Canada On Screen Explained

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

Animation

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
Begone Dull Care 1949
Black Soul Âme noire 2001
The Big Snit 1985
Cameras Take Five 2002
The Hat Le Chapeau 1999
Hunger La Faim 1973
The Log Driver's Waltz 1979
The Man Who Planted Trees L'Homme qui plantait des arbres 1987
Neighbours Voisins 1952
Mindscape Le Paysagiste 1976
Ryan 2004
The Sand Castle Le Château de sable 1977
The Street La Rue 1976
The Sweater Le Chandail 1980
When the Day Breaks 1999

Television commercials

TitleAdvertiserAgencyYear
"Arctic Sun" 2010
"Bike Story" Doner Schur Peppler 1990
"Do You Eat the Red Ones Last" 1967
"Dove Evolution" 2006
"It’s Not a Mistake, Start the Car!" 2005
"Meunier" Blouin Coulombe Dube Thompson 1993
"Mona Lisa" 1973
"On est six millions faut se parler" BCP 1975
"Proud Fathers" Enterprise 2006
"The Rant" 2000

Documentaries

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
Churchill's Island 1941
Corral 1954
Cotton Mill, Treadmill On est au coton 1970
Foster Child 1987
1993
Lonely Boy 1962
Manouane River Lumberjacks Les Bûcherons de la Manouane 1962
Manufactured Landscapes 2006
1992
A Married Couple 1969
Memorandum 1965
Men for Sale Hommes à louer 2009
My Winnipeg 2007
1981
Picture of Light 1994
Pour la suite du monde 1963
Les raquetteurs 1958
The Shimmering Beast La Bête lumineuse 1982
Stories We Tell 2012
The Things I Cannot Change 1967
Warrendale 1967
Wrestling La Lutte 1961

Experimental film and video

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
Birthday Suit – with scars and defects 1974
The Hart of London 1970
The Hundred Videos 1989-1996
Lamentations: A Monument for the Dead World 1985
Like a Dream That Vanishes 1999
Rat Life and Diet in North America 1968
Reason Over Passion 1969
La Région Centrale 1971
Sackville, I’m Yours 1972
The Thief Lives in Hell Le Voleur vit en enfer 1984
trapline Ellie Epp 1976
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis Daïchi Saïto 2009
Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper 1970
Very Nice, Very Nice 1961
Wavelength 1967

Feature films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1974
Archangel 1990
2001
Back to God's Country 1919
Bar Salon 1974
The Bitter Ash 1963
Black Christmas 1974
The Cat in the Bag Le Chat dans le sac 1964
C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005
Calendar 1993
Dead Ringers 1988
The Decline of the American Empire Le Déclin de l'empire américain 1986
The Dog Who Stopped the War La Guerre des tuques 1984
Dream Life La Vie rêvée 1972
Goin' Down the Road 1970
Good Riddance Les Bons débarras 1979
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing 1987
J.A. Martin Photographer J.A. Martin photographe 1977
Jesus of Montreal Jésus de Montréal 1989
Léolo 1992
Life Classes 1987
Little Aurore's Tragedy La petite Aurore: l'enfant martyre 1952
Loyalties 1986
Mommy 2014
Mon oncle Antoine 1971
My American Cousin 1985
Nobody Waved Good-bye 1964
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died Le Vieux Pays où Rimbaud est mort 1977
Orders Les Ordres 1974
Rude 1995
A Scream from Silence Mourir à tue-tête 1979
Sonatine 1984
The Sweet Hereafter 1997
Tit-Coq 1953
À tout prendre 1963
Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 1993
The True Nature of Bernadette La Vraie Nature de Bernadette 1972
Videodrome 1983
Water 2005
A Woman in Transit La Femme de l'hôtel 1984

Video installation art

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
...from the Transit Bar 1992
In the Labyrinth 1967
Overture 1986
The Paradise Institute 2001
Two Generators 1984
Two Sides to Every Story 1974

Music videos

SongArtistVideo directorYear
"1234" Patrick Daughters 2007
"60 rue des Lombards" 1986
"Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" Pierre Gendron, Ronald Houle, Raymond Vermette 1988
"Drop the Needle" Joel Goldberg 1990
"Hotline Bling" 2015
"In My Secret Life" 2001
"Neon Bible" Vincent Morisset 2007
"Oblivion" Emily Kai Bock, Grimes 2012
"Queen of Hearts" Scott Cudmore 2012
"La rue principale" 1993

Short films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year
Elvis Gratton 1981
Frank's Cock 1993
The Heart of the World 2000
The Making of Monsters 1991
Noah 2013
North of Superior 1971
Rhapsody in Two Languages 1934
Save My Lost Nigga Soul 1993
Springtime in Greenland 1981
You Take Care Now 1989

Television

English titleOriginal titleGenreYear
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
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
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

Notes and References

  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.