Susan Gittins

Longtime mainstream media (MSM) journalist and author Susan Gittins began writing about and photographing Vancouver’s many film and TV location shoots in the summer of 2010 after the Winter Olympics put the city and its beauty on the world stage. Movies and TV series often showcase the Vancouver area in similar fashion. Vancouver is Awesome commissioned her YVRShoots series in the fall of 2010 and it ran regularly for three years. She launched her own daily YVRShoots blog in the spring of 2012.

Thriller NEVER LET GO With Halle Berry Starts Filming in Vancouver

by Susan Gittins
April 18, 2023April 28, 2023
Lionsgate, Mother Land, Never Let Go, Vancouver

Thriller Never Let Go, starring Halle Berry as the mother of a family isolated in the woods and battling an evil spirit, starts filming in Vancouver.

Hollywood Writers Authorize Strike as Shutdown Looms

by Susan Gittins
April 17, 2023November 4, 2023
AMPTP, Writers Strike

Hollywood Writers Authorize Strike as Shutdown Looms Hollywood writers have authorized a strike as a production shutdown looms. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has… Read More »Hollywood Writers Authorize Strike as Shutdown Looms

BC-Filmed Season 2 of CRUEL SUMMER Premieres June 5th

by Susan Gittins
April 17, 2023April 28, 2023
Cruel Summer, Freeform

Season 2 of Freeform’s breakout hit Cruel Summer premieres June 5th.. This one takes place in a Pacific Northwest town with Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck and Lexi Underwood starring.

TRON: ARES With Jared Leto Has Summer/Fall Filming Dates in Vancouver

by Susan Gittins
April 14, 2023April 28, 2023
Tron, Tron: Ares, Vancouver

TRON returns to the Grid with Tron: Ares — starring Jared Leto and filming in Vancouver this summer and Fall.

YELLOWJACKETS 2×04: Where Is Van’s Video Store in Vancouver?

by Susan Gittins
April 14, 2023April 28, 2023
Paramount+, Vancouver, Yellowjackets

Four episodes into Yellowjackets season 2, we finally get to meet adult Van (Lauren Ambrose). Where did the show film Van’s video store, While You Were Streaming?