The North Okanagan is serving as the backdrop for a movie being filmed in the area. 'Numb' is described as a feature thriller which started shooting on Monday in Lumby and Vernon and will continue for 18 days. The Canadian production stars Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Gallactica, Law & Order UK), Marie Avgeropolous (Tracers, The 100), Aleks Paunovic (iZombie, This Means War), and Stefanie von Pfetten (Cracked). Jason Goode is the first time director. "When a couple in financial distress discover a map that promises to lead to stolen gold they must partner with a pair of mysterious hitchhikers to enter the remote winter wilderness and recover the coins," says Okanagan Film Commissioner Jon Summerland about the plot. It comes on the heels of 'Go With Me', a movie starring Anthony Hopkins which filmed in the area in November and December. "We are very pleased to have the second film of the year being shot in the second month of the year," says Summerland. "This is setting up 2015 to be significant in terms of productions filming in the Okanagan, and is very good for the businesses that filming supports in the region."
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Don Quixote Note:
At yesterdays RDNO meeting the Film Commission made a presentation and a request that the RDNO Fil Board Requisition be increased to $35,000. (from $24,766) http://www.rdno.ca/docs/Financial_Plan_2014_Budget_Draft_1.pdf (p.39)
The members who contribute to this grant (Vernon, Coldstream and Armstrong and ??) will make a decision on whether to increase Grant by the $10,000+ at the next RDNO meeting.
Lumby withdrew from this service in May 2011.
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