An exciting new comedy movie starts filming in Edmonton soon
Keep your eyes peeled for movie sets in Edmonton next month, as a brand-new hockey comedy movie is set to film in locations across the Capital region.
Smudge the Blades is a hard-hitting, coming-of-age hockey film from director Cody Lightning (Hey Viktor!). Produced by Lightning Mill Inc and North Country Cinema, it will shoot in Edmonton, Enoch, and Maskwacis in March 2025.
The comedy will revolve around an Indigenous youth hockey club and feature community-driven experiences. If the film’s title sounds familiar, it’s likely because of its partner: Indigenous-owned sportswear brand Smudge the Blades.
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Cody Lightning and Smudge the Blades founder Harlan Kingfisher will serve as executive directors. It’s one of several projects that Lightning has taken on since his box office hit, Hey, Viktor, premiered in 2024.
Smudge the Blades is being funded by Telefilm Canada, which announced an investment of $3.3 million in six Indigenous film projects through the Indigenous funding streams for the Theatrical Documentary Program and the Production Program in both the English and French markets.
An annual commitment of $4 million is earmarked for Indigenous creators from Canadaās Indigenous communities, with the remainder reserved for Indigenous projects submitted through the Talent to Watch Program and the Development Program.
Smudge the BladesĀ isn’t the only movie set you may encounter in Edmonton this spring. A new film being released by A24 is set to film in and around the Edmonton area in March and April.
The film, titledĀ The Land of Nod, is the next film from Edmonton-born writer/director Kyle Edward Ball, who turned heads with the release of SkinamarinkĀ in 2022.