麻豆精选 actress Shannelle Connell is set to make her debut in the upcoming release of the TV movie A Wedding to Remember, filmed onsite in the Okanagan Valley by Reel One Entertainment.
West 麻豆精选 natives were able to catch a glimpse of the action over the summer as TV-crews filmed at the Cove Lakeside Resort on the shores of Gellatly Bay on Okanagan Lake. The production was the first in Canada to film under new strict COVID-19 protocols.
The romance-comedy, a made-for-TV movie, casts Connell as Frankie, who offers some best-friend advice to star Cristina Rosato (Olivia Owens), and Calgary-born actor Greyston Holt as Brian Wolf, Olivia鈥檚 love interest. Directed by David Strasser, the comedic romance finds Olivia and Brian on opposite sides of a development project. They have to put their feelings aside to save their best friends鈥� wedding.
鈥淲e look forward to seeing this romantic movie of the week that was filmed entirely in our beautiful Okanagan region,鈥� said casting director Angela Quinn.
鈥淢any local actors and background performers will be excited to see themselves on TV.鈥�
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The lakeside resort not only offered a stunning backdrop for the movie wedding, but a safe refuge for the production crew as the Okanagan film industry became a model for movie-making in the post-pandemic world.
鈥淲e worked with Work Safe BC to create protocols for the industry, and the Okanagan became the first region in Canada 鈥榯o go to camera鈥� during Covid,鈥� said Okanagan film commissioner Jon Summerland. Newly hired health and safety organizers facilitated personal protective equipment and sterilized the set before and after crew members arrived for shooting.
鈥淚t was an honour to be a part of one of the first productions to start up after Covid,鈥� said Connell.
鈥淎cting has been my dream since I was young, so witnessing everyone working together to keep all of our 鈥楬ollywood鈥� dreams alive was really special.鈥�
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