Canadian Independent Films Archives

Making A Short Film

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017Canadian Independent Films, FilmmakersFilmmaker, Short Film

I recently took the plunge and made a short film. It only took one day to film but it was a sixteen hour day. I still feel guilty for making everyone work such a long

Canadian Cinema Through the Ages

May 30, 2017May 29, 2017Canadian Independent Films, OpinionCanadian Cinema, National Film Board of Canada, Pacific and Atlantic Mail Trans, Six Binders at Work in a Hundred Acre Wheatfield, The Kiss

Source: Pexels Though it may not be able to boast some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, Canadian cinema has a long, varied, and accomplished history. Ultimately prevailing in an otherwise monopolized Hollywood

How Much Do I Really Know About Canadian Cinema?

September 14, 2016September 10, 2016Canadian Independent Films, ExclusiveA History of Violence, Canadian Cinema, Dallas Buyers Club, The Fly, Turbo Kid

My mind has been preoccupied of late. Very recently, I realised that despite being an Irish film-fanatic who immigrated to Toronto six months ago, I lack a fundamental understanding of what defines Canadian cinema. Upon

The Flying Man: Canadian Internet Movie on the Road to the Big Screen

June 22, 2016November 17, 2021Canadian Independent Filmscanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Marcus Alqueres, Nick Smyth, Scott Glassgold, Sony Pictures, The Flying Man, youtube

As far as internet sensations go, The Flying Man hit the jackpot. A short film uploaded three years ago to the video platform YouTube, Canadian-Brazilian sfx artist Marcus Alqueres’s thriller-sci-fi caught the attention of major

Stolen Path: A Lifelong Dream (With Trailer)

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016Canadian Independent Filmscanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Daniela Smitlener, Goldie Smitlener, Jacob Brkopac, National Canadian Film Day, Stolen Path

Teenage dreams die hard — and sometimes not at all. That’s the spirit this film was made in. Not only does it tell the story of a young woman determined to marry for love in

Jason Armstrong’s Inspiration, The Movie: Part I

August 3, 2015August 1, 2015Canadian Independent Filmscanadian independent film, Inspiration The Movie, Jason Armstrong, Jason Armstrong’s Inspiration, Skeleton Key Films

I recently sat down with Jason Armstrong, writer/director of Inspiration. We were both at our computers, but all the while maintaining eye contact. He was in Ontario, me in British Columbia. It was my first