The Big Year!

August 31, 2010, 11:08 am

May 11, 2010 – Jon Summerland, Film Commissioner, Okanagan Film Commission, is pleased to announce that "The Big Year," a Fox 2000 production, will film in the Okanagan for several days later this spring.

Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin star as competitive bird watchers in "The Big Year," a comedy directed by David Frankel (Marley & Me, The Devil Wears Prada).  The film will use Okanagan locations standing in for Arizona and New Mexico.

Jon Summerland states, "The Big Year shooting in the Okanagan is the result of cultivating and sustaining relationships with key industry personnel from Canada, the US and internationally. Our on-going marketing strategies with tourism partners promote the region, plus we continue to expand the necessary resources that encourage productions to come here. The Big Year is the kind of result these endeavors produce." Jon concludes, "The film "Gunless," starring Paul Gross (Rhombus Media & Brightlight Pictures), which launched last week, is also successfully promoting our region to film audiences and producers on a global scale."

Brad Van Arragon, Co-Producer of The Big Year, adds, "We're impressed by the creative and logistical support provided by Jon Summerland and his team at the Okanagan Film Commission.  Jon's understanding of the film industry combined with the extraordinary scenery in the Okanagan made coming here an easy choice."

The Big Year is scheduled to release in 2011.

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