What exciting news to share with you, the reader this morning! There are often films across the globe that give the extra love and are often upgraded and often times currently restored and put out on 4K. I am not sure that these will get that kind of an upgrade, but first things first, they are being restored for future generations to enjoy, and also for those of us who already have enjoyed the films previously. I often feel that Canadian cinema does not get the love or exposure that it often deserves, there are some great films and talent(s) that have worked tirelessly to bring us these films, and for these to be restored is showing the love in return, I think. Some notable films, such as Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter & Denis Villenuve's Incendies.
Below is the press release from Telefilm Canada.
I have added the poster, or a still from the film if one is not available.
Telefilm Canada’s Canadian Cinema – Reignited digitization initiative is announcing 23 Canadian titles that will receive funding for digitization and/or restoration this year, for a total of $659,640.
“Digitization and restoration help preserve our film history as well as create new opportunities to celebrate Canada’s filmmaking legacy while paving the way for continued creativity, innovation, and international success,” said Francesca Accinelli, Vice President of Promotion, Communications and International Relations. “Since 2021, the Canadian Cinema – Reignited initiative restored nine seminal Canadian films with the support of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Hot Docs, and the Toronto International Film Festival.”
Following a call for projects, the selection process is conducted by Telefilm with recommendations made by an advisory committee composed of internal and external experts. Decision-making was based on the cultural relevance of the film and its importance in Canadian film history, as well as its potential for commercial exploitation.
Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)
Director, screenwriter and producer: David Secter
Digitization partner: Canadian International Pictures
Director: Gerald Potterton
Screenwriters: Jerome Chodorov, Donald Brittain and John Morgan
Producers: Gerald Potterton and Murray Shostak
Digitization partner: Canadian International Pictures
In Praise of Older Women (1978)
Director: George Kaczender
Screenwriter: Paul Gottlieb
Producers: Robert Lantos, Claude Heroux, Harold Greenberg and Stephen J. Roth
Digitization partner: Serendipity Point Films
La maladie, c'est les compagnies (1979)
Director and producer: Richard Boutet
Screenwriter: Danyèle Patenaude
Digitization partner: Cinema Politica
Au clair de la lune (1983)
Director: André Forcier
Screenwriters: André Forcier, Jacques Marcotte, Guy L'Écuyer, Michel Côté, Michel Pratt and Bernard Lalonde
Producers: Bernard Lalonde and Louis Laverdière
Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois
Les six saisons Attikameks (1983)
Directors and screenwriters: Pierre Dinel and Pierre Hivon
Producer: Pierre Dinel
Digitization partner: Cinémathèque québécoise
Artie Shaw: Time is All You’ve Got (1985)
Director, writer and producer: Brigitte Berman
Digitization partner: Toronto International Film Festival
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Screenwriter: Mordecai Richler
Producers: Robert Lantos and Stephen J. Roth
Digitization partner: Serendipity Point Films
Determinations (1988)
Director, screenwriter and producer: Oliver Hockenhull
Digitization partner: Moksha Media Incorporated
Archangel (1990)
Director: Guy Maddin
Screenwriters: Guy Maddin and George Toles
Producer: Greg Klymkiw
Digitization partner: Sphinx Productions
White Room (1990)
Director and screenwriter: Patricia Rozema
Producer: Alexandra Raffé
Digitization partner: Vos Productions and Film Associates International
Masala (1991)
Director and screenwriter: Srinivas Krishna
Producers: Camelia Frieberg and Srinivas Krishna
Digitization partner: Toronto International Film Festival
Deux actrices (1993)
Director, screenwriter and producer: Micheline Lanctôt
Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois
Eldorado (1995)
Director and screenwriter: Charles Binamé
Producer: Lorraine Richard
Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois
Cube (1997)
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Screenwriters: Vincenzo Natali, André Bijelic and Graeme Manson
Producers: Mehra Meh and Betty Orr
Digitization partner: Canadian Film Centre
Director and screenwriter: Atom Egoyan
Producers: Atom Egoyan and Camilia Frieberg
Digitization partner: Sphinx Productions
Hey, Happy! (2001)
Director and screenwriter: Noam Gonick
Producer: Laura Michalchyshyn
Digitization partner: Big Daddy Beer Guts, Inc.
Honour Before Glory (2001)
Director, screenwriter, and producer: Anthony Sherwood
Digitization partner: Anthony Sherwood Films Inc.
Khaled (2001)
Director and screenwriter: Asghar Massombagi
Producer: Paul Scherzer
Digitization partner: Canadian Film Centre
Director and producer: Ziad Touma
Screenwriters: Ziad Touma and Brian C. Warren
Digitization partner: Couzin Films
Poor Boy’s Game (2007)
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Clement Virgo and Chaz Thorne
Producers: Damon D'Oliveira, Chaz Thorne and Clement Virgo
Digitization partner: Conquering Lion Pictures
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Screenwriter and Dialogue: Denis Villeneuve in collaboration with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Producers: Luc Déry and Kim McCraw
Digitization partner: Microscope Inc.
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Director and screenwriter: Philippe Falardeau
Producers: Luc Déry and Kim McCraw
Digitization partner: Microscope Inc.
About Telefilm Canada
As a Partner of Choice, Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation dedicated to the success of Canada’s audiovisual industry, fostering access and excellence by delivering programs that support cultural resonance and audience engagement. With a lens of equity, inclusivity and sustainability, Telefilm bolsters dynamic companies and a range of creative talent at home and around the world. Telefilm also makes recommendations regarding the certification of audiovisual coproduction treaties to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Launched in 2012, the Talent Fund raises private donations which principally support emerging talent. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/Telefilm_Canada and on Facebook at facebook.com/telefilmcanada.
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