Fun Fact Friday
Did you know that in the Okanagan-Similkameen Boundary region last year, we filmed 31 productions (not including animation) ?
Well now you do.
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Fun Fact Friday
The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is “The Cure for Insomnia” (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV. The film lasts 85 hours and is considered an extraordinary achievement in the film industry.
