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 Distant Location Incentive for productions filming in rural communities and Screen Nova Scotia’s own Content Creator Fund – please visit our incentives page HERE.
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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.
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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 due to confidentiality issues, we are unable to provide any information on upcoming productions, including filming locations, until they have officially released announcements.
Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut of “Nyad” writer Julia Cox. Production is slated to begin in September 2026.
Writer/Director: Rohan Fernando
Producer: Floyd Kane, Freddie Films
Distributor: Photon Films
Written and directed by Charles Wahl.
Produced by Gharrett Patrick Paon (Rebel Road Films).
Sales & distribution by 9 Light Entertainment.
Production Company: IoM Media Ventures
Producer / Production Manager: Siobhan Kennedy-Cameron
More info HERE.
Production Company: Midnight Radio
Studios/ Distributors: Epix Studios / MGM International Television Productions
Production Companies: Fremantle, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Reel World Management
Writer/Showrunner: Roma Roth
Broadcaster: CTV (Canada), The CW (US)
Production Company: Universal Television
Broadcaster/Streamer: Amazon MGM Studios
Location: South Shore, Nova Scotia
A new mom struggles through the realities of breastfeeding, and is restored by a malicious old woman’s folkloric curse.
Read more HERE.
Filming in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Production Company: Ocean Entertainment
Broadcaster: A&E Networks
More info HERE.
Production Company: MGM Studios
Director/Executive producer: Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes)
Writer/Executive producer: Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand)