The Hotlist

The Hotlist

What's Happening in Northern Ontario Film, TV and Digital Media

Updated: May 23, 2025

In Production

Upcoming

Scratch House

Feature

Production Company
Anova Pictures Canada Inc.

North Bay

Prep
Start: Apr 21, 2025
End: May 16, 2025

Principal
Start: Jun 09, 2025
End: Jul 04, 2025

Producer
Justin Kelly

Production Manager
Robert Fisher

Director
Cybill Lui

The Grounds

TV Series

Production Company
Low Bar Productions / Moore Film and Sound

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Mar 01, 2025
End: Apr 30, 2025

Principal
Start: Jun 06, 2025
End: Jun 09, 2025

Producers
Richard Barlow
Dustin Moore
Erin Medakovic

Director
Richard Barlow

Iron Sights

Feature

Production Company
Bad Elk Productions


Prep
Start: Nov 17, 2025
End: Dec 19, 2025

Principal
Start: Jan 12, 2026
End: Feb 13, 2026

Producer(s)

Mark Pettit & Sari Miettinen

Current Crew Needs:

  • Producer
  • Executive Producer
  • Line Producer

Contact for Crew Inquiries: badelkproductions@gmail.com

Still Echoes

Short Film

Production Company
Moore Film and Sound / Low Bar Productions

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Mar 01, 2025
End: Apr 26, 2025

Producers
Dustin Moore and Richard Barlow

Director
Dustin Moore

Executive Producer
Dustin Moore

 

The Squirrel Diaries

Short Film

Production Company
Motion Arc Studios Ltd.

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: May 07, 2025
End: Jun 13, 2025

Principal
Start: Jun 14, 2025
End: Jun 16, 2025

Producer
Kyle Vine

Director
KJ Carter

Executive Producer
Mathieu Seguin

Current Crew/Production Needs:
Locations Manager
Gaffer
Electrics
Grips
Set Dresser
DIT
Steadicam Operator
Production Assistants

Contact for Crew/Production Inquiries
scriptfesttmseason2@gmail.com

Prism

Short Film

Production Company
Manticore Films Inc.

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Jun 17, 2025
End: Jun 17, 2025

Principal
Start: Jul 12, 2025
End: Jul 14, 2025

Producer
Kyle Vine & Manton Harding

Director(s)
Lawrence Van Beek

Current Crew/Production Needs:
Carpenters
Grips
Camera Team
Sound Recordists
DIT
Production Assistants
Production Manager

Contact for Crew/Production Inquiries
manticorefilmsinc@gmail.com

Potential & Rumours

Stripped

Feature

Production Company
Archdale Pictures Inc.

North Bay

Producer(s)
Kim Barr, Tiffany Swears

Director
Kim Barr

Current Crew/Production Needs:
Currently collecting CVs for Heads of Departments

Contact for Crew/Production Inquiries:
archdalepictures@gmail.com

The Epidemic

Feature

Production Company
NEW BLOOD ENTERTAINMENT LTD

Sudbury

Producer(s)
Nigel Hartwell

Executive Producer(s)
Nigel Hartwell

Director
Nigel Hartwell

Production Office Address
16-337 Beach Blvd
Hamilton, ON. L8H6W4

Office Email
newbloodentertainment@yahoo.ca

The Sharing Game

Feature

Production Company
Rusty Halo Productions

Sault Ste. Marie

Producer(s)
Rebeka Herron

Director
Rebeka Herron

Director of Photography (DOP)
Parth Pandey

Wrapped

Flip and Switch

Web Series

Production Company
Sketchy Neurons

Parry Sound

Prep
Start: Apr 10, 2025
End: May 01, 2025

Principal
Start: May 02, 2025
End: May 22, 2025

Producer
Ben Sainsbury

Director
Dave Clement

Contact for Crew/Production Inquiries
ben@sketchyneurons.com

Nightstands

Short Film

Production Company
SCRIPTFESTtm Season 2

Sudbury

Prep
Start: Apr 01, 2025
End: May 02, 2025

Principal
Start: May 03, 2025
End: May 05, 2025

Producer
Mathieu Séguin

Executive Producer
Brendan Burke

Director
Emily Fraser

Contact for Crew/Production Inquiries
scriptfesttmseason2@gmail.com

Scream: Social

Short Film

Production Company
Effigy Entertainment

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Mar 30, 2025
End: Apr 18, 2025

Principal
Start: Apr 25, 2025
End: Apr 26, 2025

Executive Producer(s)
Brandon Burkley, Derek Clark

Producer
David Boudreau

Director
Brandon Burkley

Office Email
casting@effigy.plus

Shoresy Season 5

TV Series

Production Company
New Metric Media

     
Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Feb 03, 2025
End: Mar 04, 2025

Principal
Start: Mar 05, 2025
End: Apr 08, 2025

Producer(s)
Jared Keeso
Mark Montefiore
Kara Haflidson
Sean Skene
Dan Skene

Line Producer
Jim Mauro

Production Manager
Martin M. Smith

Director(s)
Sean Skene
Dan Skene

     

It's March 17th and I'm Still in Love with You

Short Film

Production Company
MotionArc Studios Ltd.

Greater Sudbury

Prep
Start: Feb 14, 2025
End: Mar 21, 2025

Principal
Start: Mar 22, 2025
End: Mar 25, 2025

Producer
Kiersten Zoratto

Director
Maryna Ohanesian

Executive Producer
Mathieu Seguin

Current Crew Needs:

  • First AD
  • Gaffer
  • Grips
  • Camera team
  • Art Department

Contact for Crew Inquiries
mat@motionarcstudios.com

 

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