Lights, camera, and action are all on the way as plans for a massive film and TV hub were unveiled for Hamilton today.
Aeon Studio Group announcing its plans for the project on the Barton-Tiffany lands.
The centre including studios, and retail space will be located by the intersection of Barton Street West and Tiffany Street, near the new West Harbour Go Train station.
The company says the cornerstone of the plan is the Hamilton Studio District, a live-work-play development that will include film and television production campus with purpose-built modern soundstages, production offices, support facilities, and a backlot.
It will also house other studios for post-production, animation, visual effects, game development and music.
ASG partner Mike Bruce says “Hamilton is the perfect place for a production hub in the west-end of the GTA because of its proximity to diverse filming locations, thriving arts and culture workforce, limited traffic congestion and because productions that film there qualify for additional provincial tax credits.”
“This film and production hub will create high-value, high-paying jobs for people in the film industry right here in Hamilton,” said Mayor Fred Eisenberger. “It will see the rejuvenation of a brown field located in the heart of our City, and see this area transformed into a beautiful, campus-like environment, fully accessible to the community and conveniently located next to the West Harbour GO station and near our future LRT.”
ASG plans to build 500,000 square feet of stage space in Hamilton, the first 150,000 of which will be operational within a year.