History[edit]

The area of Boundary Road and Grandview Highway was first purchased by the McLean Group of Companies in the early 1980s. At the time businesses were located there included a gift centre, mattress factory, stonemason, commercial dry cleaner, bakery, electronics store, elevator test facility, tools wholesaler, and a cigarette company.


In 1987, Northstar International Studios was purchased, marking the beginning of film production for the company. Between 1987 and 1997 more buildings and land were purchased and dedicated to expanding the newly formed film production centre. In 1998 Northstar International Studios was renamed Vancouver Film Studios and six sound stages and supporting space begun construction.^[5]


The first structure was Building G completed in February 2000. In that time the entire production centre had 30 acres (120,000 m²) dedicated to production, 10 sound stages, as well as other miscellaneous buildings. In March 2000, construction of Building J and Building C began, both were completed by July 2001. Construction for Building A began in November 2001 and opened for use in April 2002. With growing demand, two new structures—Building H and Building I—were ordered in December 2002 and opened in April 2003.^[5]


In June 2023, the studio was acquired by Hackman Capital Partners.^[6]