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Filming on Location
Host a Film Production
Register your Home or Business as a Film LocationHome and business owners can also share in the revenues generated by filming in our community while helping to provide employment opportunities in BC. Property owners typically earn from $750 and up per day for hosting a film production. Owners are able to form agreements with the film company to ensure that their own needs are met.
Registering your property as a filming location with the BC Film Commission. Find out how by visiting their website.
Filming in Your Neighbourhood
Richmond is a popular location for film production. Your patience and understanding when crews are filming in your area is appreciated.
Every production company working in British Columbia is required to notify neighbours of their intentions to film. The Locations Manager is the producer's representative who is responsible to communicate with the community. The letter you received should have the name and phone number of the Location Manager or Assistant Locations Manager. Please contact them first to see if your issues can be resolved by them. If you still have concerns please contact the Richmond Film Office.
You can find a list of productions filming in BC by visiting the BC Film Commission site to view the Film List.
Economic Benefits of Filming
The film industry employs thousands of British Columbians and creates business opportunities in our community. Direct spending in 2005 by the film industry in BC was 1.23 billion dollars. In addition, the portion of those dollars spent in our community were re-circulated creating employment in other sectors and multiplying the financial benefit we receive by attracting film productions to Richmond.
