredible Hulk."|access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmEE>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34345 |title=Aint It Cool News: "THE INCREDIBLE HULK set footage from Hamilton"|access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmFF>{{cite web|url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/incredible-hulk-set-explosion-video |title=The Movie Blog: "Incredible Hulk Set Explosion Video."|date=6 October 2007|access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmGG>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38079 |title=ComingSoon.Net: "Exclusive The Incredible Hulk Set Photos!" (Hamilton, Ontario) |access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmHH>{{cite web|url=http://www.steeltownkids.com/Hulk.htm |title=Steel Town Kids: "The Incredible Hulk films in Hamilton." |access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmII>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/article/217423 |title=The Hamilton Spectator: "Strong Canadian dollar does not scare Hulk." |access-date=2008-01-30 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071029150051/http://www.thespec.com/article/217423 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-29}}</ref><ref name=hamfilmJJ>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/253931 |title=The Hamilton Spectator: "Stand by for mayhem on Main. The Incredible Hulk's to blame — but he'll be in a digital hiding place." |access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref>


===Dundas, Ontario===
===Dundas, Ontario===
The DeLuxe Restaurant was a [[nostalgic]] 1950s-style diner found on [[King Street (Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario)|King Street (Dundas)]], used primarily for film shoots. A number of feature films and television productions have been shot there in Dundas.<ref name=DELUXE>{{cite web| title = The Hamilton Spectator: City slaps long-closed DeLuxe Restaurant with notice. (www.TheSpec.com)| url=http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/364616| access-date = 2008-09-28}}</ref> In 2006 the [[NBC]] [[television]] [[serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[drama]], [[The West Wing]], directed by [[Christopher Misiano]] and starring [[Jimmy Smits]] and [[Bradley Whitford]] was shot here at this location.
The DeLuxe Restaurant was a [[nostalgic]] 1950s-style diner found on [[King Street (Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario)|King Street (Dundas)]], used primarily for film shoots. A number of feature films and television productions have been shot in Dundas.<ref name=DELUXE>{{cite web| title = The Hamilton Spectator: City slaps long-closed DeLuxe Restaurant with notice. (www.TheSpec.com)| url=http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/364616| access-date = 2008-09-28}}</ref> They include:


* [[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]
Also in 2006, [[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]], a [[political thriller]]/[[comedy movie]] directed by [[Barry Levinson]] and featuring [[Robin Williams]] and [[Christopher Walken]] was shot here.<ref name=DELUXEA>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database: Man of the Year (www.imdb.com)| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483726/| access-date = 2008-09-28}}</ref> As well, [[Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front]], the third movie in The [[American Girl (company)|American Girl]] Movie Collection, tagged as a [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] was shot here. It was directed by [[Joyce Chopra]] and stars [[Molly Ringwald]].<ref name=DELUXEB>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database: Molly, An American Girl on the Home Front (www.imdb.com)| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828151/| access-date = 2008-09-28}}</ref>
* [[The West Wing|West Wing]]
* [[Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front]]
* [[Closing the Ring]]
* [[The Good Witch|Good Witch]]


In 2007, parts of [[Closing the Ring]], a film directed by [[Richard Attenborough]] and starring [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Christopher Plummer]] and [[Neve Campbell]] was shot in Dundas and at the DeLuxe Restaurant.<ref name=DELUXEC>{{cite web| title = Internet Movie Database: Closing the Ring (www.imdb.com)| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488380/| access-date = 2008-09-28}}</ref> Also in 2007, [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|CIBC]] Bank used the restaurant for a [[Television advertisement|TV commercial shoot]]. After years of sitting closed and serving the film industry on occasion, the DeLuxe Restaurant underwent extensive renovations and opened as Thai restaurant Bangkok Spoon in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/5411059-guests-celebrate-re-opening-of-the-deluxe/|title=Guests celebrate re-opening of the Deluxe|date=11 December 2009|website=hamiltonnews.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
After years of sitting closed and serving the film industry on occasion, the DeLuxe Restaurant underwent extensive renovations and opened as Thai restaurant Bangkok Spoon in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/5411059-guests-celebrate-re-opening-of-the-deluxe/|title=Guests celebrate re-opening of the Deluxe|date=11 December 2009|website=hamiltonnews.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>

All of the "[[The Good Witch|Good Witch]]" films were filmed in and around Dundas.


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==Film studios==
==Film studios==


Digital Canaries began as a film production company in 2007. [http://digitalcanaries.com] In 2015, they stopped producing in-house content.
Founded in 2007, Digital Canaries began as a film production company. [http://digitalcanaries.com ] In 2015, they pivoted, no longer creating their own productions, they instead began creating "a filmmaker’s playground". Focused on serving the needs of the film, TV, and indie media production industries, they now specialize in hard-to-find and harder-to-shoot locations. As of 2021, Digital Canaries is operating six separate and unique filming locations. Five of these locations are Hamilton-based including a 100,000sqft warehouse containing various film locations and standing sets, a bar with upstairs apartment and large patio, a full size banquet hall, and two school properties. Dundas is home to Digital Canaries’ remaining location: a farmhouse containing abandoned house sets, dark tunnels, apocalyptic looking land and more. Digital Canaries’ standing sets include hospital rooms/hallways, a pharmacy, morgue, police bullpen, evidence locker, jail cells, interrogation room, bar set, apartment, news anchor set, offices and more. Digital Canaries also operates a prophouse with over a million items and counting including furniture, kitchenware, shop/industrial props, medical equipment/tools, military gear, various decor, and more. Planes, Jets, and related props are a specialty of Digital Canaries; their warehouse is currently home to a Boeing 727 with 30’ fuselage and full cockpit, Falcon 10 jet, Falcon 20 jet, and a flight simulator. In addition to their prophouse they also have a wide variety of wardrobe options ranging from casual wear, evening dress, and wedding attire, to first responder uniforms, and continuity wardrobe. Owned and operated by CEO Simon Winterson and backed by a small but dedicated team of employees, Digital Canaries continues to work towards growing Hamilton's TV and film industry.

As of 2021, the company managed six distinct film locations. Of these, five were situated in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], encompassing a 100,000 square-foot warehouse. This facility features a bar with an upstairs apartment and a large patio, a full-size banquet hall, and two school properties.

The final studio owned by Digital Canaries in Dundas includes sets of abandoned houses, tunnels, and post-apocalyptic landscapes. Its standing sets encompass various environments, such as hospitals, police precincts, and bars. Additionally, the location contains a thoroughly stocked prop house catering to diverse set design requirements, offering furniture, decorations, medical tools, and military gear.

The studio also features several full-sized airplanes and a [[flight simulator]]. It offers a diverse range of wardrobe options, including casual wear, evening dresses, wedding attire, first responder uniforms, and continuity clothing. The CEO of the studio is Simon Winterson.


In March 2008, a brand new [[film studio]] opened up on 525 [[Parkdale Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)|Parkdale Avenue North]] called, ''Steel Work Studios''. It was supposed to be a full service film studio with 13 departments to meet the needs of the TV and film industry which included a talent agency for extras and talent called, 'Cast In Steel.'.<ref name=STEELWORKS>{{cite web |url=http://steelworkstudios.com/ |title=STEEL WORK STUDIOS- 525 Parkdale Avenue North |access-date=2008-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626024412/http://www.steelworkstudios.com/ |archive-date=2008-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The group involved with Steel Work Studios were very optimistic about the studio noting that in 2007 [[TV]] and film was a $1-billion industry in Ontario and 40% of that was in Hamilton, Ontario.<ref name=STEELWORKS2>{{cite web|url= http://thespec.com/article/341720|title= (www.thespec.com) Hollywood dreams on Parkdale North – New studio aims at share of $1 billion Ontario business (March 2008) |access-date=2008-03-21}}</ref> Three months later the facility closed down and no official word was given for its closure.
''Steel Work Studios'' opened in March 2008, aiming to get in on the $1 billion industry. It closed three months later.<ref name="STEELWORKS2">{{cite web|url= http://thespec.com/article/341720|title= (www.thespec.com) Hollywood dreams on Parkdale North – New studio aims at share of $1 billion Ontario business (March 2008) |access-date=2008-03-21}}</ref>


In recent years there has been talk of converting the {{convert|500000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility on [[Victoria Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)|Victoria Avenue North]] that was one time home of the [[Otis Elevator Company]] and [[Studebaker]] plant into a Mega-Film Studio. In 2004 a group of local [[investors]] were ready to open up the $30-million facility named ''Hamilton Film Studios'' but pulled out two months after it opened up. One of the main reasons was they overestimated the appeal of the site, in that the interior had too many support beams, making the space impractical for productions requiring wide, uninterrupted expanses.<ref name=HAMFILMS>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20040621/studio.html |title= (www.playbackonline.ca) Hamilton studio closes doors (June 2004) |access-date=2008-03-17}}</ref>
A 2004 conversion of a {{convert|500000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility on [[Victoria Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)|Victoria Avenue North]] that was one time home of the [[Otis Elevator Company]] and [[Studebaker]] plant into a film studio failed dramatically after only a few months. Local investors were ready to open up the $30-million ''Hamilton Film Studios'' but pulled out two months after opening.<ref name=HAMFILMS>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20040621/studio.html |title= (www.playbackonline.ca) Hamilton studio closes doors (June 2004) |access-date=2008-03-17}}</ref>


In 2018, the NUVO Network opened its 150,000 square foot facility consisting of
In 2018, the NUVO Network opened its 150,000 square foot facility consisting of
three state-of-the-art media production studios, podcasting facilities, recording and vlogging studios, alongside editing suites, office spaces, and events venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=23992|title = Come See the Nuvo Way to Work, Play, Create and Innovate in Halton Region}}</ref>
three state-of-the-art media production studios, podcasting facilities, recording and vlogging studios, alongside editing suites, office spaces, and events venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=23992|title = Come See the Nuvo Way to Work, Play, Create and Innovate in Halton Region}}</ref>


In December 2019, Hamilton Film Studios (commonly known as HFS) was opened at 400 Wellington St. North in downtown Hamilton by friends and filmmakers Zach Zohr, Graham Purdy and Ken Woychesko. The studio supports all film from Hollywood productions to indie movies, music videos to commercials. HFS also has a location in Dundas, a retail store in Hamilton (which caters to filmmakers) and an abundance of top notch rental gear and location support. It has helped to reinvigorate the film scene in Hamilton and has been praised for inserting a true film vendor in the city.
In December 2019, Hamilton Film Studios (commonly known as HFS) opened at 400 Wellington St. North in downtown Hamilton by filmmakers Zach Zohr, Graham Purdy and Ken Woychesko. The studio supports all film from Hollywood productions to indie movies, music videos to commercials. HFS also has a location in Dundas, a retail store in Hamilton (which caters to filmmakers) and offers equipment rentals and location support. It has helped to reinvigorate the film scene in Hamilton and has been praised for inserting a true film vendor in the city.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}


== Film list ==
== Film list ==
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* ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' (2005); Mark Wahlberg
* ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' (2005); Mark Wahlberg
* ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]'' (2005); [[Steve Martin]], [[Bonnie Hunt]]
* ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]'' (2005); [[Steve Martin]], [[Bonnie Hunt]]
* ''[[Lie with Me (film)|Lie with Me]]'' (2005 Drama/Romance); [[Lauren Lee Smith]], [[Eric Balfour]]
* ''[[Lie with Me (2005 film)|Lie with Me]]'' (2005 Drama/Romance); [[Lauren Lee Smith]], [[Eric Balfour]]
* ''Terry'' (2005 TV Movie); [[Shawn Ashmore]]
* ''Terry'' (2005 TV Movie); [[Shawn Ashmore]]
* ''Swarmed'' (2005 TV Movie); Michael Shanks
* ''Swarmed'' (2005 TV Movie); Michael Shanks
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* ''Skinwalkers'' (2006); Jason Behr
* ''Skinwalkers'' (2006); Jason Behr
* ''UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine'' (2006 Horror); [[Michael Madsen]]
* ''UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine'' (2006 Horror); [[Michael Madsen]]
* "[[The Tracey Fragments (film)|The Tracey Fragments]]" (2007 Drama); [[Ellen Page]]
* "[[The Tracey Fragments (film)|The Tracey Fragments]]" (2007 Drama); [[Elliot Page]]
* ''The Four Horsemen'' (2007)
* ''The Four Horsemen'' (2007)
* ''[[American Pie Presents: Beta House]]'' (2007 Comedy); [[John White (actor)|John White]], [[Steve Talley]]
* ''[[American Pie Presents: Beta House]]'' (2007 Comedy); [[John White (actor)|John White]], [[Steve Talley]]
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* ''[[Max Payne (film)|Max Payne]]'' (2008 Action Thriller); Mark Wahlberg, [[Beau Bridges]], Chris O'Donnell, [[Mila Kunis]]
* ''[[Max Payne (film)|Max Payne]]'' (2008 Action Thriller); Mark Wahlberg, [[Beau Bridges]], Chris O'Donnell, [[Mila Kunis]]
* ''Real Time'' (2008 Comedy/drama); [[Randy Quaid]]
* ''Real Time'' (2008 Comedy/drama); [[Randy Quaid]]
* ''The Last Hit Man'' (2008 Crime); [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Elizabeth Whitmere]]
* ''The Last Hit Man'' (2008 Crime); [[Joe Mantegna]], Elizabeth Whitmere
* ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (2009 Drama); [[Hilary Swank]], [[Richard Gere]]
* ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (2009 Drama); [[Hilary Swank]], [[Richard Gere]]
* ''[[Repo Men]]'' (2009 Sci-Fi Thriller); [[Jude Law]], [[Forest Whitaker]]
* ''[[Repo Men]]'' (2009 Sci-Fi Thriller); [[Jude Law]], [[Forest Whitaker]]
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* ''[[Taken (2017 TV series)|Taken]]'' (2017–present); [[Clive Standen]], [[Gaius Charles]], [[Brooklyn Sudano]]
* ''[[Taken (2017 TV series)|Taken]]'' (2017–present); [[Clive Standen]], [[Gaius Charles]], [[Brooklyn Sudano]]
* ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)]]'' (2017–present); [[Elisabeth Moss]], [[Joseph Fiennes]], [[Yvonne Strahovski]]
* ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)]]'' (2017–present); [[Elisabeth Moss]], [[Joseph Fiennes]], [[Yvonne Strahovski]]
* ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)]]'' (2019-present); [[Elliot Page]], [[Tom Hopper]], [[Colm Feore]]
* ''[[Chucky (TV series)]]'' (2021-present); [[Zackary Arthur]], [[Brad Dourif]], [[Jennifer Tilly]]


==Images==
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[[Category:Economy of Hamilton, Ontario]]
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[[Category:Cinema of Ontario]]
[[Category:Cinema of Ontario]]
[[Category:Film industry by location|Hamilton]]
[[Category:Film industry in the United States|Hamilton]]

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Film production in Dundas Town Hall

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has become a popular destination for the television and film industry, attracting dozens of film and television productions each year.[1]

Many prominent actors have worked on productions filmed in Hamilton, and the city has positioned itself to attract new productions with a regional tax incentive.

In 2007 the city launched an ad campaign to lure in film studios.[2]

Hamilton has a dedicated office geared towards assisting those in the film and music industry.[3]

Local participation in film industry

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See also: List of media outlets in Hamilton, Ontario and List of people from Hamilton, Ontario
Julia Arthur
Florence Lawrence, "Hollywood's first movie star."

Local TV station CHCH introduced Canadians to Smith & Smith, which featured Steve and Morag Smith (the former better known from his stint as Red Green). The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian children's television series which was also produced by CHCH in 1971. It was syndicated to television stations across Canada and the United States, and occasionally still appears today in some TV markets. The show's cast included Billy Van, Fishka Rais, Guy Big, Mitch Markowitz, Vincent Price, and Julius Sumner Miller. One hundred and thirty episodes of the series were made in a nine-month span starting in 1971. Don Cherry's Grapevine began airing on CHCH TV in the 1980s and shot on location at CHCH TV's Telecentre on King Street West and then at CHCH's main studio on Jackson Street West. The production then moved (including the original set and bar) to the restaurant Cherry had in town, also called "Don Cherry's Grapevine". The restaurant was on Main Street East. CHCH also produced local broadcasts such as Tiny Talent Time and Party Game.[4]

Power Play was a Canadian television drama series that aired on CTV from 1998 to 2000. The show starred Michael Riley as Brett Parker, a former New York City sports agent who became the general manager of a (fictional) National Hockey League franchise, the Hamilton Steelheads.[5]

A number of Hamiltonians played a part in the early development of Hollywood, including Jean Adair (1873–1953),[6] Julia Arthur (1868–1959),[7] Douglass Dumbrille (1889–1974),[8] and Florence Lawrence (1890–1938) who was a silent film actress and often referred to as "Hollywood's First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies.[9] Del Lord (Grimsby, Ontario) was an early Hollywood film director and actor, best known as a director of Three Stooges films. Interested in the theatre, he travelled to New York City; when fellow Canadian Mack Sennett offered him a job at his new Keystone Studios, Lord went on to work in Hollywood, California. There he played the driver of the Keystone Cops police van, appearing in several of the successful films.[10]

Modern-day contributions to Hollywood by Hamiltonians include SCTV alumni Eugene Levy, Martin Short, and Dave Thomas. All three attended McMaster University along with John Candy in the 1970s.[11] Well-known movie directors and producers in Hollywood from Hamilton are Daniel Goldberg (Space Jam, Twins) and Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Ivan Reitman. Reitman is most remembered for directing and producing a string of comedies, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (Meatballs, Stripes and Ghostbusters). Reitman is also a founder of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University.[12] Reitman and Goldberg have worked together in the past on a number of film productions and continue to work together today as partners in the production company Northern Lights Entertainment.[13][14][15] Others include Kathleen Robertson, best known for her work on 90210(1994–1997) and 2002 crime film Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story and Stana Katic best known for her role as Detective Kate Beckett on ABC's Castle.

Production locations

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Locations across Hamilton have been featured prominently in a number of major film productions. Hamilton is often used as a stand-in for other, more recognizable cities.

Some of these filming locations include:

Dundas, Ontario

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The DeLuxe Restaurant was a nostalgic 1950s-style diner found on King Street (Dundas), used primarily for film shoots. A number of feature films and television productions have been shot in Dundas.[23] They include:

After years of sitting closed and serving the film industry on occasion, the DeLuxe Restaurant underwent extensive renovations and opened as Thai restaurant Bangkok Spoon in 2009.[24]

  • De Luxe Restaurant
    De Luxe Restaurant
  • De Luxe Restaurant
    De Luxe Restaurant
  • De Luxe Restaurant
    De Luxe Restaurant
  • Studebaker sign, De Luxe Restaurant
    Studebaker sign,
    De Luxe Restaurant

Film studios

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Digital Canaries began as a film production company in 2007. [1] In 2015, they stopped producing in-house content.

As of 2021, the company managed six distinct film locations. Of these, five were situated in Hamilton, encompassing a 100,000 square-foot warehouse. This facility features a bar with an upstairs apartment and a large patio, a full-size banquet hall, and two school properties.

The final studio owned by Digital Canaries in Dundas includes sets of abandoned houses, tunnels, and post-apocalyptic landscapes. Its standing sets encompass various environments, such as hospitals, police precincts, and bars. Additionally, the location contains a thoroughly stocked prop house catering to diverse set design requirements, offering furniture, decorations, medical tools, and military gear.

The studio also features several full-sized airplanes and a flight simulator. It offers a diverse range of wardrobe options, including casual wear, evening dresses, wedding attire, first responder uniforms, and continuity clothing. The CEO of the studio is Simon Winterson.

Steel Work Studios opened in March 2008, aiming to get in on the $1 billion industry. It closed three months later.[25]

A 2004 conversion of a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) facility on Victoria Avenue North that was one time home of the Otis Elevator Company and Studebaker plant into a film studio failed dramatically after only a few months. Local investors were ready to open up the $30-million Hamilton Film Studios but pulled out two months after opening.[26]

In 2018, the NUVO Network opened its 150,000 square foot facility consisting of three state-of-the-art media production studios, podcasting facilities, recording and vlogging studios, alongside editing suites, office spaces, and events venue.[27]

In December 2019, Hamilton Film Studios (commonly known as HFS) opened at 400 Wellington St. North in downtown Hamilton by filmmakers Zach Zohr, Graham Purdy and Ken Woychesko. The studio supports all film from Hollywood productions to indie movies, music videos to commercials. HFS also has a location in Dundas, a retail store in Hamilton (which caters to filmmakers) and offers equipment rentals and location support. It has helped to reinvigorate the film scene in Hamilton and has been praised for inserting a true film vendor in the city.[citation needed]

Film list

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The following is a partial list of films and television programs shot in Hamilton, Ontario, and their release dates:

Images

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  • Incredible Hulk, film shoot, Main Street East
    Incredible Hulk, film shoot, Main Street East
  • Incredible Hulk, film shoot
    Incredible Hulk, film shoot
  • Incredible Hulk, film shoot
    Incredible Hulk, film shoot
  • Incredible Hulk, film shoot
    Incredible Hulk, film shoot

References

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  1. ^ "Hamilton Economic Department- Film & Television Office". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ ""REEL CHOICES: HAMILTON, Why Shoot Anywhere Else?" (investinhamilton.ca)" (PDF). investinhamilton.ca. Retrieved 18 April 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Hamilton, City of. "Hamilton Music & Film Office". www.hamilton.ca. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ "The Hamilton Memory Project;" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition. June 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "Internet Movie Database: Power Play (TV series)". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  6. ^ "Internet Movie Database Biography: Jean Adair". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  7. ^ "Internet Broadway Database Biography: Julia Arthur". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  8. ^ "Internet Movie Database Biography: Douglas Dumbrille". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  9. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1992). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol III, 1925–1939). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
  10. ^ "Internet Movie Database Biography: Del Lord". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  11. ^ "McMaster University Alumni". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  12. ^ "Internet Movie Database Biography: Ivan Reitman". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  13. ^ "Internet Movie Database Biography: Daniel Goldberg (I)". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  14. ^ "Tribute.ca: Ivan Reitman". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  15. ^ "CinemaReview.com: "Reitman currently heads Northern Lights Entertainment"". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  16. ^ "CSWAP: Detroit Rock City filmed in Hamilton, Ontario". Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  17. ^ "(www.tribute.ca) Against the Ropes filmed in Hamilton". Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  18. ^ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6.
  19. ^ "The World Wide Guide to Movie Locations: X-Men filming locations- Hamilton, Ontario". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  20. ^ "(www.movielocity.com) Finding Forrester: "Copps Coliseum stands in for Madison Square Garden in the film."". Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  21. ^ "(www.myhamilton.ca) Hamilton Film: "Hamilton Goes Hollywood." – Page 10" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Aint It Cool News: "THE INCREDIBLE HULK set footage from Hamilton"". Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  23. ^ "The Hamilton Spectator: City slaps long-closed DeLuxe Restaurant with notice. (www.TheSpec.com)". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  24. ^ "Guests celebrate re-opening of the Deluxe". hamiltonnews.com. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  25. ^ "(www.thespec.com) Hollywood dreams on Parkdale North – New studio aims at share of $1 billion Ontario business (March 2008)". Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  26. ^ "(www.playbackonline.ca) Hamilton studio closes doors (June 2004)". Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  27. ^ "Come See the Nuvo Way to Work, Play, Create and Innovate in Halton Region".
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