Film

Ladysmith is a member of the Vancouver Island Film Association. The municipality has adopted a film permit package containing information on applications, permits, fees and contracts.

With mountains at its back and the sea at its feet, Ladysmith offers a diversified look and is an ideal location for filming. “Big Bully” starring Rick Moranis and “Long Way Home” starring Jack Lemmon are just two of the films that have utilized the ambience of Ladysmith's main street. Recently, the TV movie “Marker”, and NBC series pilot “Eureka” were filmed in Ladysmith.

Some of Ladysmith's filming attributes include:

• Versatile downtown with heritage buildings
• A variety of settings; town, beach, country, ocean and forest
• Outdoor amphitheatre overlooking harbour
• Available commercial spaces suitable for interior shoots
• Large number of rentable RV's for dressing rooms
• Parking areas for RV's
• Ladysmith's Festival of Lights has an extensive inventory of Christmas lights and displays perfect for Christmas-theme productions
• Antique stores for props and costumes
• Inventory of vintage cars

For general information about filming in Ladysmith and the surrounding Cowichan Valley, visit the Film Cowichan web site. For detailed information about filming in Ladysmith, contact Development Services at (250) 245-6415.