Camosun College’s plans for film studios, sound stages and related classrooms at its Interurban campus took a leap forward Thursday after it started discussions with a Toronto-based company to design, build and fund the project.
He said Camosun expects initial talks with Visionary Group will result in a formal agreement that will finalize the scope, timeline and cost to build the film studio in exchange for a 99-year lease on the five-acre property. Wilmhurst said the project will increase opportunities for students. He said several micro-credit, diploma and degree courses in digital media are being developed for students who would train at the complex and eventually work there when film crews use the studio complex.
Visionary Group chief operating officer John Kuhn said the company is excited about starting talks with Camosun. The initial steps with Visionary Group was great news for South Island film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert, who’s been pushing for sound stages for a decade and has been part of a consulting team at Camosun. “I’ve said it so many times, but I’ll say it again — sound stages will be game changers for our local film industry.”
She said sound stages would not only attract big-budget movies, but also long-running series. She noted the production of Flash in Vancouver lasted about nine seasons and provided hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in economic activity. “Those long-running series are what we want.”
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