Greater Victoria Film Commission

The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission (VISFMC) was established as a non-profit organization in 1996 with the objective to promote the Southern Vancouver Island as an international filming destination.^[1]

Details

The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission was originally a committee of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce until it was spun out into a separate organisation.^[2]

The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission receives financial support from the BC Film Commission and the British Columbia Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development as well as the Southern Vancouver Island municipalities of: City of Victoria, District of Saanich, District of Oak Bay, City of Langford, City of Colwood, Town of Esquimalt, District of Sooke, Town of View Royal, and District of Highlands.^[3]

As a non-profit the Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission has focused on developing the infrastructure required to provide necessary services and talent to the international film and television industry. As part of their efforts to increase film productions in the region they provide free services to production companies such as location scouting, location surveys, script breakdowns, digital location library, and assistance with film and work permits. The Vancouver Island-based organization works to attract film and media productions from around the world.

Films

Movies that have been filmed in the area include:

• Little Women (1994)
• X2 (2003)
• White Chicks (2004)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• In The Land of Women (2006)
• The Mermaid Chair (2006)
• Sorority Wars (2009)
• 2012 (2009)
• Bond of Silence (2010)
• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
• Time After Time (2011)
• Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story (2011)^[4]
• Mark & Russell's Wild Ride (2015)
• The Boy (2015)

Television series

• Spooksville (2013)
• Gracepoint (2014)

References