Located in the geographical centre of Canada, Manitoba is your production alternative! Home to tundra, forests, lakes, rolling prairie and quaint small towns untouched by time, Manitoba can match any rural location. Winnipeg, the province's capital city, completes the production package with a variety of cosmopolitan looks including tree-lined neighbourhoods, beautiful parks and inner-city areas.

A 24-hour international airport (YWG) is only 15 minutes from the Winnipeg city centre.

Manitoba's long summer days are perfect for that 'magic' shot! Lake Winnipeg the eleventh largest lake in the world is located only one hour north of Winnipeg and easily duplicates the ocean in the summer and the Arctic in the winter. Manitoba has four distinct seasons! Summers are hot and dry, and winters are crisp and bright. Sunsets are a constant source of delight for both long-term residents and newcomers.

Manitoba provides qualified crews, fresh locations. solid production support and 'film friendly' levels of government. As an additional incentive Manitoba offers the Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit - an up to 55% labour based tax credit (45% base plus 5% rural bonus and 5% frequent filmer bonus).

A New WFW Facility!

In June 2004, William F. White International Inc.'s Winnipeg operation moved into a new full service facility, which, at 15,000 square feet, is three times the size of the original headquarters! Located at 2073 Logan Avenue, the facility is adjacent to Winnipeg International Airport and just 500 metres from Route 90, Winnipeg's main north-south truck and transport route.

In addition to housing a complete grip and electric department and expendables inventory, the new WFW Winnipeg facility is fully equipped with five loading bays.

WFW also has the only mobile Combo Package Truck in Winnipeg (also servicing Saskatchewan). The Combo truck, which includes an 800 Amp generator, is perfect for music videos, commercials, short films, and other projects with smaller budgets.

WFW has a large inventory of grip and lighting equipment, along with trucks, trailers, and generators in Regina, SK.