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ByWard Market
Featuring one of Canada’s oldest and largest public markets, the ByWard Market neighbourhood is Ottawa's most popular tourist and filming destination.
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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
Scam Alert
It has come to our attention that there is an email scam which targets film industry members in Canada and the US, including in Ottawa. If you receive an email similar to the one below, which appears to come from Scott Mosier, do not reply. Hi this is Scott, currently have a developmental project to […]
Read MoreOttawa Film Office Celebrates Record-Breaking First Half of 2021
Live-action dramatic production contributed nearly $16 million to the local economy in the first two quarters For immediate release July 8, 2021 Ottawa – The Ottawa Film Office, the local not-for-profit organization dedicated to growing Ottawa’s film and television industry, is thrilled to announce today that live-action dramatic production generated a record-breaking $15.8 million for […]
Read MoreOttawa Film Office Announces 2021-2022 Board of Directors
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 the re-election of its Board of Directors and the appointment of CKCU Executive Director Kwende Kefentse for a two-year term. In addition, as the newly elected co-chair of the Film & […]
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