Crew & Service Directory
Supporting Local Industry and setting the scene for new stages of development.
From initial call to action to final cut, we’re for reel—in our authenticity and sincere appreciation and devotion to the spectacle of the screen. We’ll enthusiastically and whole-heartedly help keep things in scope, focus and perspective as we work to:
Assist production companies in the sourcing and securing of new talent and services
Help talent and film service providers get discovered and get to work
Stories go where they feel most alive, and storytellers are drawn to magical places that not only anchor the plot and narrative, but work to elevate it. For this, we’re on the rise as not only a desired and opportunistic destination to stay and create, but as a strategic industry partner for film, video, TV, gaming, and interactive digital and online media production on a cinematic or start-up scale.
As a Film Office, we offer:
- The encouragement, enabling and leveraging of local film technology and innovation
- The connecting and building of bridges and careers through events, professional development opportunities, meetups and more
- Engagement with local and provincial governments to develop and champion robust incentive programs
- A commitment to diversity, representation, and the inclusion of all voices on and behind the screen
- Opportunities for equal participation by marginalized and minority voices
- The promotion of specialized programs for entrepreneurs from overseas to invest into start-up businesses that service the film and digital media industry
As a Region, we offer:
- Affordable, advantageous costs of living and business
- Pre-existing fibre optic infrastructure
- A supportive professional community
- Year-round, family-friendly recreational opportunity with plenty of room to roam
Both the Town of Didsbury and the Town of Sundre are participating communities under the Rural Entrepreneur Stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, allowing entrepreneurs to become permanent Alberta residents and gain a foothold in Canada by buying or starting businesses in rural Alberta.
News Reels
New funding to help develop Mountain View Regional Film Office
New funding to help develop Mountain View Regional Film Office April 18, 2024 A recently-awarded grant will help three area municipalities further develop their Mountain View Film Office (MVRFO) endeavour. The MVRFO is Alberta’s READ MORE >
Mountain View Regional Film Office racks up another award
Mountain View Regional Film Office racks up another award April 16, 2024 The Mountain View Regional Film Office’s ongoing effort to entice production teams to pursue their next big project in the area has READ MORE >
Rural Alberta shines: Film office wins prestigious award
Rural Alberta shines: Film office wins prestigious award April 16, 2024 The Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) has another award to add to its collection. The MVRFO, a partnership between Didsbury, Sundre and Mountain READ MORE >
Find Didsbury Scenes in New Fargo Season Now Streaming
Find Didsbury Scenes in New Fargo Season Now Streaming November 25, 2023 The central Alberta town of Didsbury has been featured frequently in Fargo TV series DIDSBURY - Season 5 of FX’s Fargo started streaming this READ MORE >
Mountain View Regional Film Office Wins National Awards
Mountain View Regional Film Office Wins National Awards October 6, 2023 The Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) has won a pair of national awards. The two national awards are from the Economic Developers READ MORE >
Mountain View Regional Film Office Shares Experience, Future Plans at Alberta Municipalities Conference
Alexandra Ross, Jon Allan, and Richard Warnock take questions about attracting the film industry to your community at the Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show. Brett McKay Mountain View Regional Film Office Shares Experience, READ MORE >
Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) Wins Two National Economic Development Awards
Didsbury Mayor Rhonda Hunter (left) with President of Economic Developers Association of Canada president Penny Gardiner (left). Mayor Hunter travelled to Prince Edward Island to accept the award on behalf of the Mountain View Regional READ MORE >
First Look at Season 5 of Didsbury-filmed Fargo
"Mad Men’s Jon Hamm as a North Dakota preacher and sheriff who believes he’s above the law, Juno Temple as a seemingly normal midwestern housewife with a dark past, Jennifer Jason Leigh as her mother-in-law READ MORE >
Horror-western wraps filming in Sundre
Film crew spent 9 days filming in and around Sundre. "A supernatural spin is put on the Wild West in a new film that just finished shooting scenes in Sundre. Project: Six-Shooter is the working title READ MORE >
‘Project Six-Shooter’ Filming in Sundre and Mountain View County
"The Town of Sundre and the Mountain View Regional Film Office are pleased to announce that an Alberta-based production company is filming in the area for the next couple of weeks." Excerpt from: 'Project Six-Shooter' READ MORE >
Filming The Order Continues in Didsbury
World-renowned actors Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult are cast in film being shot in Didsbury "The production of The Order will include scenes filmed at Didsbury facilities, including possibly the former Town of Didsbury administration office READ MORE >
The Locations of Under the Banner of Heaven
"Very early in discussions about the look and feel of (Under the Banner of Heaven, showrunner/ executive producer) Lance had set a unique challenge for the team that would factor into nearly every location they READ MORE >
The Town of Didsbury to be included in an international award nomination
The Town of Didsbury is honoured to be included in an international award nomination for Outstanding Locations in a TV Serial Program, Anthology, or Limited Series. The Limited Series show, Under The Banner of Heaven, READ MORE >
Alberta’s film industry is booming but needs more workers
Alberta’s beautiful scenery has been the backdrop of several big film and television productions over the years, and the sector continues to heat up. Recently, Alberta has been home to notable productions such as Ghostbusters: READ MORE >
Alberta’s silver screen welcomes film fanatics through big and small productions
Alberta is hoping to invest more in the province’s film and television industry as officials commit additional funds to further expand the growing sector. According to the government, global spending in the film and television READ MORE >
Alberta to hand out $225M in film and television tax credits by 2025
The Alberta government is sweetening the pot for more film and television productions to come to the province. Tuesday afternoon, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer announced the film and television tax credit READ MORE >
Recent film, TV projects bringing $482M to Alberta’s economy
HBO series 'The Last of Us' providing huge revenue, employment boost as it films near Calgary this summer The Calgary Film Centre is pictured in a file photo. Alberta's film industry is projected to bring READ MORE >