Creative Industries

A film crew shoots a scene on the Port Dalhousie Piers.

St. Catharines Creates

St. Catharines has a strong, digitally-oriented talent pool boasting approximately 1,200 jobs in creative industries, including:

computer design and related services
advertising and public relations
motion pictures and video
design services
software publishing
and more

Well-established post-secondary institutions supporting creative industries in St. Catharines include Brock University and Niagara College.

St. Catharines is home to the Foster Festival, a professional theatre company that celebrates the works of internationally renowned playwright Norm Foster.

Organizations such as Innovate Niagara, Brock Linc and the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation (SONAMI) are key industry resources helping to grow the sector.

The opportunities available in the film industry will continue to fuel the growth for creative industries in St. Catharines and across the Niagara region.

Film Production

Are you a filmmaker looking for your next shooting location? Bustling city streets, crashing waves, luscious vineyards and historic architecture make St. Catharines the perfect, cost-effective backdrop for your next project.

Crews prepare a lighthouse in St. Catharines to film a winter scene for a holiday movie.

A director walks through an outdoor market scene before filming begins in Downtown St. Catharines.

Cast and crew film a night scene on a boat at the St. Catharines Marina.

St. Catharines Economic Development Services is here to help filmmakers find locations that match their scripts and bring their projects vision to life. The City's experts are familiar with everything St. Catharines has to offer to help make any production, large or small, a huge success.

Visit filmSTC.ca to apply for a film permit, tap into local resources, learn about financial services, find amenities for cast and crew and more information how St. Catharines supports film production.

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