April 18–19, 2018
National Canadian Film Day 2018
The Cinematheque is pleased to mark National Canadian Film Day, a one-day, coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration designed to bring Canadians together to watch Canadian films. Launched in 2014 and organized by REEL CANADA, National Canadian Film Day is held each year in April.
As this year’s 5th annual NCFD shines a spotlight on the accomplishments of women in Canadian cinema, we are proud to present two acclaimed works of socially conscious, regionally centred, feminist filmmaking by artists at opposite poles of their careers: veteran Alberta-born, B.C.-based director Anne Wheeler’s early feature Loyalties (1986), selected as one of Canada’s 150 essential moving-image works; and emerging Nova Scotian director Ashley McKenzie’s debut feature Werewolf (2016), named best Canadian film of 2017 by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Tonight’s program will also include the unveiling of The Cinematheque’s brand-new Canada on Screen Digital Study Guides, a free online resource for students, educators, or anyone wanting to learn more about Canadian cinema.
List of Programmed Films
| Date | Film Title | Director(s) | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-Apr | Loyalties | Anne Wheeler | 1986 | Canada |
| 2018-Jul | Werewolf | Ashley McKenzie | 2016 | Canada |
Note
Canada on Screen
Digital Study Guides
Launching April 18, 2018
A free online resource for students, educators, or anyone wanting to learn more about Canadian cinema.
The four guides explore three primary topics—Canadiana Constructed (Parts 1 and 2), Female Voices, and Indigenous Voices—and investigate how Canada's diverse, multicultural identity has been constructed in our media.