If you love Christmas movies, you’ll want to keep an eye out for a couple of familiar Northeast Ohio locations on your screen this holiday season!
Two Christmas movies filmed in Medina last winter are making their way to television and streaming, with both featuring scenes shot inside the popular Castle Noel Christmas museum.
The first, The Great Chocolate Date, begins streaming today (Nov. 10), on Plex.
The romantic holiday film stars Harley Bronwyn and Ignacyo Matynia and follows an overworked chiropractor who receives a mysterious gift of chocolate. Her search for the sender leads her to a local chocolatier, and possibly a little Christmas romance.
The movie was filmed at several locations around Medina’s historic square, along with scenes inside Castle Noel.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Castle Noel owner Mark Klaus says some of the movie’s props, including a large chocolate globe, have even found a permanent home in the museum’s collection. Klaus and his wife, Dana, also make their movie debut.
And Medina’s time in the spotlight doesn’t end there.
A second holiday movie, Love on the Christmas List, premieres Saturday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m. on Lifetime.
Starring Jana Kramer and Ignacyo Matynia, the film follows an ambitious assistant searching for a hard-to-find Christmas toy. Along the way, she meets a widowed father looking for the very same gift.
That movie also features Castle Noel and other northeast Ohio filming locations.
Both films share something else: actor Ignacyo Matynia plays the romantic lead in each.
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