Canada On Screen was a special screening series of culturally and artistically significant films from the history of cinema of Canada, which took place in 2017 as part of Canada 150.[1]
Curated and presented by the Toronto International Film Festival, the program was screened throughout 2017 as a free screening series at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, The Cinematheque in Vancouver, Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa and the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal,[2] with some selections from the program screened in other venues across Canada for National Canadian Film Day[3] and other special local events.
Selections
editAnimation
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begone Dull Care | Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart | 1949 | |
| Black Soul | Âme noire | Martine Chartrand | 2001 |
| The Big Snit | Richard Condie | 1985 | |
| Cameras Take Five | Steven Woloshen | 2002 | |
| The Hat | Le Chapeau | Michèle Cournoyer | 1999 |
| Hunger | La Faim | Peter Foldes | 1973 |
| The Log Driver's Waltz | John Weldon | 1979 | |
| The Man Who Planted Trees | L'Homme qui plantait des arbres | Frédéric Back | 1987 |
| Neighbours | Voisins | Norman McLaren | 1952 |
| Mindscape | Le Paysagiste | Jacques Drouin | 1976 |
| Ryan | Chris Landreth | 2004 | |
| The Sand Castle | Le Château de sable | Co Hoedeman | 1977 |
| The Street | La Rue | Caroline Leaf | 1976 |
| The Sweater | Le Chandail | Sheldon Cohen | 1980 |
| When the Day Breaks | Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis | 1999 | |
Television commercials
edit| Title | Advertiser | Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Arctic Sun" | Tropicana | BBDO | 2010 |
| "Bike Story" | Canadian Tire | Doner Schur Peppler | 1990 |
| "Do You Eat the Red Ones Last" | Smarties | Ogilvy & Mather | 1967 |
| "Dove Evolution" | Dove Campaign for Real Beauty | Ogilvy & Mather | 2006 |
| "It’s Not a Mistake, Start the Car!" | IKEA Canada | Zig | 2005 |
| "Meunier" | Pepsi | Blouin Coulombe Dube Thompson | 1993 |
| "Mona Lisa" | Caramilk | DDB Canada | 1973 |
| "On est six millions faut se parler" | Labatt 50 | BCP | 1975 |
| "Proud Fathers" | Tim Hortons | Enterprise | 2006 |
| "The Rant" | Molson Canadian | Bensimon Byrne | 2000 |
Documentaries
editExperimental film and video
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday Suit – with scars and defects | Lisa Steele | 1974 | |
| The Hart of London | Jack Chambers | 1970 | |
| The Hundred Videos | Steve Reinke | 1989-1996 | |
| Lamentations: A Monument for the Dead World | R. Bruce Elder | 1985 | |
| Like a Dream That Vanishes | Barbara Sternberg | 1999 | |
| Rat Life and Diet in North America | Joyce Wieland | 1968 | |
| Reason Over Passion | Joyce Wieland | 1969 | |
| La Région Centrale | Michael Snow | 1971 | |
| Sackville, I’m Yours | Colin Campbell | 1972 | |
| The Thief Lives in Hell | Le Voleur vit en enfer | Robert Morin, Lorraine Dufour | 1984 |
| trapline | Ellie Epp | 1976 | |
| Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis | Daïchi Saïto | 2009 | |
| Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper | David Rimmer | 1970 | |
| Very Nice, Very Nice | Arthur Lipsett | 1961 | |
| Wavelength | Michael Snow | 1967 | |
Feature films
editVideo installation art
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ...from the Transit Bar | Vera Frenkel | 1992 | |
| In the Labyrinth | Roman Kroitor, Colin Low, Hugh O'Connor | 1967 | |
| Overture | Stan Douglas | 1986 | |
| The Paradise Institute | Janet Cardiff, George Bures Miller | 2001 | |
| Two Generators | Rodney Graham | 1984 | |
| Two Sides to Every Story | Michael Snow | 1974 | |
Music videos
edit| Song | Artist | Video director | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "1234" | Feist | Patrick Daughters | 2007 |
| "60 rue des Lombards" | UZEB | François Girard | 1986 |
| "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" | Mitsou | Pierre Gendron, Ronald Houle, Raymond Vermette | 1988 |
| "Drop the Needle" | Maestro Fresh Wes | Joel Goldberg | 1990 |
| "Hotline Bling" | Drake | Director X | 2015 |
| "In My Secret Life" | Leonard Cohen | Floria Sigismondi | 2001 |
| "Neon Bible" | Arcade Fire | Vincent Morisset | 2007 |
| "Oblivion" | Grimes | Emily Kai Bock, Grimes | 2012 |
| "Queen of Hearts" | Fucked Up | Scott Cudmore | 2012 |
| "La rue principale" | Les Colocs | André Fortin | 1993 |
Short films
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Gratton | Pierre Falardeau | 1981 | |
| Frank's Cock | Mike Hoolboom | 1993 | |
| The Heart of the World | Guy Maddin | 2000 | |
| The Making of Monsters | John Greyson | 1991 | |
| Noah | Walter Woodman, Patrick Cederberg | 2013 | |
| North of Superior | Graeme Ferguson | 1971 | |
| Rhapsody in Two Languages | Gordon Sparling | 1934 | |
| Save My Lost Nigga Soul | Clement Virgo | 1993 | |
| Springtime in Greenland | John Paizs | 1981 | |
| You Take Care Now | Ann Marie Fleming | 1989 | |
Television
edit| English title | Original title | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne of Green Gables | Dramatic miniseries | 1985 | |
| The Beachcombers | Comedy-drama | 1972-1990 | |
| The Boys of St. Vincent | Dramatic miniseries | 1992 | |
| Bye Bye | Sketch comedy | 1968-present | |
| Canada: A People's History | Documentary | 2000-2001 | |
| Codco | Sketch comedy | 1986-1992 | |
| Degrassi Junior High | Teen drama | 1987-1991 | |
| The Plouffe Family | La Famille Plouffe | Drama | 1953 |
| For the Record | Dramatic anthology | 1976-1985 | |
| The Friendly Giant | Children's | 1958-1985 | |
| Hockey Night in Canada | La Soirée du hockey | Sports | 1952-present |
| He Shoots, He Scores | Lance et Compte | Drama series | 1986-2015 |
| Minuit, le soir | Drama | 2005-2007 | |
| Nunavut: Our Land | Documentary | 1994-1995 | |
| La Petite Vie | Comedy | 1993-1997 | |
| Point de mire | Newsmagazine | 1956-1959 | |
| Rock et Belles Oreilles | Sketch comedy | 1986-1988 | |
| SCTV | Sketch comedy | 1976-1981 | |
| The Wayne and Shuster Hour | Sketch comedy | 1952 | |
| This Hour Has Seven Days | Newsmagazine | 1964-1966 | |
| Wojeck | Drama series | 1966-1968 | |
| The World Challenge | Documentary | 1986 | |
References
edit- ^ Peter Rist, "National Canadian Film Day 150: Taking Stock of Canadian Film". Off-Screen, Volume 21, Issue 4-5 / May 2017.
- ^ Kim Skene, "Proud screen art history". Owen Sound Sun-Times, April 13, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF, Hot Docs to celebrate Canada 150". Toronto Star, February 16, 2017.