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Filming in Manitoba 05
Flight Routes and Time Zones
Demonstrates existing flight routes
Vancouver / LA Winnipeg Toronto / NY London, England
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Main Flight Routes to Winnipeg, Manitoba
From Approx. Travel Time Airline Clear Customs In
Vancouver (Direct) 3 hours Air Canada, West Jet N/A
Calgary (Direct) 2 hours Air Canada, West Jet N/A
Toronto (Direct) 2.5 hours Air Canada, West Jet N/A
Montreal (Direct) 2.5 hours Air Canada, West Jet N/A
L.A. via Denver 4 hours United Winnipeg
L.A. via Minneapolis 5 hours Delta Winnipeg
L.A. via Vancouver 5 hours Air Canada, West Jet Vancouver
L.A. via Calgary 5 hours Air Canada, West Jet Calgary
New York via Toronto 4 hours Air Canada, West Jet Toronto
New York via Montreal 4 hours Air Canada, West Jet Montreal
Palm Springs (Direct) 4 hours West Jet Winnipeg
Phoenix (Direct) 4 hours West Jet Winnipeg
London, UK (Direct) 11 hours West Jet Winnipeg
06Population 36,726,673 1,318,000 778,489 Canada Manitoba Winnipeg Seasonal Information Manitoba has four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and sunny, with extended daylight hours and an extremely long magic hour. Winter days are bright and refreshing and the winter months are perfect for night shoots. Manitoba’s southern and northern regions have distinctly different seasons. Southern Manitoba Northern Manitoba (Churchill) Winnipeg residents enjoy up to 16 hours The sun’s rays are reflected off the of sunlight daily during the summer snow and ice due to Churchill’s latitude, months. The peak season for sunflowers meaning low temperatures all year, but is the second week of July through to the the proximity to Hudson Bay moderates first week of August. The wheat fields the temperature in summer months. The turn a golden colour in early August. majority of Churchill’s precipitation falls The wheat fields are harvested mid- during the summer. Mid-June through August to mid-September. Typically, the August is Beluga whale season. October leaves begin to change colour by early and November are prime months for September, through to mid-October. viewing polar bears as ice begins to By the end of October, most of the freeze. Snow begins to accumulate. Snow leaves have fallen off the trees. The first cover is 30-40 cm. Northern Lights are snowfall can vary greatly from year- often seen in the clear Northern skies, to-year. Typically, snow begins to fall peaking in March. Snow begins to melt in November and there is usually snow and is completely gone by June. Tundra cover by December. By mid-March, the flowers begin to bud in late spring. spring melt starts and snow coverage begins to fluctuate. Lakes are generally not safe to film on after mid-March and the snow is generally gone by the middle of April. The trees begin to bud and turn green between late April and mid-May, depending on the year and region. 07
First-Stop Government Contacts for Film Services
Manitoba Film & Music
Manitoba Film & Music (MFM) is the Carole Vivier
provincial film commission and the CEO & Film Commissioner
first point of contact for production carole@mbfilmmusic.ca
inquiries about location photos, tax credit
Louise O’Brien-Moran
information, crew and infrastructure, etc.
Manager of Film Programs and Film
MFM administers the Manitoba Film &
Commission Services
Video Production Tax Credit on behalf of
louise@mbfilmmusic.ca
the Province of Manitoba and provides
location packages and scouting services Andrew Gallinger
where possible. For more information Film Commission Services Coordinator
on services and tax credits visit andrew@mbfilmmusic.ca
mbfilmmusic.ca.
Brian Clasper
Location inquiries and scripts can be sent Senior Analyst Film, Television
to filmcommission@mbfilmmusic.ca. & Tax Credits
brian@mbfilmmusic.ca
Manitoba Film & Music
410–93 Lombard Avenue Hailey Hooke
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3B1 Tax Credit & Development Analyst
204.947.2040 ext. 22 hailey@mbfilmmusic.ca
mbfilmmusic.ca
Border Services
The following websites provide information Information on work permits for temporary
on the eligibility and application process foreign workers on a specific project:
to bring foreign workers into Canada cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/
for a specific film project. It is not all work/opinion/imp-c14.asp
encompassing and the responsibility
Website to apply for work permits
remains with the producer to ensure they
for temporary foreign workers on
are aware of all rules, regulations and
a specific project:
requirements for foreign hires.
cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/employer-
portal.asp
Information regarding film producers
entering Canada to work on a specific
project:
cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/
work/permit/arts/index.asp
08First-Stop Government Contacts for Film Services
City of Winnipeg Government of Manitoba Liaison
The Winnipeg Film & Special Events The Film Liaison Manager at the Province
Office is committed to promoting and of Manitoba facilitates requests and
facilitating production with budget permits to all provincial government
saving benefits such as: 24-hour office departments for filming on provincial
support, the use of city-owned buildings, properties, parks, hospitals and highways,
one-stop shop for all city permits and and coordinates location surveys and
civic departments, and assistance with agreements with the province. This office is
scouting city locations. also the first point of contact for requests
related to municipalities outside Winnipeg.
winnipeg.ca/filmandspecialevents
gov.mb.ca/finance/events/movies.html
Kenny Boyce
Manager, Film & Special Events Rob Kennedy
kboyce@winnipeg.ca Director, Film Liaison Manager, Cultural
Industry Consultant
Monique Perro
Sport, Culture and Heritage
Film Liaison, Film & Special Events
204.945.0156
204.986.2138
rob.kennedy@gov.mb.ca
mperro@winnipeg.ca
The Film and Special Events Office
of the City of Winnipeg
Committed to promoting
and facilitating production.
One call does it all for your
filming needs in Winnipeg!
204-986-2138
winnipeg.ca/filmandspecialevents
510 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB
09Infrastructure Summary
On Screen Manitoba Equipment, Camera and Post
– Industry Association Houses
On Screen Manitoba, the province’s
media production industry association, William F. White Inc. Frank Digital
represents over 1,500 media production whites.com frankdigital.ca
industry professionals. For a complete 204.774.7903 1.800.772.0368
list of Manitoba production companies,
service providers, labour groups,
MIDCAN DACAPO
post-production facilities, distributors,
broadcasters, training bodies and midcan.com dacapo.ca
exhibitors, visit onscreenmanitoba.com. 204.772.0368 (204) 956-2867
Nicole Matiation
Executive Director Sound Stage
204.927.5898
nicole@onscreenmanitoba.com The Manitoba Production Centre
manitobaproductioncentre.ca
204.957.4311
Crew & Cast Contacts
Two River Studio Manitoba
DGC Manitoba
Studio in Development – Opening 2018
dgc.ca/en/manitoba
tworiversstudio.ca
204.940.4201
647-281-6112
mdc@dgc.ca
204-792-5332
IATSE 856
Urban Prairie Post
iatse856.com
urbanprairiepost.ca
204.953.1100
204.898.5286
businessagent@iatse856.com
IATSE 669 VFX, VR and Animation
ia669.com
778.330.1680 Tangent Animation Campfire Union
camera@ia669.com tangent-animation.ca campfireunion.com
ACTRA Manitoba Opus Animation Electric Monk Media
www.actramanitoba.ca opusvisual.com electricmonkmedia.com
204.339.9750
manitoba@actra.ca
Project Whitecard Hand Craft Creative
projectwhitecard.com handcraftcreative.com
Build Films ZenFri
buildfilms.ca zenfri.com
10Manitoba Film & Video Production Tax Credit
Canada’s most competitive fully refundable labour-
based tax credit offers an up-to-65% rebate on
eligible Manitoba labour expenditures (45% base
credit plus eligible bonuses: 10% Frequent Filming
Bonus and/or 5% Manitoba Producer Bonus and/or
5% Rural Bonus).
Benefits of Manitoba Manitoba offers the most competitive
tax credits in Canada. These credits
Tax Credits
apply to eligible projects which include
NO Canadian content requirements fully financed television movies,
documentaries, feature films, dramatic
NO copyright ownership requirements
series, variety, multimedia, animation,
NO co-production requirements (You children’s programming, music
are not obliged to work with a Manitoba programming and informational series, as
company, but you benefit through the well as digital productions.
10% Frequent Filming Bonus and 5%
Manitoba’s tax credits are based on
Manitoba Producer Bonus.)
eligible Manitoba labour OR eligible
NO funding caps per production or per Manitoba production costs (including
production company (The greater your labour), and can be paired with Canada’s
Manitoba labour expenditures, the greater national tax credit programs. The tax
your tax credit will be.) credit is a choice between either:
NO caps on annual funds available Cost of Salaries Tax Credit – Up to 65%
(Manitoba’s tax credit is a rebate, not a
– OR –
finite fund, which means you’ll never have
to wait for a new fiscal year to apply for Cost of Production Tax Credit – 30%
your rebate.)
The most competitive spend-based tax
NO minimum or maximum budget credit in Canada provides production
requirements companies with a 30% fully refundable
rebate on eligible production costs
NO “first time producer” requirements
including labour.
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