Why You Never See Canadian Films in Canadian Theatres
Canadian movie theatres are missing something pretty crucial... Canadian movies. Why is it that we almost never see Canadian films on the big screen?
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Sources:
Pamela Cutherbert et al, “Film Distribution in Canada”, The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 10th, 2012, (last edited by Andrew McIntosh November 20th, 2019).
Mike Gasher, “The Myth of Meritocracy: Ignoring the Political Economy of the Canadian Film Industry” Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 17 (3) (1992).
Steven Globerman, “Foreign Ownership of Feature Film Distribution and the Canadian Film Industry” Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 16 (2) (1991).
Barry Hertz, “Cineplex’s distribution deal with Lionsgate sends ripples through Canadian film industry”, The Globe and Mail, (January 12th, 2023).
Barry Hertz, “The Canadian film industry’s biggest drama? Itself,” The Globe and Mail, (September 2, 2022).
“Investment Canada policy on foreign investment in the Canadian film distribution sector” Government of Canada (2017).
Brian D. Johnson “English Canadian Films: Why No One Sees Them,” originally published in Maclean’s magazine (April 17, 2006).
Ted Magder, Piers Handling, Peter Morris, “Canadian Film History: 1974 to Present,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, (November 28, 2019).
“Pre-Budget 2018 Submission” Canadian Association of Film Distributors & Exporters” (CAFDE).
“Scripts, Screens, and Audiences: A New Feature Film Policy for the 21st Century”, Report on the Standing Committee of Canadian Heritage, House of Commons (2005).
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