VANCOUVER, CANADA – Bridge Studios, owners of the first dedicated studio facility in Vancouver, is slated to build 18 new world-class sound stages in a completely new state-of-the-art Lake City Studios facility by the summer of 2025 in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia.

Bridge Studios already operates 16 stages at two facilities in the Vancouver region. This new construction will bring the total number of sound stages operated by Bridge Studios to 34.

“With 34 sound stages up and operating by the summer of 2025, the Vancouver region of British Columbia will be an undisputed leader for filming outside of Hollywood,” said Ron Hrynuik (HER-NIK), General Manager at Bridge Studios. “With favorable exchange rates, synced time zone with Los Angeles, and bankable Canadian tax credits, Bridge Studios is the natural ‘go-to’ choice for film and TV production along the West Coast of Canada.”

The upcoming world-class Lake City Studios facility is located 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver and 40 minutes from the airport. The entire site has been designed to provide all of the amenities needed for productions to film their projects on site, and travel to nearby locations to shoot.

“With 34 sound stages up and operating by the summer of 2025, the Vancouver region of British Columbia will be an undisputed leader for filming outside of Hollywood” – Ron Hrynuik, General Manager of Bridge Studios

Lake City Studios sits on an 18.6-acre site that contains 18 new soundstages, including one of Western Canada’s largest stages at almost an acre in size. This new master-planned complex is scheduled to open in the Summer of 2025, only steps away from the Skytrain rapid transit system.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our General Manager and media contact, Ron Hrynuik at 604-482-2000. Or, visit our contact page.

Media Contact

Ron Hrynuik
604-482-2000
PR@bridgestudios.com

About The Bridge Studios

The Bridge Studios, Vancouver’s first dedicated studio facility, is located on 15 acres of land on what was formerly part of the Dominion Bridge bridge-building plant. In 1987, the site was re-novated to create a permanent studio facility to ensure British Columbia had a stable base of operations for film production. Since then, the studio has hosted more than one thousand film and television productions. For more information, details and renderings of new facilities please visit: www.bridgestudios.com.

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Read below for details, courtesy of the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia:

The REEL Thanks 2022 fundraising page officially closed at 12:00 am on Saturday, October 15, 2022. This year, the BC Film and Television Industry raised a record-breaking $305,544 in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

The addition of this year’s total brings the REEL Thanks 10-year campaign total to $1,791,219!

On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, representatives from the BC Film Unions and Greater Vancouver Food Bank presented this year’s Top 5 FUNdraising teams with awards and gratitude for their incredible work.

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

$103,635

Team Spiderwick won six REEL Thanks sponsor challenges during the two-week competition. They were the first team to donate this year–although the competition was closer than it’s ever been before!–and won the Daily Sponsor Challenge on Days 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9.

We want to thank The Spiderwick Chronicles for their incredible fundraising efforts this year. In addition to setting a new record, Team Spiderwick’s donations made up 1/3 of our fundraising goal for 2022. Fantastic work, team!

FIRE COUNTRY

$33,920

We’d like to thank Team #FireCountryCBS for bringing the heat with their generous fundraising efforts this year. Particularly on Day 6 of the competition when they won the Daily Sponsor Challenge. Well done!

NANCY DREW

$30,669

Team DrewCrew won two Reel Thanks 2022 sponsor challenges during the two-week competition. Drew Crew Writers, with help from the Drewds, won the Best Social Media Challenge for Nancy Drew on Twitter. They were also our Daily Sponsor Challenge winner for Day 2.

We’d like to thank Team Nancy Drew for their fundraising efforts and excellent social strategy this year! Way to go team!

WHEN CALLS THE HEART

$26,005

We’d like to thank Team When Calls the Heart for their continued support of the Reel Thanks Challenge and their enthusiastic and heartfelt fundraising efforts this year. Way to go!

SUPERMAN & LOIS

$22,715

Unfortunately, Team Superman & Lois was in a meeting when the REEL Thanks party arrived so we weren’t able to get any pictures of them with their award. Nevertheless, we want to thank them for their generous fundraising efforts this year. They did a super job!

Directors Guild of Canada: British Columbia

Website: dgc.ca
Instagram: instagram.com/DGCBCTALENT/

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Here’s the full link to the Hollywood Reporter article:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/vancouvers-bridge-studios-plans-42-stage-expansion-for-hollywood-shoots-1235244729/

Note: Marine Way (16 Stages) was removed from planned expansion since the article was written.

Note: Griffiths has three stages, and Lake City is set to have 20 stages since the article was written.

Here’s a bit of info on our upcoming expansion:

The new studios will be housed on two new sites, including: Griffiths (three sound stages on five acres, opened in 2023), and Lake City (20 sound stages on 18 acres, opening in 2025). Our original Boundary Studios houses an additional 13 sound stages.

View our own announcement of the impending expansion here.

About The Hollywood Reporter

Wikipedia // An American digital and print magazine, and website, which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries.

Media Contact

Ron Hrynuik
604-482-2000
PR@bridgestudios.com

About The Bridge Studios

The Bridge Studios, Vancouver’s first dedicated studio facility, is located on 15 acres of land on what was formerly part of the Dominion Bridge bridge-building plant. In 1987, the site was re-novated to create a permanent studio facility to ensure British Columbia had a stable base of operations for film production. Since then, the studio has hosted more than one thousand film and television productions. For more information, details and renderings of new facilities please visit: www.bridgestudios.com.

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VANCOUVER, CANADA – Bridge Studios, owners of the first dedicated studio facility in Vancouver, is slated to build 23 new sound stages over the next few years in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, directly neighboring Vancouver. This new construction will bring the total number of sound stages operated by Bridge Studios to 36.

Providing best-in-class production services for all productions filming at Bridge Studios.

Since 1987, the Bridge Boundary Road studio site has hosted over 1,000 productions, including the original MacGyver, Once Upon a Time, and Stargate television series and films such as Ju-manji, Legends of the Fall, and First Blood (Rambo). As part of its expansion, Bridge Studios has entered into an exclusive partnership with MBS Equipment Company (MBSE), the world’s largest studio-based supplier of lighting and grip equipment.  MBSE will enhance Bridge Studios’ already client-focused offerings by providing best-in-class production services for all productions filming at Bridge Studios.

“With 36 sound stages up and operating within the next four years, the City of Burnaby and British Columbia will be an undisputed leader for filming outside of Hollywood,” said Ron Hrynuik (HER-NIK), General Manager at Bridge Studios. “With favorable exchange rates, synced time zone with Los Angeles, and bankable Canadian tax credits, Bridge Studios is the natural ‘go-to’ choice for film and TV production along the West Coast of Canada. Additionally, our relationship with MBSE aligns with our top tier facilities and services.”

“With favorable exchange rates, synced time zone with Los Angeles, and bankable Canadian tax credits, Bridge Studios is the natural ‘go-to’ choice for film and TV production.” – Ron Hrynuik, General Manager of Bridge Studios

The new studios will be housed at Griffiths (three sound stages on five acres, opening in 2023), and Lake City (20 sound stages on 18 acres, opening in 2025).

The new construction will include facilities with 50-foot-high stages, ranging from 9,000 to over 40,000 square feet with ample onsite parking. All Bridge facilities are “fossil fuel free facilities” operating off hydro-electricity. The city of Burnaby is located 30 minutes from Vancouver Inter-national Airport and 15 minutes from downtown Vancouver.

“We are excited to partner with Bridge Studios as it expands its footprint,” said Michael Newport, Executive Vice President at The MBS Group, the parent company of MBSE. “This modern sound stage development further cements the industry’s central role in Burnaby’s economy and elevates British Columbia’s value proposition as a sophisticated, global industry hub.”

“We are excited to partner with Bridge Studios as it expands its footprint.” – Michael Newport, Executive VP at The MBS Group.

British Columbia’s film and TV production hit new highs in the past few years, generating a record $4.8 billion in direct spending in 2021. Currently, Vancouver ranks as the 3rd largest film & TV production center in North America and over the last decade, the film and TV production industry has collectively invested over $30.9 billion into the provincial economy.

A 2021 report released by Deloitte revealed a major shortage in sound stage supply in major production hubs like Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. Demand for sound stage space has increased dramatically over the last two years, and most locations are operating at a near-100% capacity. British Columbia’s capacity for expansion will provide much-needed relief to the industry struggling to keep up with the demand from content creators.

Media Contact

Ron Hrynuik
604-482-2000
PR@bridgestudios.com

About The Bridge Studios

The Bridge Studios, Vancouver’s first dedicated studio facility, is located on 15 acres of land on what was formerly part of the Dominion Bridge bridge-building plant. In 1987, the site was re-novated to create a permanent studio facility to ensure British Columbia had a stable base of operations for film production. Since then, the studio has hosted more than one thousand film and television productions. For more information, details and renderings of new facilities please visit: www.bridgestudios.com.

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