WINNIPEG — While movie theatres are still closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a safer alternative is popping up on the grounds of Winnipeg’s James Richardson International Airport.
Drive-In Movie Theatre Coming to Winnipeg Airport
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Manitoba Offers More Aid to Film and TV Industry
WINNIPEG — Film productions in Manitoba will find it easier to control traffic around their sets with new flexibility from the province.
Gimli Film Festival Commits Funding for 11 Local Filmmakers
The Gimli Film Festival has commissioned 11 Manitoba filmmakers to create new films for the 2020 festival.
Cineplex Giving Out Free Popcorn This Weekend
What’s a movie without popcorn? In celebration of National Popcorn Day on Sunday, January 19, Cineplex is giving away free bags of the savoury snack to its customers.
Movie Starring ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor to Close Winnipeg Streets
The closures are scheduled to last from Monday, October 21 to Friday, October 25 to accommodate “Nobody,” a film starring “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk.
‘Breaking Bad’ Actor Bob Odenkirk to Shoot Movie in Winnipeg
Hollywood actor Bob Odenkirk is set to star in a movie that will be shooting in Winnipeg beginning next week.
Cineplex Replacing Kildonan Place Movie Theatre with ‘Entertainment Complex’
Kildonan Place is closing the curtain on its outdated movie theatre and making way for something new.
Weekend Street Closures
It’s time to reroute those weekend plans. Here are a couple street closures to note.
‘Toy Story’ Road Trip Making Pitstop in Winnipeg
Fans of “Toy Story” will get an up-close look this weekend to a life-size replica motorcycle of Canada’s greatest stuntman, Duke Caboom.
Actor Sean Penn Directing Film in Winnipeg This Summer
Actor Sean Penn is directing a film in Winnipeg this summer. As ChrisD.ca first reported in January, Penn was in the city earlier this year scouting locations for his shoot.
Netflix Rejects Request to Remove Lac-Megantic Images from ‘Bird Box’
MONTREAL — Netflix is refusing to remove from its hit movie “Bird Box” footage of the rail explosion that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, despite an appeal from the town’s mayor.
Manitoba Credit for Film, TV Touted as Among Most Generous in Canada
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is making its tax credit for film and video productions permanent.
