🏞 Landscapes & nature
Vancouver Island
island of British Columbia, Canada
🇨🇦 Canada · 49.6333, -125.7000
Vancouver Island is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 11 more.
“The location of Vancouver Island was chosen for its similarity to the locations depicted in the film, the forests, and the variety of landscapes.”
Movies filmed at Vancouver Island
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Vancouver Island 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.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2020
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014
- Final Destination 2000
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Jurassic World Dominion
2022
“On February 19, 2020, a production unit used drones to film aerial scenes at Cathedral Grove on Canada's Vancouver Island.” Wikipedia
- Godzilla 2014
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Insomnia
2002
“The village of Umkumuit, where Finch's apartment is located and where the log-chase scene occurs, was filmed on Vancouver Island in Port Alberni.” Wikipedia
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Final Destination 2
2003
“Like the first film, the film was shot in and around Vancouver Island in 2002.” Wikipedia
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Five Easy Pieces
1970
“Filming primarily occurred on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, with additional photography occurring in Florence and Portland, Oregon.” Wikipedia
- Shōgun 2024–
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Quest for Fire
1981
“The opening sequence was filmed at Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada for the forest scenes, whereas the cave home was filmed at Greig's Caves on the Bruce Peninsula along the Niagara Escarpment near Lion's Head, Ontario.” Wikipedia
- See 2019–
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Vancouver Island?
12 productions are recorded as filmed at Vancouver Island, including The 13th Warrior (1999), Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). 11 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Vancouver Island?
The 13th Warrior (1999), covered by 49 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Vancouver Island?
Vancouver Island is in Canada, at 49.6333, -125.7000.
What other filming locations are near Vancouver Island?
Strathcona Provincial Park, 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 NASA, Public domain.