North American cinema
Cinema of Canada Cinema of Quebec Cinema of the United States

This article primarily discusses cinema in English Canada. The term North American cinema is generally used to refer collectively to the film industries of the United States and Canada. The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the French Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century For information on French Canadian cinema, see also Cinema of Quebec. The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the French Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North

Although Canadians have made an impact in American film (for instance, the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic, was directed and written by a Canadian), the Cinema of Canada is difficult to characterize and trace as a whole. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' Canadian filmakers such as David Cronenberg, Paul Haggis and Norman Jewison have all received numerous accolades and awards from some of the world's most prestigious honorary organizations, but industries and communities tend to be regional and niche in nature. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Early history 1.2 International production and distribution 1.3 Domestic-oriented production and distribution 2 Problems in the Canadian film industry 2.1 Meatballs case study 2.2 The future 3 Notable films 4 Directors 5 Producers 6 Writers 7 Small independent production companies 8 See also 9 Further reading 10 External links

Overview

Early history

James Freer is recognized as the first Canadian filmmaker. James Freer ( January 4, 1855 &ndash December 1933 was a Canadian film-making pioneer A farmer from Manitoba, his documentaries were shown as early as 1897 and were toured across England in an effort to promote emigration to Manitoba. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

International production and distribution

Much of Canada's film and television industry produces output geared towards mainstream North American audiences. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The major production centres are Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; Vancouver (nicknamed Hollywood North) is the third largest film and television production centre in North America after Los Angeles and New York. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Alliance Atlantis is currently the largest and most successful Canadian media company, and is the major Canadian distributor of American and international films. Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (formerly traded as TSX:AAC was a Toronto -based media company that operated primarily as a Specialty service In fall, 2003, it ceased to produce films and almost all television to focus instead on distribution. Lions Gate Entertainment has also become a major distributor in recent years. Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎.

One particular film production house, the National Film Board of Canada, has become internationally famous for its animation and documentary production. The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is Canada's public film producer and distributor More recently it has been criticized for its increasingly commercial orientation; only one third of its budget is now spent on the production of new films.

Domestic-oriented production and distribution

Canada also produces films which are not driven by concerns for the American market.

Of all Canadian cultural industries, English-Canadian cinema has the hardest time escaping the shadow of its American counterpart. English Canada|Canadians of English descentAn English Canadian is a Canadian whose principal language is English or who is of English ancestry; it is used Between the marketing budgets of mainstream films, and the largely US-controlled film distribution networks, it has been nearly impossible for most distinctively Canadian films to break through to a wide audience. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In many Canadian cities, in fact, moviegoers do not even have the option of seeing such films, as they are not shown at any theatres. As a result, a Canadian film is often considered a runaway hit if it makes as little as $1 million at the box office.

French-Canadian films, on the other hand, are often more successful—as with French-language television, the language difference makes Quebec audiences much more receptive to Canadian-produced film. In most years, the top-grossing Canadian film is a French-language film from Quebec (see Cinema of Quebec). The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the French Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North

For many years the most successful Canadian film of all time at the Canadian box office was Porky's. Porky's is a Comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. Porky's record was widely reported as broken in 2006 by the bilingual police comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop, but that assessment does not take inflation into account. Bon Cop Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian comedy - thriller Buddy cop film about English Canadian and Québécois Porky's still retains its status as the most successful Canadian film internationally, much to the chagrin of many Canadian arts commentators.

As a result of the economic challenges involved in Canadian film production, film funding is often provided by government bodies such as Telefilm Canada, and CBC Television is often a Canadian film's most lucrative potential market. Telefilm Canada or Téléfilm Canada is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Canada. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. However, an established network of film festivals also provide important marketing and audience opportunities for Canadian films. The major festival is the Toronto International Film Festival and is considered one of the most important events in North American film, showcasing Hollywood films, cinema from around the world, and Canadian film. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada The smaller Vancouver International Film Festival features films from around the world, and festivals in Montreal, Sudbury (Cinéfest), and Halifax (Atlantic Film Festival)—among other cities—are also important opportunities for Canadian filmmakers to gain exposure among more populist film audiences. The Vancouver International Film Festival ( VIFF) is an annual Film festival held in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks in late September and Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Cinéfest is an annual Film festival in Sudbury, Ontario. It is the fourth largest film festival in Canada. Metropolitan Halifax (2006 pop 282924) often referred to as Metro Halifax, or inaccurately Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality The Atlantic Film Festival is an international Film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Problems in the Canadian film industry

Although Canadian films have often received critical praise, and the National Film Board has won more Academy Awards than almost any other institution (for both their animation and documentary work), it is almost a national joke that many Canadian films fail to make back their production costs at the box office. The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is Canada's public film producer and distributor "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality One This Hour Has 22 Minutes sketch parodied an Atom Egoyan-like director whose films had won numerous international awards, but had never actually been released in theatres. This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian Television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Atom Egoyan OC (Ատոմ Էգոյան (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Canadian - Armenian film maker A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. For example, Men With Brooms made CA$1,000,000 in its general domestic release, which by Canadian standards is fairly high. Men with Brooms is a Canadian English language Romantic comedy film released in 2002 and centered around the sport of Curling However, it was made on a budget of over CA$7,000,000.

By comparison, Australian films, made in a country with a smaller population than Canada's, may make their money back from their respective domestic markets. The cinema of Australia has a long history and has produced many internationally-recognised films actors and filmmakers Many do comparatively better; the best known example is Mad Max, made with the then unknown Mel Gibson, and with a budget of AU$350,000, and which made AU$5. Mad Max is a 1979 Australian apocalyptic action thriller Film directed by George Miller and written Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 6 million in its domestic release alone.

Although many Canadians have made their names in Hollywood, they have often started their careers in Los Angeles, despite Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal being thriving filmmaking centres in their own right. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Some actors or directors who have started their early careers in Canada include: David Cronenberg, John Candy, Terry Chen, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, Michael J. Fox, Mike Myers, Ivan Reitman, Eugene Levy, Tom Green and Paul Haggis. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. Terry Chen (born February 3 1975) is a Canadian movie and television actor Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Michael Myers (or Mike Myers) may refer to Mike Myers (actor (born 1963 Canadian comic actor Michael Myers (judge (1873&ndash1950 Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian Emmy - and Grammy Award -winning Actor, Television director Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian Actor, Rapper, Writer, Comedian Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer However, despite these successes, several actors have favoured moving to Los Angeles to further pursue their careers.

Canada's difficulties in the film industry are often difficult to explain. The following explanations have been proposed for why Canadian films and television have often failed completely to find an export market:

• Films labelled as American films could often be better described as collaborations between Canada and the US. In addition, films which are sometimes designated as "American" productions often involve a higher-percentage of Canadian participation but the "American" designation is favoured for tax purposes. Also, unlike other countries who tend to have citizens with discernible accents, the American media too rarely highlights or identifies actors, actresses, directors or producers as Canadian in origin, leaving the false perception that few Canadians work in the industry.

• Canada's film industry competes directly with that of the United States. Production costs between the two countries are similar (they are lower in Australia) meaning that Canadian films often need a budget equal to that of an American film of similar quality. Canadian film studios rarely, if ever, have the budgets to make films that can directly compete with the most popular Hollywood fare. Instead, the vast majority of Canadian films are character-driven dramas or quirky comedies of the type that often appeal to critics more than to mass audiences.

• During the 1970s, Canada's tax policy encouraged making films merely to obtain a significant tax credit. As such, many films were produced merely for tax purposes, and quality became unimportant. For example, producers of Canadian films were allowed to take a fee out of the production costs, something that is not allowed in the United States, where producers may only take a fee once the film earns back its production costs (the exact situation that drove the plot line in The Producers). The Producers is a 1968 feature-length Comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks.

• While British, Australian and American filmmakers embrace their cultural heritage in film, Canadian films often have no discernible connection to Canada. It often comes as a surprise to many people that movies like Porky's and The Art of War were partially produced in Canada, as they are indistinguishable from films made entirely in the United States. Porky's is a Comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. The Art of War is a 2000 joint Canadian - American Action film directed by Christian Duguay and starring Wesley Snipes,

• When there are major Canadian productions, the lead roles often go to American or British actors. For example, in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, both the role of Duddy and his father went to American-born actors (the then unknown Richard Dreyfuss and the established character actor Jack Warden respectively). Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29 1947 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, known for a number of film television and theater roles such Jack Warden ( September 18 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American Joseph Wiseman, who played Duddy's uncle, was born in Montreal, but had not lived or worked in Canada in over forty years. Joseph Wiseman (born May 15, 1918) is a Canadian Actor who portrayed the title character Doctor Julius No in the first James Although this phenomenon is not as common today as it was in the 1970s, Canadian films do still sometimes cast famous foreign actors: Michael Caine starred in the 2003 film The Statement, and Helena Bonham Carter played the lead role in 1996's Margaret's Museum. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA The Statement is a 2003 Drama film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Michael Caine. Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated English actress. Margaret's Museum is a critically-acclaimed 1995 British - Canadian dark film drama directed by Mort Ransen. However, one notable recent exception is the Vancouver-filmed thriller They Wait, in which two of the leading roles are played by Canadian-born actors, Terry Chen and Regan Oey. They Wait is a 2007 Canadian horror-thriller film inspired by true events Terry Chen (born February 3 1975) is a Canadian movie and television actor Regan Oey (born in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a young Chinese Canadian film and television actor

• Unlike radio and television, which both have strict Canadian content regulations, there is no protection for Canadian content in movie theatres. Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio The distribution networks for Canadian movie theatres are largely controlled by the American studio system, and Canada is in fact the only non-U.S. country that is considered part of the domestic market by Hollywood studios. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As a result, the marketing budgets and screening opportunities for Canadian films are limited. In many cities outside of Canada's largest metropolitan markets, the local movie theatres almost never book a Canadian film, and even in many of the major markets Canadian films are usually only available in repertory theatres. For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. Once again, the exception is Quebec, which has many French-Canadian produced films running on multiple screens all over the province alongside both French-produced films and dubbed or subtitled American films.

• In a phenomenon which can be likened to the theory of cultural cringe, a considerable number of Canadians reflexively dismiss all Canadian films as inherently inferior to Hollywood studio fare. Cultural cringe, in Cultural studies and Social anthropology, is an internalized Inferiority complex which causes people in a country to dismiss their own This is not necessarily connected to reality, as many good films have been made in Canada and many bad ones have been made in Hollywood, but the idea nevertheless presents a significant hurdle to Canadian filmmakers seeking to build an audience for their work.

Meatballs case study

Meatballs makes an excellent case study on common criticisms of the Canadian film industry. Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian Comedy film. It was the first film appearance of Bill Murray in a starring role and though not Produced and shot entirely in Canada on a budget of CA$1,600,000, it was a tremendous hit, one of the most financially successful Canadian films of all time.

Although it takes place in a summer camp, there is nothing recognizably Canadian about the location or the characters. Summer camp is a supervised Program for Children and/or Teenagers conducted (usually during the Summer Months in some countries

The starring role went to a nearly unknown American whose chief claim to fame was replacing Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live - Bill Murray, in his earliest featured film role. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an The chief love interest was played by Canadian Kate Lynch, who won the Genie Award that year for Best Actress. Kate Lynch is a Genie Award -winning actress whose career spans four decades The casting of Americans in the Tax-Shelter Era, as well as today, often caters to an American audience. However, it provided Murray with his breakout role, which quickly led to major roles in Where the Buffalo Roam, Caddyshack, and Stripes. Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 Comedy film based on a number of semi-biographical stories written by author Hunter S Caddyshack is a 1980 American Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and

Almost all of its box office gross was in the United States, where it took in US$43,000,000. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been It received a much more limited release in Canada. Despite its success, the sequel, Meatballs II, was made in the United States with a largely American cast. It was quickly forgotten, along with its Canadian produced follow-up, Meatballs III. None of the sequels even reached US$6 million in general release.

The future

The Department of Canadian Heritage gave Telefilm Canada more funds in 2001 to help develop the Canadian film industry, with the goal of having Canadian feature films obtain 5% of the domestic box office by 2005. The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage, is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies and programs Telefilm Canada or Téléfilm Canada is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Canada. Telefilm divided this between English films then capturing 4% of the market and French films at 12%. At first, the new initiative did not seem to be making much progress: at the end of 2003, English films represented only 1% of the domestic box office, while French films made up 20%. The overall goal of the Canada Feature Film Fund now is to have Canadian feature films capture 5% of the domestic box office by 2006, one year behind schedule.

According to Telefilm Canada, 'From Script to Screen', the two year old feature film policy created to improve the success rate of Canadian films, is seeing results. Before the initiative, the market share for Canadian films was 1. 4% and is now 3. 6%. Furthermore, the French-language cinema accounts for 20% of the market.

In recent years, there has been a cultural resurgence in Canada's aforementioned documentary stream. Films exploring Canada's identity and role on the world stage have become popular. Due to a political and social split between their American counterparts, Canadian independent documentaries have begun garnering a cult status. Current examples are Mark Achbar's award winning and top grossing Canadian feature documentary The Corporation, and Albert Nerenberg's underground hit Escape to Canada. The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian Documentary film critical of the modern-day Corporation, considering it as a class of Person and These films not only nurture homegrown talent, inspiring local industry but also creating a unique voice for Canada itself.

Notable films

List of Canadian films

Cinema of Canada
List of Canadian films

For all the industry's challenges, quite a few Canadian films have succeeded in making a cultural impact. A list of films produced in Canada ordered by year and date of release A list of films produced in Canada ordered by year and date of release Some of the most famous or important Canadian films include:

• Away From Her
• Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
• Black Christmas
• Black Robe
• Bon Cop, Bad Cop
• Les Boys
• The Company of Strangers
• Le Confessionnal (The Confessional)
• The Corporation
• Crash (1996)
• C.R.A.Z.Y.
• Cube
• Cypher
• Dead Ringers
• Le Déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire)
• Duct Tape Forever
• Eastern Promises
• Exotica
• FUBAR: The Movie
• Ginger Snaps
• Goin' Down the Road
• The Grey Fox
• The Hanging Garden
• Hard Core Logo
• Highway 61
• A History of Violence
• I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
• Les Invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
• Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
• Johnny Mnemonic
• Juno
• Last Night
• Léolo
• Lilies
• Mambo Italiano
• Margaret's Museum
• Maria Chapdelaine
• Meatballs
• Men with Brooms
• Mon oncle Antoine
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• New Waterford Girl
• Neighbours
• Porky's
• Prom Night
• The Rocket
• The Saddest Music in the World
• Saint Ralph
• Scanners
• The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane
• The Sweet Hereafter
• The Take
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital
• They Wait
• Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
• Titanic
• Touch of Pink
• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
• Videodrome
• Water
• waydowntown
• Wavelength
• Whale Music'
• Winter Kept Us Warm
• Un Zoo la nuit (Night Zoo)

Directors

Canadian film tends to be more director-driven than star-driven, and have much more in common with the European auteur model of filmmaking than with the Hollywood star system. Away from Her is a English- Canadian film directed by Sarah Polley which debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival Atanarjuat is a 2001 Canadian film directed by Zacharias Kunuk. Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian Horror film, directed by Bob Clark, which has a very large Cult following Black Robe is a 1991 Film directed by Bruce Beresford. The Screenplay was written by Irish - Canadian author Bon Cop Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian comedy - thriller Buddy cop film about English Canadian and Québécois Les Boys is a 1997 Quebec -made Comedy film directed by Louis Saia. The Company of Strangers (a/k/a Strangers in Good Company) is a Canadian film released in 1990. The Confessional ( Le Confessionnal) is a 1994 mystery / Drama film directed by Robert Lepage. The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian Documentary film critical of the modern-day Corporation, considering it as a class of Person and Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J Cube is a 1997 Canadian Psychological thriller / horror / Science fiction movie directed by Vincenzo Cypher is a Canadian Sci-fi thriller released in 2002, directed by Vincenzo Natali and written by Brian King Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological Horror film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as Identical twin gynecologists The Decline of the American Empire ( French Le Déclin de l'empire américain) is a 1986 Canadian comedy Duct Tape Forever is a 2002 comedy movie based on The Red Green Show. Eastern Promises is a 2007 Crime drama Mystery Thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, from a Screenplay Exotica is a 1994 Canadian Film set primarily in and around the Exotica Strip club in Toronto, Canada. FUBAR is a 2002 Mockumentary film directed by Michael Dowse, based on the lives of two lifelong friends and Head-bangers living out Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian werewolf film directed by John Fawcett. Goin' Down the Road is a Canadian -made Film directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1970. The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian film written by John Hunter and directed by Phillip Borsos. The Hanging Garden is a 1997 British / Canadian movie written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald that is about the duality Hard Core Logo is a Canadian Mockumentary adapted by Noel Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. Highway 61 is a 1991 film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald. A History of Violence is an Academy Award nominated 2005 crime thriller Film directed by David Cronenberg I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release Feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The Barbarian Invasions ( Les Invasions barbares) is a French Canadian comedy / Drama film directed by Denys Arcand. Jesus of Montreal (French Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 Film by Quebec Film director Denys Arcand Last Night is a 1998 Canadian film by Don McKellar. It was filmed in Toronto. Léolo is a 1992 film by Quebec director Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of Léo Lauzon ( Maxime Lilies ( 1996) is a Canadian film directed by John Greyson. It is an adaptation by Michel Marc Bouchard and Linda Gaboriau Margaret's Museum is a critically-acclaimed 1995 British - Canadian dark film drama directed by Mort Ransen. Maria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec. Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian Comedy film. It was the first film appearance of Bill Murray in a starring role and though not Men with Brooms is a Canadian English language Romantic comedy film released in 2002 and centered around the sport of Curling Mon oncle Antoine is a 1971 National Film Board of Canada ( Office national du film du Canada) French language Drama film My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 Romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel New Waterford Girl is a Canadian Drama - Comedy film released in 1999 Neighbours (French title Voisins) is a 1952 short film by Scottish-Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren. Porky's is a Comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. Prom Night is a 1980 Canadian Horror film starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis, directed by Paul Lynch. The Saddest Music in the World is a 2003 Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin. Saint Ralph is a Canadian Comedy-drama film which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and had its general theatrical release Scanners is a 1981 action / Science fiction / Horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The Sweet Hereafter is a 1991 Novel by American author Russell Banks. Tales from the Gimli Hospital, directed by Guy Maddin, is a black-and-white 1988 Psychodrama which incorporates elements of Surrealism They Wait is a 2007 Canadian horror-thriller film inspired by true events Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould is an award-winning 1993 film about the famous Piano prodigy Glenn Gould. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' Touch of Pink is a 2004 movie about Alim ( Jimi Mistry) a young gay Ismaili Muslim man Trailer Park Boys The Movie, also known as Trailer Park Boys The Big Dirty, is a 2006 Canadian Comedy film based on the hit Videodrome is a 1983 sci-fi horror Canadian Film directed by David Cronenberg. Water (वाटर 2005, is a Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Waydowntown is a Film directed by Gary Burns, released in 2000 which explores office driven culture Wavelength is a short, forty-five minute film that made the reputation of Canadian Experimental filmmaker Michael Snow. Whale Music is a 1994 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Richard J Winter Kept Us Warm is a Canadian Romantic drama film released in 1965 Night Zoo ( Un Zoo la Nuit) is a multiple award winning 1987 Canadian film. The most famous Canadian film directors are very often the real star power of their films, more so than the actors they cast.

Some of the more notable Canadian film directors include:

Denys Arcand Charles Binamé Donald Brittain Gary Burns James Cameron James Cadden David Cronenberg Edward Dmytryk George Dunning Atom Egoyan Ian Iqbal Rashid James Freer Daniel Goldberg Noam Gonick David Gow Laurence Green John Greyson Paul Haggis Mary Harron Rob Heydon Arthur Hiller Norman Jewison Claude Jutra Allan King Ted Kotcheff Zacharias Kunuk

Iain Laird Jean-Claude Lauzon Robert Lepage Del Lord Guy Maddin Bruce McDonald Don McKellar Deepa Mehta Allan Moyle Vincenzo Natali Albert Nerenberg Sidney Olcott Mark Penney Daniel Petrie Sarah Polley Léa Pool Michael G. Adapted from the article Denys Arcand Denys Arcand from Wikinfo licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Charles Binamé (born 1949 in Herve, Belgium) is a Quebec director Donald Brittain, OC (born Ottawa, June 10, 1928 &ndash died Montreal, July 21, 1989) was an acclaimed filmmaker James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood George Garnett Dunning (1920-1979 was born in Toronto and studied in Canada at the Ontario College of Art and soon found freelance work as an illustrator Atom Egoyan OC (Ատոմ Էգոյան (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Canadian - Armenian film maker Ian Iqbal Rashid (born 1971 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a Canadian / British Ismaili Muslim poet of Indian descent screenwriter James Freer ( January 4, 1855 &ndash December 1933 was a Canadian film-making pioneer Noam Gonick RCA (born March 20, 1973 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian Film director, Screenwriter David Gow (born 1964 is a Playwright, Screenwriter and Character actor. John Greyson (born 1960 in Nelson British Columbia) is a Canadian filmmaker whose work frequently deals with Gay themes Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Mary Harron (born January 12 1953) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter most well known for her films I Shot Andy Warhol Rob Heydon (born August 19, 1970, Toronto) is an award winning Canadian Film director who has shot Music videos Feature Arthur Hiller, OC (born November 22, 1923 in Edmonton Alberta) is an Oscar -nominated Canadian film director Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film Claude Jutra ( March 11, 1930 - November 5, 1986) was a Quebec Actor, Film director and writer. Allan Winton King (b February 6, 1930, Vancouver British Columbia) is a celebrated Canadian film director Ted Kotcheff (sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T Zacharias Kunuk (born 1957 is a Canadian Inuit producer and director most notable for his Film Atanarjuat, Jean-Claude Lauzon, born in Montréal, Québec, Canada ( September 29 1953 – August 10, 1997) was a Canadian Robert Lepage, OQ (born December 12, 1957 in Quebec City) is a playwright actor and film Del Lord ( October 7, 1894 - March 23, 1970) was a Film director and Actor best known as a director of Three Stooges Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian Screenwriter and director of both features and Short films Bruce McDonald (b May 28 1959, Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director Don McKellar (born August 17 1963) is a Tony - and Genie Award -winning Canadian actor writer and filmmaker Deepa Mehta (दीपा मेहता (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is an Indian-born Canadian film Allan Moyle (born 1947 in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada) is a Film director. Vincenzo Natali (born 1969 in Detroit Michigan) is a Canadian Film director and Screenwriter best known for directing the movie Cube Albert Nerenberg is a Canadian independent filmmaker actor and journalist Sidney Olcott ( September 20, 1873 - December 16, 1949) was a Canadian -born Film producer, director, Actor Mark Penney (born 24th June 1982 in Toronto Canada) is a Canadian film director Daniel M Petrie ( November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 22, 2004, Los Angeles California Sarah Polley (born January 8 1979) is a Canadian Actress, Singer, Genie Award -winning Film director and Léa Pool (born 1950 in Switzerland) is a Canadian Filmmaker. Reid Ivan Reitman Jason Reitman Patricia Rozema Mack Sennett Jean-Marc Vallée Denis Villeneuve Clément Virgo Anne Wheeler Bruce Sweeney

See also Category:Canadian film directors. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director Jason Reitman (born October 19 1977) is a Canadian Academy Award -nominated Film director, Writer, Patricia Rozema (born August 20 1958 is a Canadian Film director and Screenwriter. Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator Jean-Marc Vallée (born 1963) is a Canadian Film director and Screenwriter from Quebec. Denis Villeneuve (born on October 3, 1967 in Gentilly, Quebec) is a Quebecois Film director and writer. Clement Virgo (born Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian film and television director Anne Wheeler (born 22 November 1946 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian film and television director Bruce Sweeney is a Canadian film director He was the winner of the 2002 Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Film Direction for the film Last Wedding.

Producers

• Al Christie
• Charles Christie
• David Gow
• Harold Greenberg
• Louis B. Mayer

Writers

• David Gow
• Paul Haggis
• Mike Myers
• Seth Rogen
• Graham Yost

Small independent production companies

• Ecstasy film inc
• Hoagy Wilson Films
• Blazing Violet Productions
• mkpmedia/mkpmedia films

See also

• Hollywood North
• History of Canadian animation
• Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
• List of Canadian films
• Category:Canadian films
• Category:Canadian film stubs
• Category:Cinema of Canada
• World cinema

Further reading

• Jim Leach (ed. Al Christie, ( October 23, 1881 &ndash April 14, 1951) was a Canadian -born motion picture Charles H V Christie ( April 13, 1880 &ndash October 1, 1955) was a motion picture studio owner David Gow (born 1964 is a Playwright, Screenwriter and Character actor. Harold Greenberg ( January 11, 1930 &ndash July 1, 1996) was a Canadian Film producer. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most David Gow (born 1964 is a Playwright, Screenwriter and Character actor. Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London Ontario) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian screenwriter producer Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Graham Yost is a Canadian film and television screenwriter His most famous works are the hit 1994 film Speed (but crediting Joss Whedon with The production company formed originally for Ecstasy the film based on the book by Irvine Welsh. A Canadian film production company located in Peterborough, Ontario. " Hollywood North " an Allusion to Hollywood, California, a notable Film centre The History of Canadian animation involves a considerable element of the realities of a country neighbouring the United States and the formidable competition from Hollywood Motion pictures have been a part of the Culture of Canada since the beginning A list of films produced in Canada ordered by year and date of release World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries ), Candid eyes : essays on Canadian documentaries, University of Toronto Press, 2003.
• Karen Mazurkewich, Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators. Toronto: McArthur & Company, 1999.
• George Melnyk, One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema, University of Toronto Press 2004.

External links

• Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
• Canadian Film Encyclopedia A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group
• The Canadian Society of Cinematographers
• Copyright Board Canada: Copyright Collective Societies: Audio-Visual and Multi-Media, et al. (English version)
• SIBMAS: International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
• The Canadian Film Blog
• Canuxploitation: Your Complete Guide to Canadian B-Film
• The Documentary Organisation of Canada

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