AKI is set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.
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AKI is set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.
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Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising (Dir. Shane Belcourt), when the youth take charge.
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Meadowlarks (Dir. Tasha Hubbard) is a deeply personal and emotional family reunion. The film tells the story of four Cree siblings, taken from their parents by the government and placed in non-Indigenous homes during the 1960s Scoop in Canada.
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On April 16, Canadians will unite in a massive, celebratory, elbows up explosion of Canadian film, as part of the world’s biggest film festival and Canada’s largest cultural celebration.
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Canadian Film Fest (CFF), the indie-spirited festival dedicated to celebrating Canadian filmmakers, today announced its lineup for the 2025 edition of the festival. Celebrating its 19th year, CFF continues to champion and support our country’s creatives and homegrown talent, bringing Canadian stories to Canadian audiences.
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TIFF has announced Canada’s Top Ten, the country’s top 10 feature films and top 10 shorts of 2024, honouring the best in Canadian cinema.
Many of these films have premiered at last year’s TIFF or other festivals. All films are recommended, however, I have curated a list of films that I hope you make it out to.
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It has been ‘a minute’ since I last made a list for you in terms of recommendations of films starting their Toronto screening run.
Here I recommend four films which are all different but have been receiving positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
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Amid a global pandemic, an entrepreneur looks back on his life’s work owning and operating an idiosyncratic cinema in the forest of northern Ontario.
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) nominees for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) include 156 television, film, and digital media categories. The annual awards celebrating excellence on-screen are currently taking place this week a.k.a Canadian Screen Week 2024.
I am unable to attend Canadian Screen Week this year. However, I perused the list of fiction and documentary feature films nominated this year. Below I give you the list of films I have seen from the list and pick some personal favourites.
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With Love and a Major Organ is written by Julia Lederer, based on her stage play, and is set in a world where hearts are made of inanimate objects and people suppress emotions to escape into technology.
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