Film shoot on Rotary Beach
Rob Gibson – May 11, 2021 / 4:58 p.m. | History: 333658
Photo: Carlos Vassos
Kelowna’s Rotary Beach doubled for a spot outside of Seattle on Tuesday when the cast and crew of the movie “Love Improvement” used the beach as a backdrop.
The producer of the film Costa Vassos tells Castanet that they saw the farmers market near Orchard Park Mall and managed to convince some of the vendors to settle down on the beach and do extras on the film.
“We created a little fair, they’re part of the film, now we’re paying them for their time, but everyone here was very understanding. I mean we pretty much took over a large part of the beach (Tuesday) and it all was great, ”says Vassos.
The film was shot in the last few days and will also use the El Dorado Hotel and Manteo as sets for nine of the 12 days of shooting.
Vassos says the Okanagan has become a popular destination for movie production. “This is the eighth or ninth film I’ve made at the Okanagan, to be honest, we do so much work here, my wife and I are considering moving here.”
Earlier this year, Okanagan Film Commissioner Jon Summerland said Castanet 2020 was a fantastic year and 2021 was looking very good too.
“Not only have we already started production, but many good projects are already being planned. Hollywood is looking for it, bigger production companies are opening in the Okanagan and big studios are looking for, ”he said.
“We have a number of MOWs (Movies of the Week) of Hallmark and Lifetime films that are booked and that will bring significant production activity by the middle of the year.”
