Film & media
Nestled where the St. Lawrence River, Rideau Canal, and Lake Ontario meet, Kingston is one of Canada’s oldest cities. A natural meeting point between Toronto and Montreal, the city and surrounding region offer historic landmarks and heritage architecture. Kingston boasts properties from the imposing Kingston Penitentiary, Canada’s oldest maximum-security prison – built in 1834 and decommissioned in 2013 – to 21st-century high-rises; from Victorian lakeside mansions to time-worn motels and diners. In Kingston, filmmakers can travel through the decades – and the centuries – to find the perfect location.
We’re pleased to offer location tours, financial incentives, and local talent and resource coordination for productions.
From the 19th century to the 21st, Kingston features a variety of settings to suit a wide range of projects.
Kingston City Hall
Springer Market Square
Kingston Penitentiary
Fort Henry National Historic Site
Queen's University
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Reelout Queer Film Festival
Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Makers Meetup
Murdoch Mysteries (2025)
Season 18
Reacher (2022)
Season 1, Episode 1
Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Season 1, Episode 1-10
Locke & Key (2021)
Season 2, Episode 4
Murdoch Mysteries (2021)
Season 15, Episode 1-2
The Lost Symbol (2021)
Season 1, Episode 10
Star Trek: Discovery (2020)
Season 3, Episode 11
Murdoch Mysteries (2020)
Season 13, Episode 14
DC Titans (Netflix) (2019)
Season 2, Episode 11
Alias Grace (2017)
Director: Mary Harron
Amazing Race (2016)
Season 4, Episode 7
Crimson Peak (2015)
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
DC Titans (2022)
Season 4, Episode 3-4