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Religious Sites
As a proud multicultural city, Ottawa has every type of religious building to suit your story.
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From charming, rustic restaurants to upscale bars and clubs, Ottawa's award-winning culinary scene awaits your next production.
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Stadiums, arenas, golf courses and more – Ottawa has the locations you need for your next big sports movie.
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Ottawa has doubled for Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia – even Los Angeles!
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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
So, you want to be a cinematographer?
With so many career options in the film and television industry, it can be overwhelming to figure out where you should apply your skills. Our industry Q&As with local crew provide an introduction to the different career paths available in the industry, helping you find what you’re passionate about and providing advice and tips that’ll […]
Read MoreLE BUREAU DU CINÉMA D’OTTAWA NOMME SA NOUVELLE COMMISSAIRE
LE BUREAU DU CINÉMA D’OTTAWA NOMME SA NOUVELLE COMMISSAIRE Pour publication immédiate Le 28 mars 2022 Ottawa – Le Bureau du cinéma d’Ottawa (BCO), organisation sans but lucratif consacrée à la croissance de l’industrie du cinéma et de la télévision à Ottawa, est ravi d’annoncer la nomination de Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos au poste […]
Read MoreOTTAWA FILM OFFICE WELCOMES NEW FILM COMMISSIONER
OTTAWA FILM OFFICE WELCOMES NEW FILM COMMISSIONER For immediate release March 28, 2022 Ottawa – The Ottawa Film Office (OFO), the local not-for-profit organization dedicated to growing Ottawa’s film and television industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos as the city’s new Film Commissioner, effective April 27, 2022. Ms. […]
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