Studio City Toronto broke ground on three new soundstages for Hollywood studios and streamers to use when they return to filming in Canada
shoot before Los Angeles producers fled the city in mid-March to shelter back home amid the coronavirus spread. In 2019, Hollywood location shooting in Canada hit a new high before the COVID-19 pandemic slammed into the Canadian production sector, shuttering all U.S. film and TV shoots in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
“Studio City’s expansion in our city is another sign of the strength of the film and television sector in Toronto. We are working non-stop to restart our economy, including the film and television industry, in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The start of construction is a great step forward in that process and will help ensure we are ready to open our doors to projects from around the world," Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement on Monday.
The city of Toronto bought the former Showline Studios complex in 2017 to ensure it remained land for film and TV production and Studio City Studios has taken over the facility overseen by veteran local stage operators Ken and Linda Ferguson.
Studio City Toronto has been in talks with a number of major studios and streamers eyeing long-term leases at the expanded facility, but is expected to opt for project-by-project rentals for now. With studio demand having outstripped supply in Toronto before Hollywood shuttered production during the pandemic, the city of Toronto has encouraged the building of new soundstages.
“The loss of the jumbo stage was a real setback for Toronto’s film infrastructure. It’s a relief to hear that its replacement is under construction,”
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