Only vaguely related, but for anyone interested, the National Canadian Film Day website has a decent database of Canadian films (or at least Canadian enough that they’re getting promoted as Canadian): https://canfilmday.ca/films/canadian-film-collection/
Really need to sit down and watch Slash/Back, the trailer looked pretty cool but missed it in theatres. Lots of my favourite films in this database (love me some Black Christmas, Cube, Videodrome, Goon, Fubar, Hobo with a Shotgun, etc. - though it’s noted my taste is questionable at best).
canuxploitation.com is worth checking out too, though with that same poor taste caveat.
Damn, I wish there was such an organization to promote Canadian media. Fuck, whatever are we going to do.
Edit: I like to think my joke was a little too crafty. The CBC’s mandate is: Be predominantly and distinctively Canadian; Contribute to a shared national consciousness and identity; and more.
Rabble, The Walrus, The Narwhal, The Tyee are all great media.
I mean we do have can-con regulations, but arguably their implementation is lacking and at least for the film industry seemingly supports foreign films filming in Canada more than it supports domestic films.
There also even is a whole question of what even constitutes Canadian content, should we only include things that are substantially about Canada or Canadians? Or is it enough for it to be made in Canada / by Canadians.
I also know at least for some sectors it’s even harder than others. E.g anglo Canadian drama / théâtre is always going to have issues because we have grants for domestic non-profit grassroots productions, but the big anglo-theatre houses are expensive enough that it’s mostly going to be American stuff coming :/
It’s disheartening but I don’t see an easy solution, but I do hope we at least try to make steps in the right direction in the coming years.
That’s something I like about being Québécois, there’s plenty of stuff to watch here!
Quel est ton avis sur les médias franco-canadiens en termes de livres, de films et de séries? J’ai suffisamment de journaux canadiens francophones, mais j’ai eu plus de mal à trouver d’autres médias de qualité, même avec des amis franco 🫠
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Do you have any recommendations for French canadian media in terms of books, movies and tv? I have enough newspapers, but I’ve found it harder to find good other media even with franco friends
Je travaille en bibliothèque, donc je vois passer beaucoup de médias locaux, du sympatique au nul à chier. Faut juste faire le tri selon nos goûts personnels
Just sail the seven seas, yarrr.
That is not what this article is about.
It’s what this article should be about.
I don’t think denying American platforms / content creators their money is a real solution, the american content being an integral part of Anglo-Canadian culture is the real issue at hand.
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Yeah I understand completely, I will not be buying from American companies, but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna start accepting price gouging from Canadian capitalists either.
That five finger discount on milk is still being observed.
Agreed. We produce a lot of our own to avoid the fuckers in our own country looking to screw us into oblivion. We are fortunate to be able to do that.
Buy Canadian! Galen Weston gets harder
If anyone likes medical dramas, my wife and I really like Skymed, it’s on CBC Gem. This most recent season (still ongoing) has been a lot of fun, the producers and/or writers have clearly been given the freedom to experiment with the format.
Easy! Just watch Lexx.
After watching Yannick Bisson and Hélène Joy film a scene right next to my wife’s workplace, we decided to binge Murdoch Mysteries. There are 18 season on CBC Gem! It’s going to take awhile.
I’ve seen a few episodes here and there. It’s charming, and doesn’t take itself too seriously (or, honestly, very seriously at all).
You might like midsomer murders if that’s your vibe.
It’s British and there’s like 22 seasons.
I have a friend who writes midsomer murders fan fiction but he hasn’t let me actually read it. But the point is it’s good enough to have a fan fiction community.
I’m not canceling my dropout subscription - I am canceling my Netflix subscription… I personally don’t think content creation is a particularly geographically tied activity so I’m just focused on avoiding giving money to corporations that are financially supporting the administration regardless of their declared regional locale.
Content may not always be geographic, but money is.
