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Originally Posted by hamilton23
I couldn't agree with you more. I was speaking with a renowned player in the film and television industry yesterday and this got brought up really quick.
Production teams love shooting in Hamilton, we have the buildings and aesthetic that a lot of productions want and need. Not to mention, it's cheaper to shoot in Hamilton than in Toronto. It's also a lot easier to get film permits in Hamilton...
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I'm a "player" as well. This is a film-friendly city, not yet suffering location-burnout. The problem with Hamilton? For virtually any scale of production it's
too close to Toronto, There are few compelling reasons to develop a deep production infrastructure here. We shoot here for the locations. Yes, there would be accrued benefits if a couple of new soundstages were built. But TO is an hour'ish down the road: crew, performers, props, wardrobe, gear etc are easily transported down the QEW/403. To echo David's comment, established suppliers are not going to relocate to Hamilton, or open a branch operation here.
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