Canada On Screen

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

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Animation

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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

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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

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English title Original title Director(s) Year
Churchill's Island Stuart Legg 1941
Corral Colin Low 1954
Cotton Mill, Treadmill On est au coton Denys Arcand 1970
Foster Child Gil Cardinal 1987
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Alanis Obomsawin 1993
Lonely Boy Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor 1962
Manouane River Lumberjacks Les Bûcherons de la Manouane Arthur Lamothe 1962
Manufactured Landscapes Jennifer Baichwal 2006
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick 1992
A Married Couple Allan King 1969
Memorandum Donald Brittain, John Spotton 1965
Men for Sale Hommes à louer Rodrigue Jean 2009
My Winnipeg Guy Maddin 2007
Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography Bonnie Sherr Klein 1981
Picture of Light Peter Mettler 1994
Pour la suite du monde Pierre Perrault, Michel Brault 1963
Les raquetteurs Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault 1958
The Shimmering Beast La Bête lumineuse Pierre Perrault 1982
Stories We Tell Sarah Polley 2012
The Things I Cannot Change Tanya Ballantyne 1967
Warrendale Allan King 1967
Wrestling La Lutte Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Claude Fournier, Claude Jutra 1961

Experimental film and video

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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

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English title Original title Director(s) Year
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Ted Kotcheff 1974
Archangel Guy Maddin 1990
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Zacharias Kunuk 2001
Back to God's Country David Hartford 1919
Bar Salon André Forcier 1974
The Bitter Ash Larry Kent 1963
Black Christmas Bob Clark 1974
The Cat in the Bag Le Chat dans le sac Gilles Groulx 1964
C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallée 2005
Calendar Atom Egoyan 1993
Dead Ringers David Cronenberg 1988
The Decline of the American Empire Le Déclin de l'empire américain Denys Arcand 1986
The Dog Who Stopped the War La Guerre des tuques André Melançon 1984
Dream Life La Vie rêvée Mireille Dansereau 1972
Goin' Down the Road Donald Shebib 1970
Good Riddance Les Bons débarras Francis Mankiewicz 1979
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Patricia Rozema 1987
J.A. Martin Photographer J.A. Martin photographe Jean Beaudin 1977
Jesus of Montreal Jésus de Montréal Denys Arcand 1989
Léolo Jean-Claude Lauzon 1992
Life Classes William D. MacGillivray 1987
Little Aurore's Tragedy La petite Aurore: l'enfant martyre Jean-Yves Bigras 1952
Loyalties Anne Wheeler 1986
Mommy Xavier Dolan 2014
Mon oncle Antoine Claude Jutra 1971
My American Cousin Sandy Wilson 1985
Nobody Waved Good-bye Don Owen 1964
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died Le Vieux Pays où Rimbaud est mort Jean Pierre Lefebvre 1977
Orders Les Ordres Michel Brault 1974
Rude Clement Virgo 1995
A Scream from Silence Mourir à tue-tête Anne Claire Poirier 1979
Sonatine Micheline Lanctôt 1984
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan 1997
Tit-Coq Gratien Gélinas, René Delacroix 1953
À tout prendre Claude Jutra 1963
Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould François Girard 1993
The True Nature of Bernadette La Vraie Nature de Bernadette Gilles Carle 1972
Videodrome David Cronenberg 1983
Water Deepa Mehta 2005
A Woman in Transit La Femme de l'hôtel Léa Pool 1984

Video installation art

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Peter Rist, "National Canadian Film Day 150: Taking Stock of Canadian Film". Off-Screen, Volume 21, Issue 4-5 / May 2017.
  2. ^ Kim Skene, "Proud screen art history". Owen Sound Sun-Times, April 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "TIFF, Hot Docs to celebrate Canada 150". Toronto Star, February 16, 2017.
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