Hollywood North

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"Hollywood North", an allusion to Hollywood, California as the most notable film centre in North America, is a nickname for Vancouver, British Columbia, which is North America's third-largest film and television production centre.^{[citation needed]} The term is sometimes also used in reference to the Canadian television and film industry as a whole.

Part of the reason for the linkage between Hollywood and Vancouver is that Vancouver and Los Angeles are sister cities, and they are also less than three hours apart by air. Typically, also, Vancouver productions are L.A.-based, while Toronto has the lion's share of Canadian production.^{[citation needed]}

Other popular filming destinations associated with the broader meaning of Hollywood North are Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax and Montreal. All of these have become a very popular filming destination in recent years.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• List of filming locations in and around Vancouver
• List of films filmed in Toronto
• List of films set in Toronto
• Silicon Valley North
• Stockton, California Also nicknamed "Hollywood North". Might be in a different era.

[edit] External links

• ReelWest - the main industry resource catalogue in Vancouver, and part of the original Hollywood North phenomenon
• HollywoodNorthReport.com
• Chuck's Toronto Film & Video Directory
• CBC Digital Archives - Ruling the Airwaves: The CRTC and Canadian Content
• Robert Altman's Vancouver