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For decades, southern Alberta has been one of the film industry’s best-kept secrets. We've got the sweeping coulees, the iconic High Level Bridge, and a downtown that can double for almost any era. But for a long time, bringing a production to Lethbridge meant navigating a maze of red tape without a central map (it may have just blown away). That all changed with the launch of the Screen Lethbridge initiative in September 2025.

A new, or perhaps just renewed, way of and reason for attending the cinema is the only way it will survive. One that delivers memorable, tangible, meaningful and transformational experiences; practical social currency and fosters genuine community growth for audiences.

Why not all Four? our release plan for a prairie noir pilot Finishing a film feels like the end. It isn’t. It’s the moment your project changes from “a thing you made” into “a thing the world might actually meet.” For There Are No Squirrels in Lethbridge , we’re building a release plan with four phases: Festival circuit Self-distribution Theatrical tour Broadcast release (December 2026) Here’s how we’re approaching it—and what we’re building along the way. Luke Hubler-Mcmanus

For There Are No Squirrels in Lethbridge, post-production was also intensely personal because I handled the entire pipeline—editing, coulouration, sound design, mixing and mastering, finishing, and composing the full score.

What it’s like producing and starring in a neo-noir pilot on a micro-budget—switch techniques, performance lessons, and why the edit changes everything.

“Union” is one of those words that makes micro-budget filmmakers either puff up with confidence or quietly back away from the room. Here's what I learned.

How Conner Christmas and I (Nick Bohle) made a TV pilot of a ~$38K micro-budget.

Follow the production journey for one of Lethbridge's first ever television pilots and series pushes.

We are not less valid, talented, capable or visionary if we live in a smaller/less active filmmaking jurisdiction. I see this "attitude" so often in our industry. People in LA discount people in Canada. People in Vancouver and Toronto discount filmmakers and actors in Calgary. Then those same people who complain about that truism in Calgary turn around do the same thing to other filmmakers in Grand Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Fort Macleod, etc.

Introduction Nick Bohle and Cody Hall discuss a shot. Welcome to the ultimate guide on producing a music video, written by yours truly, Nick Bohle. In this article I’ll discuss my best practices for producing a music video. This post should be a helpful guide for emerging and established music video producers/production companies and for the musicians who enlist their services. As an independent media producer in the video and film production field, as well as a seasoned musi