Homesteads to Hollywood

Homesteads to Hollywood is a 10 Part podcast series diving deep into the Filmmaking and TV industries of Calgary and Alberta. Alberta has a long, illustrious history of filmmaking dating back to the early 1900s, and it is growing into an even bigger hotspot for blockbuster films and TV series to shoot. But how did it get there?

The scenery is a large reason for that growth, but this series explores how Indigenous communities, high quality industry professionals, local independent film industry, and the organizations and festivals that encourage development, all play important roles in the film ecosystem of Alberta.

Podcasts

Part 01 - Movie People

Part 01 - Movie People From Cool Runnings to The Revenant and Brokeback Mountain to The Last of Us––Cinematic starpower didn’t just happen to Alberta. So how did we get here? In Part 1, Liam and Ingrid chat with author…

Part 02 - God’s Country

Part 02 - God’s Country In Part 2, Liam and Ingrid chat with Rancher, Wrangler and Stuntman John Scott to understand the important legacy of the John Scott Ranch, an essential Hollywood filming location since its first appearance in Arthur…

Part 03 - Áísaiksisttoo

Part 03 - Áísaiksisttoo In Part 3, we dive into the legacy of Alberta’s Indigenous communities whose stories and contributions to Alberta’s film industry have long-been misrepresented or pigeonholed into heavy, harmful stereotypes in Hollywood. Ingrid and Liam sit down…

Part 04 - Film Fatale

Part 04 - Film Fatale Many different backgrounds and lifestyles come together to create a vibrant industry of filmmaking in Alberta, and in many ways are necessary for the industry to remain diverse and unique. In Part 4, Ingrid and…

Part 05 - The Prairie Problem

Part 05 - The Prairie Problem In Part 5, Homesteads to Hollywood are breaking form by bringing in three independent film producers for a roundtable discussion about the state of independent film in Alberta. Hosts Liam and Ingrid are joined…

Part 06 - Cornerstones

Part 06 - Cornerstones Filmmaking can be a very difficult process that requires many moving parts and the funding to ensure the production can happen. There are different types of funding and support available for filmmakers in Alberta, ranging from…

Part 07 - Connecting Through Cinema

Part 07 - Connecting Through Cinema The previous part of the series focuses on some of the institutions that help films continue to be created in Alberta, but it left out an important player in that equation; the esteemed Film…

Part 08 - Up the QE2

Part 08 - Up the QE2 Being a Calgary based production, the series has been focusing mainly on the Calgary and Southern Alberta film industries, but this part shifts that focus to our neighbours up in Edmonton and Northern Alberta,…

Part 09 - Feast and Famine

Part 09 - Feast and Famine Alberta has seen several “Golden Eras” of filmmaking, and the industry has constantly been in a state of flux, but there are many industry professionals who are devoting their careers to help sustain and…

Part 10 - Wind, Reel, and Print

Part 10 - Wind, Reel, and Print In the 10th and final part of this series, the crew turn the mics around on themselves to discuss what they learned throughout the process of producing this series over a 10 month…