The history of Canadian film is as complex and diverse as the country itself. Our rich cinematic history reflects our cultures and our stories back to us and unites us as a nation. Of course, celebrating Canadian film is...
by Georges Privet Since its beginnings, the cinema of Quebec has embodied and reflected the tensions of the society that brought it to life. Both consciously and unconsciously, it has focused on the fears and aspirations of Quebecers, which...
The picturesque city of Vancouver is home to some truly outstanding screenings for National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) on April 17. There are almost too many to choose from, but here are a few that we wish we could...
By Adam Cook Over the past few years the landscape of independent cinema in Canada has rapidly evolved, along with the industry around it. The modes of production have changed and with them have come new creative visions. A...
By: Alex Rogalski For the better part of a century, most Canadian interactions with documentary films were probably much like mine. I’ll make an exception for my experiences at Expo ‘86 as a 9-year-old seeing IMAX and 3-D for...
There are over 100 NCFD events taking place in Toronto and surrounding areas! If you live in the GTA, check out a few of the incredible enhanced screenings we have planned, or check our website for an event in...
Wow! Get ready to celebrate Canadian film! National Canadian Film Day is back with a huge variety of screenings and events across the country. In addition to community hosted events, we’ve put together some special screenings that include special...
By: Ariel Smith One of Canada’s oldest feature length films, Back To God’s Country, turns 100 years old this year. A silent movie released in 1919, Back To God’s Country stars Canadian actress Nell Shipman who also co-wrote the...
By Ariel Smith For a very long time, one of the primary information sources for Canadians regarding Indigenous lives has been film and television. Unfortunately, much of the information presented through these platforms helped shape racist notions about First Nation,...
By: Paul Corupe While Canada’s film industry turned out many distinguished films in the 1970s, including The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Les Orders (1974) and Who Has Seen the Wind? (1977), the decade—commonly called the “tax shelter era”—was...
By: Thom Ernst Canada’s relationship with the Oscars has been long and fruitful. At the 2019 Oscars, director and animator Domee Shi becomes the latest Canadian to earn Oscar bragging rights. Shi was the favourite going into the awards...
By Kay Armatage From the earliest days of cinema and throughout the thirties, forties and fifties, the Canadian wilderness was seen as an exotic paradise – “God’s country.” As opposed to the mean streets of New York or Chicago,...
