Canadian films won over audiences and critics alike in 2015-2016, receiving acclaim and awards at major Canadian and international film festivals. Throughout the year, Canadian talent was front and centre at key events around the world.
Canadian films were selected by
83
international festivals
winning
Canadian talent was behind
21
Oscar nominations
including
COPRODUCTIONS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Nominated for three
Academy Awards,
including Best Picture,
and wins
Best
British Film
at the BAFTA Awards
Oscar-nominated director
Philippe Falardeau’s
screens for thousands in the
Piazza Grande at the
Locarno International
Film Festival
Canadian legend
Guy Maddin’s
film selected by
16 international
film festivals
including
Karlovy Vary,
Locarno and Berlin
Berlin favourite
Denis Côté’s film
screens in the
Berlin International
Film Festival’s
Competition section
CANADIAN BOX OFFICE SUCCESS
EMERGING FILMMAKERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Stephen Dunn’s
— Closet Monster —
takes home the
Best Canadian Feature
Film award
at TIFF and wins the
Best Atlantic Director and Screenwriter
prizes at the Atlantic Film Festival
Andrew Cividino’s
— Sleeping Giant —
competes in the International
Critics’ Week at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival and
wins the City of Toronto Award for
Best Canadian First Feature
at TIFF
The directors of
— Turbo Kid —
François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell
win the
Best Director (Feature)
award at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Anne Émond’s
second film
— Les êtres chers —
travels to prestigious festivals
in Locarno, Namur and Göteborg
Sonia Bonspille Boileau’s
first feature
— Le dep —
nominated at Karlovy Vary for the Independent Camera award
Stella Meghie’s
debut feature
— Jean of the Joneses —
presented at
South by Southwest