Martini Film Studios offers a slice of New York — in Langley

Nestled off a rural road in South Langley, there’s a city street that looks like it’s straight from New York.

“From production to production, it transforms,” said Gemma Martini, founder and CEO of Martini Film Studios. “Last week, it was full-on Christmas. It’s often Christmas in August because that’s when they do the production of the Hallmarks. From now until October, we have a lot of MOW (movies-of-the-week) happening.”

The idea to turn the property into a production backlot came about in 2021, after Martini had compiled a list of production locations the Hollywood North industry was missing.

“We needed New York, we needed an alleyway. As a result, we hired a production designer who did the drawings, and I submitted to the township for approval. And, in that process, they took a long time,” she recalls with a laugh.