New movie studio in North Bay is open

Northern Ontario Film Studios is up and running at Gormanville and Jane.

It officially opened Friday.

It’s a sister company of Hideway Pictures.

CEO David Anselmo says they’ve shot movies in North Bay for several years and will continue to do that but they also want to support any other producers who are filming in the north and need gear, office space, props, equipment and studio space.

He says they have quite a good facility, 6,000 to 8,000 square feet in size and a storage facility too.

As well, he says they have expansion plans in the immediate future so they can build full sets for future production.

Anselmo says they’ve already filmed a half dozen movies in North Bay including the Flowershop Mysteries starring Brooke Shields.

He says they’ll start filming Love On Ice in November and will be looking for extras for that.

Anselmo says they hope to create 400 contract jobs for this upcoming production over the next 6 weeks but that includes office jobs.