Quebec vs. the World: Canada’s Sovereign Film Industry By: Max von Schilling Although it’s easy to fall into the fruitless trap of recognizing the success of a filmmaker solely through their awards, there’s a reason for it. The awards industry is so large because the ability to say “Academy-Award Winner” next to a film brings
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The Oka Crisis and Modern Indigenous Perspectives on Canadian Screens
The Oka Crisis and Modern Indigenous Perspectives on Canadian Screens By Max von Schilling The history of Indigenous cinema in Canada is, like all things to do with Aboriginal people in this country, shockingly recent. Even using the NFB’s Challenge for Change initiative in 1968 as a starting point, there were few actual feature films
Continue readingSarah Polley and the Elusivity of the Canadian Auteur
Sarah Polley and the Elusivity of the Canadian Auteur By Max von Schilling *CW: This article contains mentions of a film plot that includes sexual abuse* Much like the rest of the world, Canada has long been starved of strong Female voices in its film industry, no doubt because of the gatekeepers in place that
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