OUR PRODUCTION HISTORY
The Kootenay region has a long history of film projects, from American feature films like Roxanne (1987) to local projects like Sherpas Cinema’s Cannes award-winning short, Imagination (2017).
Kootenay Film Production Credits
| YEAR | TITLE | KOOTENAY LOCATIONS | PRODUCTION INFO | LINKS |
| 2020 |
HEARTS OF WINTER |
Windermere, Panorama |
Hallmark Channel TV Movie | 83m Drama, Romance |
Trailer N/A |
| 2019 | COLD PURSUIT | Fernie |
Summit Entertainment (Lion’s Gate) Feature | 119m Action, Crime, Drama Budget: $60,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $76,419,755 3 nominations Starring Liam Neeson |
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| 2017 | THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US | Invermere |
Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Feature | 112m Action, Adventure, Drama Budget: $35,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $62,832,209 2 awards, 1 nomination Starring Kate Winslet, Idris Elba |
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| 2017 | HOLLOW IN THE LAND | Castlegar |
Oddfellows Entertainment Feature | 92m Drama, Mystery, Thriller Box Office Gross (World): $10,688 |
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| 2017 | IMAGINATION | Nelson, Rossland, Ymir |
Sherpas Cinema, Reality/Lifestyle, Sport | 2 Awards |
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| 2013 | INTO THE MIND | Nelson |
Sherpas Cinema, Documentary, Reality/Lifestyle, Sport | 82m 7 awards |
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| 2012 | THE TALL MAN |
Salmo, Ymir Nelson, |
Minds Eye Entertainment Feature | 106m Crime, Drama, Horror Box Office Gross (World): $7,462,847 1 award, 6 nominations Starring Jessica Biel |
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| 2010 | HOT TUB TIME MACHINE | Fernie |
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) Feature | 101m Comedy, Sci-Fi Budget: $36,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $64,780,213 5 nominations Starring John Cusack |
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| 2008 | ONE WEEK |
Kimberley, Radium Hot Springs |
Mongrel Media Feature | 94m Adventure, Drama Budget: $2,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $108,918 1 award, 3 nominations Starring Joshua Jackson |
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| 2005 | NEVERWAS | Nelson |
Kingsgate Films, Miramax Feature | 103m Drama, Fantasy, Mystery Starring Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellan, Brittany Murphy |
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| 2004 | MIRACLE | Rossland |
Pop Pop Productions, Buena Vista Pictures Feature | 135m Biography, Drama, Feature Budget: $28,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $64,445,708 2 awards, 4 nominations Starring Kurt Russell |
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| 2001 | OUT COLD | Salmo |
Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Feature | 89m Comedy, Sport Budget: $24,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $14,782,676 Starring Zach Galifinakis |
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| 1999 | SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS |
Kaslo Nelson Kootenay Lake Ferry New Denver Retallack |
Universal Pictures Feature | 127m Drama, Mystery, Romance Budget: $35,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $23,049,593 Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations Starring Ethan Hawke |
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| 1987 |
HOUSE- KEEPING |
Nelson, Castlegar |
Columbia Pictures Feature | 116m Comedy, Drama Box Office Gross (World): $1,083,282 2 awards, 3 nominations |
Trailer N/A |
| 1987 | ROXANNE | Nelson |
Columbia Pictures Feature | 107m Comedy, Romance Budget: $12,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $40,050,884 Nominated for 1 Golden Globe Award. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination Starring Steve Martin |
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| 1982 | THE GREY FOX |
Fort Steele Cranbrook |
Zoetrope Studios, United Artists Classics Feature | 92m Biography, Drama, Romance Budget: $4,500,000 Box Office Gross (World): $5,516,140 Nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards. Another 12 wins & 7 nominations |
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| 1982 | THE THING | Kimberley |
Universal Pictures Feature | 109m Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi Budget: $15,000,000 Box Office Gross (World): $19,632,053 3 nominations Directed by John Carpenter, Starring Kurt Russell |