Calgary and Southern Alberta
Calgary is a major centre for production in Alberta, with foothills, ranchland and small towns within reach of the city.
Western Filmmaker Directory · Alberta
Alberta Film Industry Directory
Discover businesses, services, equipment, locations, and production resources supporting film and television throughout Alberta.
Western Filmmaker connects production professionals with businesses ready to support productions across the province.
01 · Search the directory
Find Film Industry Businesses in Alberta
Browse businesses and services supporting film and television production across Alberta.
Search listings by business name or keyword, or jump to a city or category below
02 · Browse by category
Film Industry Services and Resources
The most-listed service categories in the Western Filmmaker directory. Each category page lists businesses from across Alberta and British Columbia.
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Location Filming
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View listings → CategoryFilm Venues
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View listings →03 · Browse by region
Explore Film Production Across Alberta
From Calgary and Edmonton to historic communities, mountain landscapes, and rural locations, Alberta offers a variety of filming environments for film and television productions.
Edmonton and Central Alberta
The provincial capital offers river-valley parkland and contemporary and historic urban settings, surrounded by farmland and small communities.
Rocky Mountains and Rural Alberta
Mountain parks, foothills and open rural landscapes, from the Bow Valley to the rural municipalities around Calgary.
04 · Filming in Alberta
Alberta: A Growing Production Hub
Alberta's film and television industry continues to build on its established production base, with Calgary and surrounding communities remaining major centres and activity extending into communities throughout the province.
The province offers diverse landscapes, experienced production crews, production infrastructure, and a mix of urban, rural, historic, and natural filming environments.
What's filming in Alberta →05 · Production incentives
Alberta's Film and Television Incentives
Alberta supports eligible screen productions through provincial incentive programs. Eligibility, applicable rates, and program requirements vary by production and current program rules. This is general information, not tax advice.
Film and Television Tax Credit
A refundable Alberta tax credit on eligible production costs for corporations producing films, television series and other eligible screen-based productions. Applicants may apply for a 22% or 30% rate; the rate a production can receive depends on whether it meets the program's criteria.
Program details on alberta.ca →Alberta Made Screen Industries Program
Funding through the Alberta Media Fund for Alberta-made screen content, including grants for production, post-production, visual effects and digital animation, and project development.
Program details on alberta.ca →
06 · Filming environments
Diverse Locations for Film and Television
Alberta offers productions a broad range of visual environments, from contemporary urban settings and historic architecture to scenic rural areas and mountain landscapes.
Combined with experienced crews, actors and extras, production offices and sound stages, and a network of local suppliers, these locations support a variety of production requirements.
Browse location filming listings →07 · Economic impact
Supporting Businesses Across Alberta
Film and television production supports a broad network of local businesses. Hotels, restaurants, transportation companies, equipment suppliers, construction and hardware businesses, prop and costume suppliers, and other service providers can all contribute to productions taking place throughout Alberta.
Production activity in cities and smaller communities can also support local employment, tourism, and rural economic development.
08 · Why Alberta
Why Productions Choose Alberta
Diverse natural and built environments
Mountains, foothills, prairie, badlands and river valleys alongside modern downtowns and historic streetscapes.
Experienced film and television crews
Crews, actors and extras with experience on series, features and commercial productions.
Production facilities and infrastructure
Production offices, sound stages and support services that help productions base their work in the province.
Local goods and service providers
Businesses across the province supply accommodation, catering, equipment, construction materials, props and more.
Browse Alberta suppliers →Provincial production incentives
Provincial tax credit and grant programs are available to eligible productions under current program rules.
See incentive programs →From urban centres to rural communities
Productions can work in Calgary and Edmonton or in small towns and open country across the province.
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Connect Your Business With Alberta's Film Industry
Western Filmmaker is a guide to the goods and services provided by businesses supporting film and television production.
Distributed to producers, production companies, and studios, Western Filmmaker helps production professionals discover businesses that are able and willing to assist their projects.
If your business provides goods or services to film and television productions in Alberta, explore adding your business to the directory.