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CION’s catalogue of regional resources and service providers presents a roadmap to pre-production planning across Northern Ontario’s major production centres: Greater Sudbury, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Timmins.
This growing business directory provides descriptions and contact information for Northern Ontario-based companies that are eager to work on your next project – we’ve got all major studios, equipment providers, vendors, and suppliers listed here.
Want to let film and TV productions that you’re open for business? Complete the form at the bottom of this page to be added to our catalogue!
Studios, Warehouses, & Sets
Northern Ontario’s biggest studio features a 16,000-square-foot stage floor, 3,000 square feet of office space, on- and off-site production offices, a hair and makeup room, a prop shop, a craft kitchen, laundry facilities, studio rentals, grip/lighting rentals, production service vehicle rentals, and prop/building material rentals. With fibre-optic internet and Wi-Fi, along with copious parking, this studio can accommodate an entire production.
Labour & Performers
46th Parallel Management is a Talent Agency representing actors across Northern Ontario.
Provides supporting case, extras, and various locations for movies, TV series, and comericals filming in Northern Ontario.
Melissa A. Smith Casting (CDC) is a casting company specializing in casting for feature film and television.
That Creative Loft is a professional training facility for Northern Ontario actors & models formerly known as MAS Acting Studios. We offer on-camera acting, voice-over and modelling training to individuals of all experience levels & ages.
Boutique talent agency in Ontario, representing actors for film and television.
Post, VFX, & Animation
Our experienced videographers can confidently tackle any phase of video production in Thunder Bay. This includes creative development, producing, videography and editing.
We cater to clients in both the music and film industries in a variety of capacities, offering creative and technical services like music composition and production, mixing, sound design, foley, ADR, narration/voice acting and location sound, among others.
Post Production at Canadore is one of the most modern post production facility of its kind in Ontario. Offering its services to regional, provincial, national and international production companies, Post Production at Canadore is uniquely-positioned to educate and offer post production services to the film, television, and video production industry.
Deadpan Studios is a professional recording studio marrying vintage and cutting edge equipment and techniques with a live room suited for music production as well as voice over and ADR.
Founded by Producer Rosalie Chilelli, Edge Entertainment has been servicing feature films in Canada since 2009. Through a newly formed division in partnership with Producer Jennifer Pun, it develops original content for Screen, Television, and Digital Platforms worldwide.
Based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We have travelled all over the world working on everything from television to corporate. We focus on the various aspects of both aerials, photography and cinematography.
Gallus Entertainment is a highly regarded Canadian developer and producer of animated series. Through Canadian and International Co-productions Gallus bring reliability and quality to each and every production.
Hideaway Pictures is the largest full service production company in Northern Ontario, providing both creative and production services to a wide range of clients in film and television industry.
An experienced aerial video and photographic specialist. Our aerial work is fully licensed with Transport Canada maintaining a RPAS Advanced License. We are also fully insured.
We can assist you from the early creative of your project through to production coordination, crewing, and equipment rentals to the final post-production of your project or any stage along the way.
A video editing company based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, focusing on the entire post-production process for Film, Video and New Media projects.
At MidCoast Productions, our passion is sound. That’s why producers from North America, Europe, Asia and Africa have trusted us with their on-set and post-production audio needs.
From documentaries to comprehensive promotional and educational videos, MorVision provides a wide range of professionally produced products.
Nexus Canada is a full service special effects company providing on-set special effects solutions. We provide a broad range of practical FX to the film and television sector as well as the music video and commercial worlds.
Comfortable and secure, our rental edit suites are nimble and can be configured with any spec. Equipped with online and offline edit suites available for both long form and short form productions, each suite can be customized with hardware and software based on your individualized editing needs.
Assists with everything you need to pull off your film project in Northern Ontario: post-production, video production, assistance with grant applications, community support, and location scouting.
The RFPMEDIA post-production team organizes and edits the production footage, music, graphics, titles, visual effects, and color grading to deliver the final distribution product.
From commercials and music videos, to scripted television and feature films, we have the team, equipment and experience to bring virtually any project to fruition.
Whatever project it may be ー short film, feature, documentary or TV and commercial ー we will be there to assist you in every stage of post production from data management to final delivery.
SAS Post-Production consists of editorial support and co-ordination, and includes support for all elements of post-production, allowing filmmakers to do post-production work in Northern Ontario.
ShebaFilms is a film production company based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We focus primarily on documentary filmmaking, but we also produce fiction, commercial and educational films.
Sound Design International (SDI) is a post-production service company based in Northern Ontario that has been serving the Sudbury, North Bay, Toronto and Los Angeles film & television industries since 1996. SDI was founded by Emmy award winning sound supervisor and designer Geoff Raffan.
Daniel Bédard has been composing music, designing and editing sound, and creating stereo and surround mixes for multimedia installations, film, TV, radio, and theatrical productions for over thirty years.
We are first and foremost a film and video production company. Sound design, color timing, digital film acquisition (Arri, RED, Sony, Blackmagic,) production design and writing.
Multimedia production studio focusing on high quality corporate and commercial video, audio recording, virtual set design and related services.
Equipment Rentals
Full gear rental inventory (extensive supply of camera, sound, grip, locations and lighting) available to productions.
With access to state of the art video equipment and studio facilities, Apple Wagon Films are able to offer unparalleled flexibility to clients for all their video needs.
Offering grip and electrical (generators, dollies, cranes, lighting, grip and expendables), transportation (grip and electric trucks, camera trucks, cast trailers, hair & makeup, wardrobe, and washroom trucks) and location support (tents, tables & chairs, director’s chairs, makeup mirrors, parking cones and garbage cans), CTS has supplied dozens of feature films and series.
For productions requiring major construction, this established Canadian supplier rents compact, aerial and heavy industrial and construction vehicles and equipment, with outlets all over Northern Ontario (available in North Bay, Timmins, and Kapuskasing).
Inventory includes a complete array of film and television lighting, grip equipment and an extensive fleet of crystal sync generators. We also carry a wide range of remote heads and cranes, camera cars and related specialty, state-of-the-art production equipment and expendables able to accommodate any size production in Northern Ontario.
One of the country’s best-stocked rental inventories, with cameras, lenses, lighting, monitors, media players, audio, grip, location support, trailers and much more, also offers 24-7 technical support.
Fully stocked sound equipment rental house, serving some of Sudbury’s most high-profile productions.
Ideal for low-budget productions or test shoots, this media group offers prosumer-level video and sound gear at affordable rates.
Film and video production company facilitating digital film acquisition (Arri, RED, Sony, Blackmagic).
Either on location or in studio this multimedia production studio will roll cameras to capture your story in a pressure free setting.
A non-profit, artist-focused film and television-training centre, dedicated to unlocking the creative potential of Indigenous and diverse youth. Program participants have access to the equipment required to create film and television productions.
The Sudbury outlet of the longstanding go-to rental house has supplied lighting and grip equipment to some of the area’s most high-profile feature and TV productions.
Support Services
Knowledgable staff can customize rental durations and terms to suit your production with film friendly terms & conditions and flexible payments for locations equipment.
With a robust fiber-optic network, Agilis Networks is the premier choice for businesses and organizations in need of top-of-line, reliable telecommunication services. Your business’s success is important to us.
BrokerLink insures all types of businesses, and offers coverage specific to most industries.
ClothMachine runs production of your ideas in cloth. We are a specialized source for fabrics and dedicated fabrication studio. Heart-led design firm serving Northern Ontario from New Liskeard.
We have all your print and sign production solutions under one roof. So whether you need a quick engraving, scanning of engineering blueprints, colour printing, reports duplicated, or industrial tags and signs created, our team can do it!
Bridging the gap between Aviation Companies or Private Individuals and Transport Canada, piloting your aircraft, completing an aviation safety review or assisting in aircraft sales and acquisition; No project is too small for Graham Aviation Consulting & Pilotage.
JJ Mobile Gym is just that, a mobile gym. We deliver a fully equipped fitness center to your location. Our facility is great for: movie sets, company retreats, events, festivals, conferences, and more.
Knox Hutchison Entertainment Insurance specializes in providing insurance coverage and risk management advice to all sectors of the music, film, general entertainment and live event industries.
Restaurant. Specialty Bakery. Small Organic Farm. Our menu in our restaurant ebbs and flows with the seasons and the weather. We offer up catering services and have new menu items throughout the week.
We are team of medical professionals and logistics experts focused on helping you keep up and running with our on-time COVID-19 testing management services.
Robin's Rooms carries a large selection of vintage/retro/modern clothing and accessories for sale.
Our fully equipped and certified trucks far exceed the expectations found in any other craft truck in the industry. Trucks are professionally put together, insulated, air-conditioned, and heated for maximum comfort in all weathers. We are able to meet any demand.
The Strato Labs Mobile Testing Unit is a fully functional remote testing lab . This state-of-the-art Remote Vehicle brings the latest equipment to your location, adding lab processing to your set. We can process with the same efficiency of our fixed lab locations.
Superior EMS is Algoma Region's premier event emergency services, first aid & emergency training provider, and non-emergent patient transfer company.
Travel, Accommodations, & Personal Services
Experienced travel designer bringing knowledge and first-hand expertise to best serve clients with their travel needs.
With over 80 hotels in our portfolio, representing internationally recognized hotel brands, InnVest is the largest owner of hotels in Canada. Multiple hotels in Northern Ontario (Comfort Inn) added to site.
Video Production & Creative Content
With photography that is natural, relaxed, and beautifully lit, Bertrand Productions has a calm and fun approach offering custom-made, artistic photographic solutions and commercial videography.
We make it simple for companies to create high-end videos. We'll manage everything from concept to production, whether you need a single video or a continuing content partner.
From simple documentation to more elaborate cinematic production, Casa di Media has the resources and creativity to bring any idea to life on screen. Assists with project coordination, video production, aerial video & photography, audio production, and post production.
We provide award-winning videography & editing services to Thunder Bay, Ontario and beyond! We create high quality videos for marketing, events, real estate, and more.
Primary services include videography and interior, exterior, and aerial photography.
We are Storytellers focused on co-creating Premium Video Content for Mining & Industrial businesses to leverage the Power of Video.
Paquette has produced, written, and/or directed numerous feature films, including fiction, documentary, docufiction, experimental, and animation. While he initiates his own projects, Paquette welcomes project proposals from others, and his services as screenwriter, producer, and/or director are available for hire.
RFPMEDIA assists brands with storytelling through technical, creative, and high-quality video and audio production.
We partner with clients to create brand experiences that have meaning, relevance and deliver extraordinary value using modern video production, photography, web design, social strategy & distribution.
A full-service video production company, focused on high-end commercials and inspired storytelling.
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CION cannot verify that all businesses listed in the ‘Regional Resources & Services’ catalogue will be deemed eligible Northern spend in the context of meeting certain funding requirements. It is the responsibility of the producer to identify if payment to a select business represents costs spent inside of Northern Ontario.