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Motion Pictures :  Past Productions Link

Calgary, Alberta is a three hour flight northeast of Los Angeles and has some of the best film production locations in the world. This international city of one million people is one of the fastest growing in North America. Strong economic growth has attracted the country’s youngest and most affluent population. This in turn has led to the development of a vibrant modern dining, arts and cultural scene.

Within an hour’s drive of Calgary you will find mountains, forests, prairies, badlands, rivers, lakes, small towns, several western movie sets and wide open spaces. Hundreds of film productions have shot in and around Calgary since the 1940s including:

Marilyn Monroe’s “River Of No Return” in 1953;
Dustin Hoffman’s “Little Big Man” in 1969;
Paul Newman ’s “Buffalo Bill & the Indians” in 1975;
Christopher Reeve’s “Superman III” in 1982;
Clint Eastwood’s academy award winner for Best Picture “Unforgiven” in 1991;
Ang Lee’s academy award nominee for Best Picture “Brokeback Mountain” in 2004;
Brad Pitt’s “Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” in 2005;
Samuel L. Jackson’s “Resurrecting The Champ” in 2006

Calgary has a firmly established professional film and television industry, with ten to twenty productions regularly scheduled in and around the city throughout the year. The quality of our crews and artistic professionals is always a source of enthusiasm for directors and visiting producers.

Our government sponsored film funding program continues to adapt to the needs of the global film market; providing competitive incentives to service productions from around the world. See Alberta Film Development Program (AFDP).

We welcome productions, large and small, to our unique destination. To learn more about what Calgary can offer your production contact us today.

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