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List Of Canadian Films Of 2015
This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2015: See also * 2015 in Canada * 2015 in Canadian television References External linksFeature Films Released In 2015 With Country of Origin Canadaat IMDb {{incomplete list, date=January 2015 2015 * 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] |
Theresa Spence
Theresa Spence (born 1963) is a former chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada. archived from original She was a prominent figure in the Attawapiskat housing and infrastructure crisis, Idle No More, and other First Nations issues. Prior to serving as chief, she was the deputy chief of Attawapiskat. Attawapiskat housing and infrastructure crisis As chief of Attawapiskat, Spence oversaw a $31.2 million annual operating budget. According to the most recent census, Attawapiskat has 1,549 people living on reserve. The Attawapiskat reserve has been the subject of several state of emergency announcements by Spence in recent years, due to the reserve's poor housing conditions. The announcements have received national media coverage. On October 28, 2011, Spence called a state of emergency for the third time in three years. On December 30, 2012, a spokesperson for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs stated that by the end of 2012-13, the federal government will have spent $131 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Olivier Michaud
Charles-Olivier Michaud is a Canadian writer, director and producer from Saint-Romuald, Quebec. He has worked in English and French language films. His directing credits include ''4 Minute Mile'', '' On the Beat (Sur le rythme)'' and ''Snow and Ashes''. Filmography *2010 - ''Snow and Ashes'' - Writer, director, producer *2011 - '' On the Beat (Sur le rythme)'' - Director *2012 - ''Exile (Exil)'' - Director *2014 - ''4 Minute Mile'' - Director *2015 - ''Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...'' - Writer, director *2023 - '' Ru'' - director References External links * Film directors from Quebec Canadian screenwriters in French Writers from Quebec City Living people 1979 births {{Canada-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna (2015 Canadian Film)
''Anna'' is a Canadian drama film by Charles-Olivier Michaud, released in 2015."Director Michaud is proud of Anna's brutal realism". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 16, 2015. The film stars Anna Mouglalis as Anna, a journalist working in Asia to expose a human trafficking ring who is herself abducted by the traffickers. The film garnered two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, for Best Original Score (Michel Corriveau) and Best Make-Up (Catherine Beaudoin). At the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards, Corriveau and Beaudoin were both nominated in the equivalent categories, and Mouglalis was nominated for Best Actress. Synopsis Anna (Anna Mouglalis), a photojournalist, travels to Bangkok in order to pursue her investigations of a news story on human trafficking rings run by the city's triad gangs. While investigating, she herself is then kidnapped by Triad gangsters and subjected to the same abuse endured by the women she has interviewed and photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Board
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and alternative dramas. In total, the NFB has produced over 13,000 productions since its inception, which have won over 5,000 awards. The NFB reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. It has bilingual production programs and branches in English and French, including multicultural-related documentaries. History Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau The Exhibits and Publicity Bureau was founded on 19 September 1918, and was reorganized into the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau in 1923. The organization's budget stagnated and declined during the Great Depression. Frank Badgley, who served as the bureau's director from 1927 to 1941, stated that the burea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Bagaria
''The Amina Profile'' (French: ''Le profil Amina'') is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Sophie Deraspe and coproduced by Esperamos and the National Film Board of Canada, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema category. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2014. The film was retitled ''A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile'' by its U.S. distributor IFC for the theatrical release and for subsequent film festival screenings. Synopsis The film centres on Sandra Bagaria, a Montreal woman who was in an online relationship with star blogger Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari. Bagaria became involved in the international attempt to rescue Arraf after her purported abduction by the Syrian regime. Reception Under its French title, ''Le profil Amina'', the film was named Best Documentary:Society at the 2016 Prix Gémeaux, honouring the best in francophone Canadian television. The film received Canadian Screen Award nominations for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Deraspe
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973) is a Canadian director, scenarist, director of photography and producer. Prominent in new Quebec cinema, she is known for a 2015 documentary ''The Amina Profile'', an exploration of the Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari hoax of 2011. She had previously written and directed the narrative feature films ''Missing Victor Pellerin'' () in 2006, ''Vital Signs'' () in 2009, ''The Wolves'' () in 2015, In 2019 she wrote, directed and shot ''Antigone'', inspired by the 2008 death of Fredy Villanueva in Montreal and loosely adapting the play by Sophocles, saying the story of a woman who defies the law for something greater resonated with her, and she wished to update it. The film, starring Nahéma Ricci, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and won the festival's award for Best Canadian Film. ''Antigone'' was chosen to represent Canada in the 2019 Oscars race. Nominated in 15 categories, her first TV series Dark Soul (Bête noire) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amina Profile
''The Amina Profile'' (French: ''Le profil Amina'') is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Sophie Deraspe and coproduced by Esperamos and the National Film Board of Canada, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema category. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2014. The film was retitled ''A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile'' by its U.S. distributor IFC for the theatrical release and for subsequent film festival screenings. Synopsis The film centres on Sandra Bagaria, a Montreal woman who was in an online relationship with star blogger Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari. Bagaria became involved in the international attempt to rescue Arraf after her purported abduction by the Syrian regime. Reception Under its French title, ''Le profil Amina'', the film was named Best Documentary:Society at the 2016 Prix Gémeaux, honouring the best in francophone Canadian television. The film received Canadian Screen Award nominations for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Cadieux
Valerie may refer to: People *Saint Valerie (other), a number of saints went by the name Valerie *Valerie (given name), a feminine given name Songs *"Valerie", a 1981 song by Quarterflash, from ''Quarterflash'' *"Valerie", a 1982 song by Jerry Garcia from ''Run for the Roses'' * "Valerie" (Stevie Winwood song), a 1982 song by Steve Winwood from ''Talking Back to the Night'' *"Valerie", a 1986 song by Bad Company from ''Fame and Fortune'' *"Valerie", a 1986 song by Joy from ''Hello'' *"Valerie", a 1986 song by Richard Thompson *"Valerie", a 1993 song by Patti Scialfa from ''Rumble Doll'' *"Valerie", a 2002 song by Reel Big Fish from '' Cheer Up!'' * "Valerie" (Zutons song), a 2006 song by the Zutons from ''Tired of Hanging Around''; covered by Mark Ronson, with lead vocals by Amy Winehouse *"Valerie", a 2011 song by the Weeknd from ''Thursday'' *"Valerie", a 2020 song by Bladee from ''333'' *"Valleri", a 1968 song written by Boyce and Hart for the Monkees *"La Valéri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Jean-Sébastien is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Sébastien Aubin (born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender * Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born 1975), Canadian figure skater * Jean-Sébastien Giguère (born 1977), retired French-Canadian professional ice hockey player * Jean-Sébastien Jaurès (born 1977), French football player * Jean-Sébastien Lavoie (born 1978), French Canadian singer * Jean-Sébastien Vialatte (born 1951), member of the National Assembly of France See also * Jean (male given name) * Sébastien Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of pasté Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Jean-Sebastien Compound given names French masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Boisvenue
Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), French engineer and astronaut * Jean-François Corminboeuf (born 1953), Swiss sport sailor * Jean-François Dagenais (born 1975), Canadian music producer * Jean-François David (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player * Jean-François Gariépy (born 1984), Canadian alt-right political commentator and former neuroscientist * Jean-François Garreaud (1946–2020), French actor * Jean-François de La Harpe (1739–1803), French critic * Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998), French philosopher * Jean-François Marceau (born 1976), Canadian judoka * Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799), French historian and writer * Jean-François Martial (1891–1977), Belgian actor * Jean-François Millet (1814–1875), French painter * Jean-François Papillon (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Again
Always may refer to: Film and television * ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Jaglom * ''Always'' (1989 film), a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg * ''Always'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film, also known as ''Only You'' * ''Always Sanchōme no Yūhi'' or ''Always: Sunset on Third Street'', a 2005 Japanese drama film, and a sequel * "Always" (''Castle''), an episode of ''Castle'' * "Always" (''Dead Like Me''), an episode of ''Dead Like Me'' * "Always" (''Friday Night Lights''), an episode of ''Friday Night Lights'' * "Always" (''NASCAR Racers''), an episode of ''NASCAR Racers'' Music Albums * ''Always'' (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh album) or the title instrumental, 1993 * ''Always'' (Chris Tomlin album) or the title song (see below), 2022 * ''Always'' (Gabrielle album) or the title song, 2007 * ''Always'' (The Gathering album) or the title song, 1992 * ''Always'' (Hazell Dean album), 1988 * ''Always'' (Patsy Cline album), 1980 * ''Always'' (Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
