Spotlight on Yukon Media Development

FOCUS talks to Iris Merritt, manager of Yukon Media Development, Government of Yukon, Canada

What brings you and Yukon Media Development to FOCUS this year?
The UK has proven to be a very important market for Yukon. Our wide open spaces offer unique wilderness vistas on a grand scale. Adding to the extraordinary artistic value, the CAD / GBP exchange rate makes Yukon highly interesting to UK productions. I was at a session in LA years ago, and a production executive held up The Locations Guide and said “If you are not listed in this book, I will not consider your location”. That started our longstanding relationship with The Locations Guide.

Our wide open spaces offer unique wilderness vistas on a grand scale.

What are you hoping to get out of the event and what in particular will you be promoting at FOCUS 2018?
I am hoping to meet with UK production companies that are interested in filming in Yukon—or perhaps those who have never thought about Yukon before. I will be promoting our spectacular landscapes: wide open spaces, the tallest mountains in Canada with year-round snow and ice, 24 hours of daylight in summer, pristine wilderness and extraordinary light.