Canadore College in North Bay is offering a new post-production film program, and building a state-of-the-art production facility to support it.
The college currently offers broadcast television and digital cinematography programs, and it’s expected the one-year post-production graduate certificate program will create the capacity for work on film and video production to be finalized in North Bay past the initial recording stage.
“Right now, we have a booming film industry in North Bay, but it comes to an abrupt stop past the shooting stage,” said Yura Monestime, interim associate dean of the School of Media and Dramatic Arts, in a release.
“Crews leave once the cameras stop rolling. This program will create a work force capable of putting the intricate puzzle of post-production together for television or cinema.”
The college plans to build a post-production facility that will include an ATMOS audio mix studio, colour correction room, dialogue replacement (ADR), and specialized software and computer equipment. The facility will allow film and television projects to shoot, edit, mix and finalize their entire production in Northern Ontario.
Funding for the project comes from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. and industry partners.
North Bay has been the site of 14 television and film productions since 2015, and on June 23 production company Reel World Management committed to shooting six mystery films in North Bay, worth more than $14 million in direct economic investment into the municipality with added job creation.
Construction is to begin in the fall, and the first cohort is expected to be delivered at partners sites in the fall of 2017.
