- com mer cial ▁films ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁as ▁do ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Cin é math èque , ▁and ▁the ▁Rio ▁the at res . ▁ ▁Films ▁set ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁film ▁location , ▁known ▁as ▁Hollywood ▁North , ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁stood ▁in ▁for ▁several ▁U . S . ▁cities . ▁However , ▁it ▁has ▁started ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁itself ▁in ▁several ▁feature ▁films . ▁Among ▁films ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁are ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁US ▁thr iller ▁Inter section , ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁G ere ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁Stone ; ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Canadian ▁g host ▁thr iller ▁They ▁Wait , ▁st arring ▁Terry ▁Chen ▁and ▁Ja ime ▁King ; ▁and ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁Canadian ▁' mock ument ary ' ▁Hard ▁Core ▁Log o , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁second - best ▁Canadian ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁poll ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁industry ▁vot ers , ▁performed ▁by ▁Play back . ▁Gen ie ▁Award - win ning ▁film maker ▁M ina ▁Sh um ▁has ▁fil med ▁and ▁set ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁intern ation ally ▁released ▁features ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁including ▁the ▁Sund ance - screen ed ▁Long ▁Life , ▁H app iness ▁& ▁Pro s per ity ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁Television ▁shows ▁produced ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁Many ▁past ▁and ▁current ▁TV ▁shows