About  & Origin
 
The mandate of Film Ottawa (www.filmottawa.com) for 2012 was to promote Ottawa to viable US and international film production companies and producers. Entirely through private funding, Film Ottawa was able to achieve its primary target objective for 2012.

  Film Ottawa launched a pilot project at the end of 2011 to promote Ottawa as a new and exciting film-making destination for the future.

  By setting up a semi-virtual film office in Los Angeles, California (323 area code), Film Ottawa was free to advertise and promote Ottawa to various film companies and producers in the local Los Angeles area.

  Film Ottawa representatives attended various film and entertainment functions during 2012, including at the LA International Film festival 2012 with the sole purpose in cultivating a presence through the promotion of Ottawa as a new and ideal film production location in North America.
At TIFF, Film Ottawa reps met with several producers of US television shows and film production companies who currently use Toronto to make their products.

  Promoting Ottawa directly on the ground as well as through low cost media and online promotion techniques to a targeted Los Angeles film industry resulted in creating a presence and acknowledgment that Ottawa would be a new player in the North American film and TV production industry.

Origin of "Film Ottawa" (www.filmottawa.com)

Film Ottawa was the creation of Ron Schwarzmann,link along with funding from two successful Canadian actors (undisclosed) living and working in the Los Angeles TV and motion picture industry who also have roots in Ottawa and wanted to see their hometown put on the map.

A  promotion campaign and viability assessment directed at a targeted L.A. TV and film  industry  was originally motivated by the 2012 momentum of the City of Ottawa to create a modern film-friendly location environment and renewed film infrastructure, along with the promise of a state of the art sound stage facility.

In 2013 "Film Ottawa" along with the funding for the Los Angeles promotion campaign of Ottawa was suspended (including the previous full filmottawa.com website) until such time that the evolution of the city's film infrastructure and sound stage facilities meet the expected realization. A renewed and advanced promotion of Ottawa by Film Ottawa is currently on hold with the intention to restart.