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  VICTORIA -- The film industry on Vancouver Island is booming and now the Malahat Nation is partnering with Victoria-based Alpha Select Production Services to build a large film and television production studio on Malahat Nation land, just south of Mill Bay. The proposed 80-acre, $300-million project would be called Malahat Film Studios.  “We’ve never seen anything this large,” said Vancouver Island South film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert. “It’s going to attract huge productions.” The proposal includes six sound stages, a business park, industrial park, and a technical ac...

Film Studio Proposed Near Mill Bay SHARE ON: Photograph by Hunter Moranville The Mill Bay area may be the location of a motion picture film studio in the next few years. The Cowichan Valley Regional District is being asked for a letter of support for the project partners, the Malahat Nation, and a Victoria film services company, Alpha Select Production Services. In a presentation to the CVRD, Alpha CEO, Beverly Dondale and Josh Handysides, CAP of the Malahat Nation, explained the proposed Malahat Film Studios project. The plan is to build six sound stages and the necessary offices and worksh...