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Waterscapes
Rivers, lakes, waterfalls, a canal – Ottawa has it all!
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Ottawa has doubled for Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia – even Los Angeles!
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Film-friendly locations you won’t find anywhere else.
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The countryside is only a short drive from downtown Ottawa.
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Dining & Nightlife
From charming, rustic restaurants to upscale bars and clubs, Ottawa's award-winning culinary scene awaits your next production.
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Whether you're looking for a hip start-up office, an upscale law firm, or something in between, Ottawa has every type of office space your project could need.
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Small town, big city or something in between, we have your shopping scenes covered.
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World-class galleries, theatres, and museums help Ottawa stand out as a cultural centre.
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The Film Office focuses on the continued development, retention, competitiveness, and enhancement of the city’s film and television industry. It also promotes the region as a preferred industry destination and supports the development and growth of the local industry.
Location Support
Don't know where to start? We help foreign (and local) producers find the locations, crew, and services they need to make their production a success.
Resources
Whether you’re looking for local crew, equipment, hotels or other resources, Ottawa has everything you need to make your project come in on time and on budget.
Business Development
We work with local producers and screen-based companies to help them expand and attract new projects to the National Capital Region.
Industry Promotion
We're working towards making sure that Ottawa's screen-based media industry is no longer one of the city's best kept secrets.
From the Blog
Learn more about Ottawa's film and television industry
Ottawa Film Office Celebrates Record-Breaking Year
For immediate releaseDecember 20, 2022 Ottawa – The Ottawa Film Office (OFO), the local not-for-profit organization dedicated to growing Ottawa’s film and television industry, is delighted to announce today that live-action production generated $57 million in local economic activity in 2022. A 37 per cent increase over 2021’s record year, this money was directly spent […]
Read MoreRecap: Location & Set PA Fundamentals with DGC Ontario
The Ottawa Film Office was pleased to support a full day of training presented by the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) Ontario on November 26. Held at Algonquin College, the Guild offered condensed versions of two of its courses – Location Fundamentals and Set PA Fundamentals. Michelle Michals, DGC Ontario’s Director of Member Services, kicked […]
Read MoreUpdates to Ontario’s film and television tax credits
The Ottawa Film Office welcomes the Province of Ontario’s proposed amendments to its tax credits that will better support local producers and further encourage on-location filming throughout the province. The following changes are detailed in the Modernizing Ontario’s Cultural Media Tax Credits section of the government’s Fall Economic Statement (cliquez ici pour la version française). […]
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