Your Mountain Studio

Bring your next production to life in the ultimate mountain playground

Locations

Untapped. Unique. Unbelievable. The Kootenay region offers diverse cinematic locations for your next production.

From interior rainforest, rocky mountains, natural hot springs, glacier-fed lakes to farmlands, ranchlands and hundreds of heritage assets in between, there is a perfect location for your next film or television series. 

Our unique and uncrowded locations provide a real opportunity for you to get that award-winning shot.

Locations

Untapped. Unique. Unbelievable. The Kootenay region offers diverse cinematic locations for your next production.

From interior rainforest, rocky mountains, natural hot springs, glacier-fed lakes to farmlands, ranchlands and hundreds of heritage assets in between, there is a perfect location for your next film or television series. 

Our unique and uncrowded locations provide a real opportunity for you to get that award-winning shot.

Crew and Services

Our passionate, versatile and highly-adaptable crew members are here to support your production

With over 200+ experienced professionals on our expanding crew list, we are here to go above and beyond in supporting your production company and help keeping your production costs to budget.

Upon arriving in the Kootenays, you’ll be greeted by dedicated crew members who are affordable, down-to-earth, versatile and highly-adaptable. Our crew members have worked on film sets in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and around the world, including major Hollywood productions.

About Us

Attracting production to the Kootenays and building up our local film sector

Kootenay Film is here to attract film, television and commercial productions to the Kootenay region and to develop and promote the local film sector. We aim to create local jobs, bring awareness to the region and position ourselves as a unique and premiere destination for filming.

Kootenay Film is made up of the Kootenay Regional Film Commission and the Kootenay Screen Based Industry (KSBI) initiative.

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Blog

12 Questions with John Wittmayer

12 Questions with John Wittmayer

I had the pleasure of interviewing John Wittmayer, the kootenay regional film commissioner. John has had an extensive career in the industry, first setting foot on a film set in 1985. He has experience working in many different areas of film, from stunt work to...

12 Questions with Jason Mannings

12 Questions with Jason Mannings

Jason Mannings is a talented award-winning filmmaker who creates beautiful documentary and narrative content. As part of our Films From Home (while stuck at home): Kootenay Shorts Program streaming on April 24 and 27th in celebration of National Canadian Film Day (on...

12 Questions with Tamar Ouziel

12 Questions with Tamar Ouziel

We caught up with Makeup Department Head, Tamar Ouziel, who now lives in the Kootenays after working years in the industry in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto. She continues to work in the industry today commuting for work, but has bought property in Nelson and happy...