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BEHIND THE SCENES: Ten years later, Northern Ontario Film Studios still an industry leader
In each “Behind the Scenes” segment, Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our local journalists to talk about the story behind the story. These interviews are designed to help you better understand how our community-based reporters gather the…
BEHIND THE SCENES: Ten years later, Northern Ontario Film Studios still an industry leader
In each “Behind the Scenes” segment, Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our local journalists to talk about the story behind the story. These interviews are designed to help you better understand how our community-based reporters gather the…
Northern Ontario’s Hideaway Pictures inks new $150M, 25-picture production deal
Business for Northern Ontario’s lucrative film and television sector will continue to be brisk with a new $150-million, 25-picture deal between Hideaway Pictures and the Motion Picture Corporation of America. The deal was announced late last night. The agreement will…
Top 10 Christmas Movie Hot Spots in North Bay
It seems as though the holiday season comes earlier each year. In the North Bay area, Christmas can come as early as March and as late as October. But how, you may ask? It’s thanks to the booming film and television industry in the region. Although the city of…
Bill Abbott’s GAC Family, GAC Living Find a Family-Friendly Home on Frndly TV for the Holidays
Former Hallmark Channel head Bill Abbott ’s new company GAC Media has reached a distribution deal with Frndly TV, giving cable channels GAC Family and GAC Living more than 400,000 additional streaming subscribers looking for wholesome programming…
‘When Calls The Heart’ Alum Daniel Lissing To Join Lori Loughlin In ‘When Hope Calls’ Spinoff
EXCLUSIVE: When Calls the Heart alum Daniel Lissing will reunite with his former co-star Lori Loughlin in the two-part Season 2 premiere of GAC Family spinoff When Hope Calls. When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas is slated to air…
Lori Loughlin To Reprise ‘When Calls the Heart’ Character In Season 2 Of ‘When Hope Calls’ On GAC Family In Acting Return
EXCLUSIVE: Lori Loughlin is returning to acting. The former When Calls the Heart star will reprise her popular character from the Hallmark Channel series, Abigail Stanton, on spinoff When Hope Calls , which is coming back for a second…
Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Carousel’ featuring North Bay’s waterfront airs Saturday
When Lila is hired by the royal family of Marcadia to repair a carousel she must work with the Prince to repair it before Christmas. The film “A Christmas Carousel” Stars Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe. “When Lila is hired by the Royal Family…
‘Too Close For Christmas’ Lifetime Movie Premiere: Trailer, Synopsis, Cast
It’s A Wonderful Lifetime” continues with the premiere of the newest holiday film, “Too Close For Christmas,” starring Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray. Fans likely recognize Lowndes, who is most recognizable for her role as Adrianna on “90210,” but also…
The Real-Life Set Of Hallmark Christmas Movies Is Only A Road-Trip Away From Montreal
Right outside of Quebec sits a small city that just so happens to be the background to a lot of Hallmark and Netflix Christmas movies. If I’m being completely honest, I hate the winter. It’s cold, I constantly find myself slipping on patches of ice, and my cute…