Film productions welcomed as a positive for downtown Windsor businesses, the arts
CBC
A Toronto-based film company is shooting a movie in downtown Windsor next week.
The movie is called Plan C. It's about a woman in Chicago who steals a body part for her brother who needs an organ transplant.
Gerry Lattmann of the DOT Film Company is the line producer for the movie, which is being produced by Plan C Entertainment. This would be the seventh film he has shot here and says he likes working with local production companies and the municipality.
"So it's just a lot easier to shoot a film in a place like Windsor, plus Windsor doubles quite nicely for a place like Chicago, downtown at least," said Lattmann.
Chris MacLeod is the chair of the Downtown Windsor BIA. He says film activity is good for downtown business.
"When stuff is shot downtown, the benefits for our businesses are that the cast and the crew stay downtown, they eat downtown, they spend time down here. And so as we look to partner with these types of organizations, it's very important that they support our local businesses," said MacLeod.
"Whenever we have an opportunity to collaborate with some companies, we certainly look for how we can possibly do that," said MacLeod.
Chris Rabideau is artistic director of Arts Collective Theatre in Windsor. He says the more movies shot here the better.
"How can this not grow? I mean, we look at the Windsor Film Festival and how much that's grown in the last 20 years. What a shining example of what we can do," said Rabideau.
About 150 people recently responded to a casting call for unpaid local extras. Lattmann said the movie may be coming out next year.
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