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List Of Canadian Films Of 2012
This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2012: See also * 2012 in Canada * 2012 in Canadian television References External linksFeature Films Released In 2012 With Country of Origin Canadaat IMDb2013 Canadian Screen Awards nominees2013 Canadian Screen Awards winnersCanada's Top Ten for 2012(lists of top ten Canadian features and shorts, selected in a process administered by TIFF) {{incomplete list, date=February 2012 2012 2012 in Canadian cinema Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Canada
Cinema in Canada dates back to the earliest known display of film in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in 1896. The film industry in Canada has been dominated by the United States, which has utilized Canada as a shooting location and to bypass British film quota laws, throughout its history. Canadian filmmakers, English and French, have been active in the development of cinema in the United States. Films by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. were some of the first to arrive in Canada and early films made in the country were produced by Edison Studios. Canadian Pacific Railway and other railways supported early filmmaking including James Freer, whose '' Ten Years in Manitoba'' was the first known film by a Canadian. ''Evangeline'' is the earliest recorded Canadian feature film. George Brownridge and Ernest Shipman were major figures in Canadian cinema in the 1920s and 1930s. Shipman oversaw the production the most expensive film up to that point. Brownridge's career led to '' Carry on, Sergeant!'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Gadon
Sarah Lynn Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She began her acting career guest-starring in a number of television series, such as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), '' Mutant X'' (2002), and ''Dark Oracle'' (2004). She also worked as a voice actress on various television productions. Gadon gained recognition for her roles in David Cronenberg's films '' A Dangerous Method'' (2011), '' Cosmopolis'' (2012), and ''Maps to the Stars'' (2014). She also starred in Denis Villeneuve's thriller ''Enemy'' (2013), the period drama '' Belle'' (2013), and the action horror film ''Dracula Untold'' (2014). In 2015, Gadon co-starred in the supernatural thriller ''The 9th Life of Louis Drax'' and portrayed a young Elizabeth II in the comedy ''A Royal Night Out''. The following year, she starred as Sadie Dunhill in the Hulu miniseries '' 11.22.63'', an adaptation of Stephen King's novel '' 11/22/63''. In 2017, Gadon played the lead role of Grace Marks in the CBC miniseries '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia Fast
Alexia Fast (born 12 September 1992) is a Canadian actress who began her career at the age of seven when she wrote, directed and starred in the short film ''The Red Bridge,'' which premiered at the 2002 Atlantic and Reel to Reel Film Festivals. She obtained her first agent at the age of 11 and starred in her first feature film, '' Fido'' (2006), at 13. Career At the age of seven, Alexia Fast wrote, directed and starred in a short film entitled ''The Red Bridge.'' She starred in her first feature film, '' Fido'' (2006), after gaining her first agent at the age of 11. She has appeared in a number of television films, feature films and in episodes of various television series. Fast played a role in ''Hungry Hills'' and ''Repeaters,'' both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2010, she had a leading role in ''Triple Dog.'' In 2012, she had a supporting role in the film ''Jack Reacher.'' Fast has won two Leo Awards, the first one 2007 in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Jessup
Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He is known for his roles as Ben Mason on the TNT science fiction television series '' Falling Skies'' (2011–2015), Taylor Blaine and Coy Henson in the ABC anthology series '' American Crime'' (2016–2017), and Tyler Locke in the Netflix series ''Locke & Key'' (2020–2022). He has also starred in feature films, most notably in the award-winning '' Blackbird'' (2012) and '' Closet Monster'' (2015). Career Acting Jessup began acting at the age of 11 as a child actor. After various early jobs, including a role in a stage adaptation of ''The Full Monty'', Jessup got a lead role in the children's television series ''The Saddle Club'', for which he is also credited with conceptualizing the plot of one episode. He served as executive producer for the independent film ''Amy George'', which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2011, Jessup was cast as a main character in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Buxton
Jason Buxton is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed three short films, ''A Fresh Start'', ''The Garden'' and ''The Drawing'', before debuting his first full-length feature film, '' Blackbird'', in 2012."Jason Buxton on Blackbird: ‘There’s a meditative quality to it’" . '''', September 10, 2012. Career Buxton's first feature film ''Blackbird'' was nominated for two awards at the1st Canadian Screen Awards ...
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Blackbird (2012 Film)
''Blackbird'' is a 2012 Canadian drama film written and directed by Jason Buxton. The film stars Connor Jessup as a socially isolated and bullied goth teenager who befriends his " puck bunny" classmate (Alexia Fast), but is falsely accused of plotting a school shooting after he makes a threat against her boyfriend in an online chat session. Plot Sean Randall (Connor Jessup), a goth teenager, is a friend of classmate Deanna (Alexia Fast), with whom he rides the bus every day. Her boyfriend plays on an ice hockey team and she is friends with the team's other members. Sean's father has a gun collection, and Sean sometimes joins him when he goes hunting. Sean films his father shooting a deer and shows the footage to his schoolmates, which (when combined with his goth fashion sense) makes them think that he is creepy. The members of the hockey team bully Sean for being weird and for being friends with Deanna, which angers Sean. Sean's teacher advises him to write down his feelings. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Côté
Denis Côté (born November 16, 1973) is an independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. Life and career Côté was born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. He studied film at Collège Ahuntsic in Montreal and founded nihilproductions around 1994. He made a number of short films, including ''Kosovolove'' (2000) and ''La sphatte'' (2003). He has also been a film critic on radio, at ici magazine from 1999 to 2005, and vice-president of the Quebec association of film critics (''Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma'', or AQCC). In 2005, his first feature film, '' Drifting States (Les états nordiques)'', won the Golden Leopard - Video at the Locarno International Film Festival (in a tie with '' The Masseur''), as well as the Woosuk Award (Indie Vision) at the Jeonju International Film Festival. His 2007 film '' Our Private Lives (Nos vies privées)'' was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestiaire
''Bestiaire'' is a 2012 Canadian-French avant-garde nature documentary film directed by Denis Côté. The film centers on how humans and animals observe each other.Sam Stander"In 'Bestiare,' A Glimpse Into The Nature Of Looking" NPR, October 18, 2012. It was filmed at Parc Safari in Hemmingford, Quebec, and had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. It was also shown at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards, and the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012.Linda Barnard, "The Master scores a movie hat trick with Toronto critics". ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...'', December 18, 2012. References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Martin (actor)
Alexis Martin (born June 9, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer. A 1986 graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, he has acted in film, television and stage productions, and has written both theatrical plays and film screenplays."Martin, Alexis" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', April 24, 2009. He was a nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Ricard
Sébastien Ricard (born May 25, 1972) is a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec most noted as a member of the hip hop band Loco Locass. As an actor, he won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for his performance as Dédé Fortin in ''Through the Mist (Dédé, à travers les brumes)'', and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013 for his performance as Ji-Guy in ''Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule)''. His other film roles have included Raphaël in '' Gabrielle'', Christophe Ducharme in ''Chorus'', Léopold Lacroix in ''Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)'', Christophe in ''The Acrobat (L'Acrobate)'', Brother Jean in ''The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland)'',André Duchesne"Le club Vinland en première nord-américaine en Abitibi" '' La Presse'', September 15, 2020. and Samuel Chapdelaine in ''Maria Chapdelaine ''Maria Chapdelaine'' is a romance novel written in 1913 by the Breton wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Lorain
Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series '' Fortier'' that first aired in Quebec, Canada. She is the daughter of actors Jacques Lorain and Denise Filiatrault."Je veux profiter des moments qu’il me reste »" '' Le Journal de Montréal'', 1 April 2017. Her sister is French-Canadian actress Danièle Lorain. In addition to her work as an actress, she has directed the films '' |
Sébastien Rose
Sébastien Rose (born June 30, 1969, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut film, ''How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'', won the Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian film by a first-time director in 2003. Filmography * ''How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' — 2003 * ''Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père)'' — 2005 * ''Le Banquet'' — 2008 * ''Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule)'' — 2012Charles-Henri Ramond"Avant que mon coeur bascule – Film de Sébastien Rose" ''Films du Québec'', October 16, 2012. References External links * 1969 births Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian screenwriters in French Film directors from Montreal Living people Writers from Montreal {{Canada-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
