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Hamilton’s Style Shift: How the apparel industry is experiencing not just a fashion moment, but a steady movement

PHOTO CREDIT FOR FEATURED IMAGE: THRIFTY DESIGNER – STYLE GROUP CO By Emma Reilly

Opening February 2021, Hamilton’s First Soundstage!

Aeon Studios Group Inc. (AEON) announced today that they aim to build Hamilton into an international hub for film, television and digital media production. Aeon Bayfront Studios will be located at 243 Queen Street North and will be comprised of 80,000 square feet on…

Hamilton’s Pipeline Studios set to receive significant funding from Federal Government

Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault announced that $2.7 million in funding will go to five Ontario companies including Hamilton’s Pipeline Studios (Pipeline Studios’ CEO Luis Lopez pictured) Pipeline Studios is set to receive up to $840,000 in funding through the Creative Export Canada…

Musicians and music businesses love Hamilton

Why musicians and business move and stay here in Hamilton. Hamilton is recognised as seventh in the world for independent musicians per capita.

2020 CREATIVE EXCHANGE

image Created By: Bruno Revitte and Elisa Monreal. location: Collective Arts Brewery The Creative Exchange is a FREE quarterly, casual meet-up with a focus to bring together Hamilton-based Film, Music, Fashion and other creative industries. At every meet-up you will have the opportunity to…

The Time is Now to Expand or Open Your Film Business in Hamilton

Written by Meredith MacLeod Timing is everything in films. Getting it right is essential to delivering a punch line, executing a special effect, and releasing a movie at the magical time that will make it a hit at the box office. What Hamilton offers…

Hamilton as a premiere film location

Hamilton’s filming locations, talent pool, and businesses demonstrate the current strengh and future growth opportunities for the local film sector. In 2018, Hamilton saw a 50% increase in film permits from 2017. Hamilton has more than 550 film friendly locations and more than 200…

FASHION POP-UP SHOW

With a growing number of fashion designers, Hamilton has 521 fashion businesses and is the 5th largest cluster of fashion businesses across Canada. One of the major fashion clusters is located on James Street North, which is the location for the annual Supercrawl festival…

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Massive Film and TV Production Hub Heading to Hamilton, Ontario

– A coalition of industry leaders to build 500,000 square feet of sound stage and a 15-acre live-work-play community for the creative sector. – HAMILTON, ON (June 18, 2019) – Aeon Studio Group (ASG) announced today a plan to turn Hamilton, Ontario into an…

CHCH to move to new Flamborough home

4 Innovation Dr., in Flamborough will be the new home of CHCH. The television station is expected to move into the property by spring 2021. – Mac Christie/Metroland CHCH is moving to a new home in Flamborough after 70 years in downtown Hamilton. The…

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