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Take the Canadian Cinema Challenge

Catch up with some of the best Canadian films of the decade, and get a sense of what the country’s cinema has to offer.

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What is the Canadian Cinema Challenge?

Sample the best Canadian Cinema of the decade

Watch 1 film/week for 4 weeks

We’ll curate the films, help you locate them, provide context for maximum enjoyment, and cheer you on with a weekly email.

In the last decade, Canadian Cinema has really come into fruition as one of the most exciting national cinemas, with many supremely talented emerging auteurs. In 2019, many of the best films of the year are Canadian, such as Mouthpiece, Giant Little Ones, and The Fireflies are Gone. Yet it’s largely undiscovered and unknown outside of Canada. Take the Canadian Cinema Challenge, and we’ll help you discover them.

We’re challenging you to catch up with four excellent Canadian films from the last decade by watching one per week in each of four categories. We’ve curated a list of films to choose from each week, and we’ll help you locate how to watch the films, offer guidance about things to look for, and cheer you on with a weekly email .

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What you’ll learn

  • Discover great films you hadn’t heard of but will love
  • Get a sense of the breadth of films offered by Canadian Cinema
  • Uncover what makes Canadian culture distinct and different from the US
  • Find out where to look for Canadian films and what to look for on a regular basis
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Timeline

Week 1: Watch a Québécois Film (e.g., Our Loved Ones, Monsieur Lazhar)

Week 2: Watch an Indigenous Film (e.g., Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Edge of the Knife)

Week 3: Watch a Coming-of-Age Film (e.g., The Demons, Charlotte A Du Fun)

Week 4: Watch a Documentary (e.g., Stories We Tell, Anote’s Ark)

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Discover great films you haven’t heard of from the Great White North. We’ll guide you through your viewing — the themes, aesthetics, and cultural context — via our interviews with the filmmakers and essays from the editors .

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