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GEMFest 2027 Submissions Now Open

June 11, 2026June 9, 2026FestivalsGEMFest 2027, The Gender Equity in Media Festival, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

The Gender Equity in Media Festival (GEMFest) has officially opened submissions for its 2027 edition. Entering its 22nd year in 2027, the festival showcases an impressive line-up of short and feature-length films, including narrative, documentary,

Beyond the Multiplex: How Canadian Entertainment Audiences Are Spending Their Leisure Hours in 2026

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026The Bottom LineCinema, Entertainment, Streaming

Cinema attendance in Canada peaked in 2019 at roughly 130 million admissions. By 2023, that number had settled at around 80 million — a significant gap that the industry expected to close faster than it

Shadows and Stakes: The Dialectics of Identity, Genre, and Regionalism in Canadian Cinema

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026Canadian Independent FilmsCanadian Cinema, Casinos, documentaries, Foundations, Quebecois Cinema, Screen, Tax Shelter

Canadian cinema has historically occupied a unique, highly contested space in global film studies. Positioned adjacent to the cultural hegemon of Hollywood, Canadian filmmakers have struggled against structural exclusion, low national viewership, and a persistent

First Official Images Are Released for James Gunn’s Man of Tomorrow, and John Wick Spinoff Caine Adds Bill Nighy to Cast

June 10, 2026June 9, 2026AnnouncementsBill Nighy, Caine, James Gunn, Man of Tomorrow, Superman

While YouTubers-turned-filmmakers Curry Barker and Kane Parsons are blazing trails at the box office, the commercial behemoths of 2027 are currently in development, one of which is the Superman sequel titled, fittingly enough, Man of

How British Columbia’s Communities Are Helping Local Screen Culture Thrive

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026The Bottom LineBC, British Columbia, Screen Culture, Stories

There’s something special about watching a story unfold in a place you recognize. Whether it’s a Vancouver street corner, a coastal town on Vancouver Island, or a mountain backdrop in the Interior, British Columbians have

The Hidden Gem Shelf: Canadian Movies Every Parent Should Watch With Their Kids

June 9, 2026June 8, 2026The Bottom LineCanadian Movies, Cinema, Family, Jacob Two-Two, Monster Lake, Tales for All, The Peanut Butter Solution

There is a shelf in Canadian cinema that most families never find. But the films on that shelf? Canadian family films have been doing this for decades. The problem is that most parents simply do