What's Up With Canada?

[Arkadin]

Do they have small studios?
or any independent distributors?
Everytime I go on Amazon.ca I only see the main Hollywood studios releases.
the exact same titles we are getting in the US.
What's the deal?
Where are all the Canadian exclusives?

[CaptainCanuck]

What exactly were you looking for? Only a few popular Canadian directors can actually get dvd releases.
The American studios own the theatres so you don't get to see Canadian films in Canada even except at small independent theatres.
At the alternative video store i go to the Canadian dvd section is smaller than even the Iranian one.

[Leynos]

Ginger Snaps and The Barbarian Invasions for me.

Hey, I can dream.

[Arkadin]

not looking for anything other than info.
I was just wondering what the deal was.
sounds pretty bleak.
thanks though.

[CaptainCanuck]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

not looking for anything other than info.
I was just wondering what the deal was.
sounds pretty bleak.
thanks though.

Much of the moviemaking in Canada needs to be financed partially by the Canadian Film Board as grants and a lot is in joint co-operation between France/Canada/Britain etc.
There are DVDs by guys like David Cronenberg,Atom Ogoyan and Guy Madden.All well worth looking into.

[Arkadin]

I agree that Cronenberg is awesome.
like his work very much.

[HiRez]

Much of Canada's moviemaking rests on the shoulders of Sarah Polley these days. She's definitely been one our most prominent voices in the film industry.