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Northern Ontario. Your Next Filming Location.
Northern Ontario Recovery
CION is here to help the film and television industry in Northern Ontario as we restart and to make sure you have what you need to coordinate a safe and successful production.
We Are CION
Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION) is a non-profit cultural organization serving the needs of everyone working in music, film and television across Northern Ontario.
Latest News
Paula Devonshire has worked on dozens of critically acclaimed films and TV series since the late 1990s. She talks about how the diversity offered by the climate, landscapes, cities and towns is a big part of why she loves to shoot in the North.
Apply today to become a part of the CION team
MusicOntario and Music Publishers Canada are surveying the professional needs of Canada’s Trans music community. We are doing this in order to develop community led, low-barrier programming that will build skills, resources, networks, and opportunities and for non-cis creators and professionals in Canada’s music industry at all levels in their careers.
Keychange along with Canadian partners are proud to announce the appointment of the next Canadian Ambassadors to further the movement for gender diversity: Tegan and Sara.
New Mask Guidelines from the Ministry of Labour. Click here for more information.
The Actors Fund of America introduces its new Career Resilience Initiative, a program developed to address the need to support entertainment industry workers whose jobs and careers have been impacted by the pandemic
Telefilm and Heritage Announce today long awaited details for the $50 million insurance fund. The program fund will open October 30th, 2020.
CION is seeking Producers to participate in the Northern Ontario Familiarization Tour this fall.
Registrations for Cinema Summit 2020 Program are open. Sign up for your spot today!
The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg will begin transitioning to new forms.
The Northern Ontario film industry has a new studio in the Sudbury region!
Moss LED is now offering UV-C disinfection solutions suited to film productions.
CION is helping Science North identify candidates for exciting mentorship program
Executive producers of The Witch call for artists and musicians to submit entries for upcoming horror/thriller
MusicTogether and partners with CION to showcase Northern Musicians.
Survey details impact of COVID-19 on the Film and Music industries across the North
Producer William Woods of Woods Entertainment discusses his experiences filming in the North.
We've changed our name and expanded our vision
The site provides more resources to help film producers, crew members, creatives, musicians, and culture fans in and around Northern Ontario.
Letterkenny shares the spotlight with some worthy newcomers
We're seeking up to four Producers to participate in the Northern Ontario FAM Tour this September!
International award-winners, local luminaries, and more!
CION is seeking Producers to participate in the Northern Ontario FAM Tour later this year.
Film students, and electricians looking to get into the film/TV business, should check this one out.