Another multiplex episode. In this one, I talk about Norman Jewison, where to find Canadian films and the Toronto International Film Festival.
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The Pleasure of Looking – The Films of Alan Blackburn – Part 3
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In this episode, I am podcasting the final part of the audiobook version of a novel called: The pleasure of looking – The films of Alan Blackburn. It is a fictional biography of a Canadian filmmaker.
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The Pleasure of Looking – The Films of Alan Blackburn – Part 2
In this episode, I am podcasting part two of the audiobook version of a novel called: The pleasure of looking – The films of Alan Blackburn. It is a fictional biography of a Canadian filmmaker.
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The Pleasure of Looking – The Films of Alan Blackburn
In this episode, I am podcasting the audiobook version of a novel I wrote a few years back called: The Pleasure of Looking – The Films of Alan Blackburn. It is a fictional biography of a Canadian filmmaker.
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5 Great NFB Films That You Need To See Now: Links
Here is the list of the 5 great NFB films mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/very_nice_very_nice/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/big_snit/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/volcano/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/chairmen/
https://www.nfb.ca/film/begone_dull_care/
Check out the NFB website
A Cinematic Legacy: 5 Great NFB Films That You Need To See Now
In this episode we present a short history of the National Film Board of Canada along with a recommendation for 5 great NFB films in animation and documentary form.
Link to the show notes:
https://www.nfpcan.ca/5-great-nfb-films-that-you-need-to-see-now-links/
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Canada’s Hollywood: The Dream of a Canadian Film Industry – Part 4
In this episode, we conclude our series about the beginnings of the feature film industry in Canada using as a reference, a book called Canada’s Hollywood, by Ted Magder.
We talk about how the free trade agreement between the US and Canada affected the film industry, and then we sum up the whole series.
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Canada’s Hollywood: The Dream of a Canadian Film Industry – Part 3
In this episode, we talk about the tax shelter years. A notorious but short period in Canadian film history that generated contempt for our films that still lingers today. Then we talk about how the early days of pay TV affected the CFDC, so much so that it had to change its name to TELEFILM Canada.
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Canada’s Hollywood: The Dream of a Canadian Film Industry – Part 2
In this episode, we continue to talk about the beginnings of the feature film industry in Canada using as a reference, a book called Canada’s Hollywood, by Ted Magder.
We talk about the early days of the CFDC (Canadian Film Development Corporation), film quotas, film levies and maple syrup porno!
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Canada’s Hollywood: The Dream of a Canadian Film Industry – Part 1
In this episode, I will be talking about the beginnings of the feature film industry in Canada.
To do this, I will be using as a reference, a book called Canada’s Hollywood, by Ted Magder.
In part 1, we start off by describing the background of the Canadian film scene before the government got involved, and then go into the details of the actual creation of the CFDC, the Canadian film development corporation.
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