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Halifax

municipality in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada

🇨🇦 Canada · 44.6478, -63.5714

Halifax is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Halifax, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.

2 productions were filmed at 4 places inside Halifax rather than at Halifax itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The film was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Toronto, Ontario; Gimli, Manitoba; and Moscow, Russia.”

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed in Halifax

Haven 2010–2015

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Halifax as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

K-19: The Widowmaker 2002
Ghost Ship 2002
“The film was also shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver.” Wikipedia
The Lighthouse 2019
“Most of the interiors were filmed on sets constructed inside a hangar at Yarmouth Airport and in soundstages near Halifax.” Wikipedia
Greyhound 2019
From 2022–
Virus 1980
The Weight of Water 2000
“A co-production between the United States and France, The Weight of Water was filmed in late 1999 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.” Wikipedia
Hobo with a Shotgun 2011
Shake Hands with the Devil 2007
“On August 13, 2006, Halifax's The Chronicle Herald issued a call for extras, reporting "After filming several months in Kigali, Rwanda, crews return to Halifax to begin the final shoot...” Wikipedia
Christmas with Holly 2012
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006
Marion Bridge 2002
“The film was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island including Whitney Pier and Sydney River.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Halifax

2 productions shot at 4 places inside Halifax, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Halifax itself.

Titanic Dartmouth per Wikipedia 1997
Trailer Park Boys Cole Harbour per Wikipedia 2001–

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Halifax?

15 productions are recorded as filmed in Halifax, 2 of them at places inside it, including Haven (2010–2015), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) and Ghost Ship (2002). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Halifax?

Haven (2010–2015), covered by 21 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Halifax?

Halifax is in Canada, at 44.6478, -63.5714.

What other filming locations are near Halifax?

Dartmouth, Beaver Bank, Lower Sackville, Sackville River and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by WayeMason, CC BY-SA 3.0.