Vancouver Film Studios is a film production facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[1][2] and is operated by the McLean Group of Companies. It consists of 12 purpose-built sound stages ranging in size from 1,160 to 1,950 square metres (12,500 to 21,000 sq ft), eight production offices, and other support spaces. VFS in 2006 was the recipient of a BC Export Award in the New Media and Entertainment section, and was recognized as one of the top 21 exporters in British Columbia.[3] It was founded in 1999.
Its films include Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), Step Up All In (2014), If I Stay (2014), and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). Television series produced include Fringe (2008–2013, 100 episodes), Mustard Pancakes (2005–2007), Bates Motel (2013–2017, 50 episodes), and Arrow (2012–2020, 167 episodes).[4]