Productions

Nova Scotia has a long history of producing critically acclaimed and award-winning films, television series, documentaries and animation.

Make your next film in Nova Scotia — we’re open for business. Film and television productions filming in Nova Scotia are eligible for funding from the Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund, administered by the Dept. of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage (CCTH). For more information on various funding programs and streams – including the NEW Distant Location Incentive for productions filming in rural communities – please visit our incentives page HERE.

Watch our video below to see why Nova Scotia has it all!

Explore Screen Nova Scotia’s online production guide HERE for contact information, credits, and other details. We’re also happy to provide information on potential production partners, service providers, and unions and guilds to help you quickly become familiar with the logistics of Nova Scotia’s screen industry.

For Health & Safety Guidelines for Nova Scotia’s production industry, please click HERE. For information on filming in N.S. during COVID-19, please click HERE.

In Nova Scotia, we know production. Our province is home to world-class crews, talented cast, experienced production partners and state-of-the-art post-production facilities. Watch our video below to see why these award-winning, highly skilled and professional technicians are in demand across the country and around the world!

Recent years have been some of the busiest on record for the NS Screen Industry and our mission is to ensure this continues. Scroll down for an up-to-date list of productions that are currently shooting in Nova Scotia. Please note that we are unable to provide any information on upcoming productions until they have officially released announcements regarding filming (due to confidentiality obligations).

MGM+; Original Series

The Institute

Upcoming

Production Company: MGM Studios
Director/Executive producer: Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes)
Writer/Executive producer Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand)
Leads: Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)
Location: Nova Scotia
Production dates: Summer 2024

IOM Media Ventures; TV Series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Season 32

In Production

Production Company: IoM Media Ventures
Producer / Production Manager: Siobhan Kennedy-Cameron
Filming in: Various Locations in the HRM
More info HERE.

Auguste Content ; Feature

111

In Production

Director / Screenwriter: Mauro Mueller
Producer: Ann Bernier
Distribution: Elevation Pictures
Location: Nova Scotia
Production Dates: Fall 2024
Languages: English, German , and French

Read more in Variety HERE.

Universal Television, Amazon MGM Studios ; TV Series

We Were Liars

In Production

Production Company: Universal Television
Broadcaster/Streamer: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Manager: Shauna Hatt
Location: Nova Scotia
Production Dates: May – September 2024

Read more in Variety and Deadline.

Fremantle, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Muse Entertainment ; TV Series

Sullivan's Crossing, Season 3

In Production

Production Companies: Fremantle, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Muse Entertainment
Writer/Showrunner: Roma Roth
Broadcaster: CTV (Canada), The CW (US)

The Trades 2 Productions Inc.; TV Series

The Trades, Season 2

In Production

Broadcaster: Crave, Bell Media
Production Companies: Trailer Park Boys Inc., Kontent House
Director: Warren P. Sonoda

 

Shut Up & Colour Pictures ; Feature

Place of Ghosts

In Production

Director: Bretten Hannam
Producers: Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Martin Katz, and Diana Elbaum
Distributor: Magnify (Global, US); VVS (Canada)
Location: Nova Scotia
Production Dates: August-September 2024

Ocean Entertainment ; TV Series

Coastal House Hunters

In Production

Production Company: Ocean Entertainment
Lifestyle TV series for US broadcaster

Wango Films ; Feature

Lighthouse in Little Lorraine

Wrapped

Director: Andy Hines
Production Company: Wango Films, Topsail Entertainment
Location: Cape Breton
Production Dates: Summer 2024

Forté Entertainment, VillageWorks Content Co.; TV Series

Shipwreck Kings

In Production

Distributor/Broadcaster: Forté Entertainment, A+E Networks (US), Bell Media (CAN)
Producers: Forté Entertainment, Richard Huggard, VillageWorks Content Co.
Showrunner/Director: Pete DeLasho
Production dates: July – November 2024
Locations: Louisbourg, NS

Cut/Off/Tail Pictures, Scythia Films; Feature Film

Permanent Damage

Wrapped

Producers: Nancy Urich, Daniel Bekerman
Director: Seth A. Smith
Writers: Seth A, Smith, Darcy Spidle
Production Dates: May – July 2024
Location: Halifax

Hallmark; MOW

Believe in Christmas

Wrapped

Production Company: Hallmark
Producer: Meghan Ory
Director: Christie Will Wolf
Location: Nova Scotia

Hallmark ; MOW

Holy Father of the Bride

Wrapped

Production Company: Hallmark
Producer: Georgina Neville
Production Manager: Margaret Harrison
Director: Stacey N. Harding
Production Dates: April – May 2024
Location: Nova Scotia 

EPIX Studios, MGM International Television Productions; TV Series

FROM, Season 3

Wrapped

Production Company: Midnight Radio
Studios/ Distributors: Epix Studios / MGM International Television Productions

Fri Bands Inc., Auguste Content Inc.; Feature Film

Lakeview

Wrapped
Eastern Shore

Executive Producer: Ann Bernier, Auguste Content Inc.

Producer: Nicole Steeves, Fri Bands Inc.

Writer/ Director: Tara Thorne

Logline: When friends unite for a weekend celebration, their old feelings, new relationships, and shifting dynamics crash into each other in the shadow of summer’s dying light.

Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Alcina Pictures ; Feature Film

Sharp Corner

Wrapped

Writer/Director: Jason Buxton
Producers: Paul Barkin, Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault

A dedicated family man becomes obsessed with saving the lives of the car accident victims on the sharp corner in front of his house – an obsession that could cost him everything.