The SWG will make recommendations as to the political structure and governance of the 51st state further on in this top-secret document.
The first Governor shall be chosen by Executive Order of the President as after all this annexation is a national emergency as is all the business of the United States government these days.
The Governor should in all circumstances be Canadian to avoid any sentiment our 51st state feels as if it is being “taken over”.
The President trusts his dear fund raiser friend and golfing buddy Wayne Gretzky “The Great One” as he is known to hockey loving Canadians. Mr. Gretzky lives in the United States promoting the Gretzky brand. The future of his family and their success rests in the United States and not Canada. The SWG notes however Canadians have reacted negatively to Mr. Gretzky’s cozy relationship with the President and a statue of him has been vandalized including a big smear with human feces. His loyalty to the President is not questioned but his Canadian popularity is dubious. It is quite clear the success of his brand is in the United States and not in Canada.
The SWG recommends a Canadian, as they were once known, be appointed by the President as the first Governor of the 51st state. Malleability and loyalty to the United States are essential.
The Senior Working Group (SWG) recommends Canada not be the name of our 51st state. Our research has revealed Canada has not always been the name of our 51st state. At one point its name was Lower Canada and Upper Canada.
“Canada” must be eradicated in the name of our 51st state. Our recommendation is to have a contest for American elementary school children to decide the new name. A name decided by darling innocents may follow the saying that you catch more bees with honey. How can the citizens of our new state object to our youth renaming their state!
The American flag will have another star added to it to denote the admission of our new state into the Union. The SWG rejected the addition of a maple leaf instead of a star as citizens of our new state must recognize their loss of independence.
The SWG recommends the state flag of our new state be a moose holding a Tim Horton’s coffee cup in one hand and a hockey stick in the other.
D (Nathanael Chadwick) is a Toronto taxi driver pressed to the edge of an economic cliff driving a taxi ruled by his Vrmr app picking up a variety of passengers in all manner of human and mental disarray. His taxi is littered with food wrappers and garbage. His in-car diet is an express pass to a cardiac ward admission. His vehicle is on its last legs with its interior and engine in critical condition.
Like much of the world he has been “downsized” from an office job and forced to drive and live an Uberish existence. A new father and a persistent landlord pressuring him to pay overdue rent he picks up two party girls one of whom pukes in his cab. In desperation he phones Nic (Adam Goldhammer) a passenger who offered him a job in a new start up that pays extremely well. All he must do is follow the instructions of a Tonomo app to pick up passengers and other things as he quickly learns. Failure to follow the instructions leads to deductions from his earnings. Tonomo takes over his life on his first night.
The passengers become increasingly strange going to strange destinations, leaving behind guns and bags the app instructs him to dump in the garbage. He is instructed to smash a passenger in the face repeatedly receiving a bonus from the app with each blow.
The last pick up of a man and lady friend descends into bizarreness if not chilling evil not solely attributable to the “pick me up” cube left by a passenger he ingests that sends him on a bizarre trip that has his air vent with the googly eyes speaking to him.
D is perhaps like Travis Bickel that we know from “Taxi Driver” or Ernest Borgnine the taxi driver in “Escape From New York” as they are all victims of circumstances.
The film enveloped in a brilliant soundtrack by Antonio Naranjo is riveting, stylistic, trippy and mystical and that is sufficient to propel the film into a weird new Canadian classic despite lacking a complex plot who cares as enjoy not being a fly on the wall but the heavy dose of surrealism and the seamy underbelly of endless and perpetual road construction in Toronto.
The 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary, “Bombay Calling” takes you up close and personal with callers operating in a Mumbai call centre you really would prefer not to converse with and perhaps have hung up on in the past.
Indian call centres selling legitimate products and services proliferated for some time in the early 2000’s selling services and products to populations in the developed world. I recall receiving many Indian call centre calls attempting to close a sale often with heavily accented salespeople on horrifically poor telephone lines trying to sell me Bell Canada services. Even the names of the callers were westernized. It was far cheaper to outsource to India than to use domestic labour forces.
Call display coupled with widespread aversion to answering calls from a number you don’t recognize, the call centre selling practice has morphed into scam calls threatening your ruin if you don’t fork over dough. A popular scam call in Canada is purportedly from The Canada Revenue Agency threatening dire consequences unless you immediately pay amounts owing for taxes.
Call centres also currently exist for product and services support and in addition to India on the line it could be the Philippines, El Salvador or Mexico.
The Mumbai call centre featured in the documentary was targeting British Telecom customers attempting to woo them to switch to a competitor. Highly educated university graduates lured by generous salaries work in organized teams with managers and quality control staff to sell. Culture training and accent training are part of the curriculum. Team building exercises, prizes, competitions amongst employees and threats are used to “motivate”. We watch employees at the call centre saying the call centre rocks but after work for drinks it is the call centre sucks!
Instead of that voice on the phone one watches the actual people behind the voices, what their background is, their aspirations and fears and a glimpse at the modernization of India. A humanizing experience.
Perhaps in 2006, when the documentary was filmed, call centres were selling legitimate products and services and one might classify then as annoying but of late they are viewed with distrust as peddlers of scams a far more menacing product line than telecommunications products.
This 70-minute documentary is by Ben Addelman and Sami Mallal.
There are glitzy and glorious wineries in Niagara, Ontario looking more akin to castles and grand estates than a down-home winery where wine is the only show in town and no $36 truffle pizza is available. Leaning Post is one of those down-home wineries where great wine is about the only game going on.
We try a Cuvée Winona Red which is a blend of Merlot (61%) and Cabernet Franc (39%). Rested in French oak barrels for 18 months. Unfiltered. 620 cases produced.
Aroma: Bright red cherry, raspberry, blackberry, red currant and milk chocolate.
Palate: Grippy tannins. Firm and cloistered fruit requiring decanting and preferably another year in the bottle to relax. Black currant, blackberry with a thin wisp of raspberry jam. Short austere finish.
Personality: I am from a non pretentious winery where the effort is expended on the wine as opposed to the show. I am simply good and solid not flashy and quickly forgettable.
Food Match: Baked cod in a rich tomato sauce with roast potatoes and a Greek Salad on the side.
Cellarbility: Will really click in 2026 but don’t go beyond that point.
Price: $29 CDN.
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 90/100. Rick VanSickle 91.
(Cuvée Winona 2020, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Leaning Post Wines, Stoney Creek, 750 mL, 14%).
The Senior Working Group (SWG) discussed how best to manage Canadian’s opposition to the annexation of Canada as the 51st state of the United States of America. The SWG has many recommendations which we will lay out in separate sections of this document.
It is the view of the SWG Canadian “gun legislation” has effectively neutered the ability of Canadian resistance groups to mount even a slight degree of harassment of American security forces. Unlike the Constitution of the United States Canadians, thank goodness, do not have the right to bear arms.
It is the view of the SWG the Canadian Armed Forces has been so beset by mismanagement, poor staffing and shortages, sexual harassment issues, rampant ineffective and divisive global inclusion and equity squabbles leaving its morale in tatters it poses no threat to U.S. security forces. The SWG does recommend creating a national guard force for military personnel wishing to be part of the United States military.
An advertising campaign is recommended to purloin the benefits of annexation. The SWG will not enumerate the benefits that can be marketed to Canadians leaving that task to the Bureau of Canadian Integration.
The SWG recommends a series of lotteries be held in the annexed state “The Golden Age Lottery” with substantial cash prizes and with higher odds of winning to incite a buying frenzy. To economically benefit Red States boycotted by Canadians such as Florida prizes will include all paid for vacations in such states. Prizes should include products boycotted by Canadians including Kentucky bourbon for example.
The tool of “Citizenship Awards” should be implemented to emphasize the attributes of good citizens of the 51st state with a particular focus on loyalty to the United States and its constitution. The attributes of these awards can be further developed by the Department of Homeland Security and Paranoia but the SWG stresses the importance of incorporating Citizenship Awards into the school curriculum. Inculcation at a tender age is essential and will reap future benefits.
Spoof reporter Costas Studialos took his family for an “all you can stuff your gullet ” luncheon buffet at an IHOP on Indian Canyon Road in Palm Springs and noticed in the bunk seat where the family settled down to a mound of flapjacks and shrimp grits a document with apple crisp toppings encrusted on it but scraping off the oatmeal topping the envelope had a white label affixed to it “White House Top Secret Document: Operation 51st State”.
Spoof will share its contents with you over the next few days. Its introduction read as follows.
“Strategies for seizing control of the Canadian government”
The Senior Working Group (SWG) discussed the best method for seizing control of or neutralizing the Canadian government.
The SWG recognizes Canadian poll results indicate only 8% of Canadians would consider becoming the 51st state of the United States hence a voluntary surrender of power by the Canadian government is impossible.
A military takeover by American forces would be guaranteed due to the minute size of the Canadian military and a lily livered culture frowning on ownership of guns by citizens but international condemnation can be expected if there was no reason for such a takeover. The SWG stresses an effective annexation must appear justified beyond the rambling and perceived antagonistic comments of the President of The United States.
Like the recent Hamas abduction and murder of Israeli citizens known as the October 7th incident the best offence is to focus on a reason to launch an offensive to justify such domestically and internationally.
The SWG recommends sending a busload of “elderly tourists” from Minnesota, all unemployed actors, to Toronto to watch a Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball series against the Toronto Blue Jays. While the charter bus carrying “the Minnesota fans” stops at an EnRoute rest stop on the 401 Highway outside of Guelph, Ontario a group of Canadian patriots/terrorists will hold the fans hostage in a busjacking demanding a ransom be paid to release the busloads of innocents. The terrorists, of course will not be Canadians as we know their pacifist nature but released from El Salvador prisons Tren de Aragua Venezuelan terrorists masquerading as Canadians. The terrorists shall be paid a large untraceable cash sum and granted an amnesty upon the completion of the operation.
The Canadian government recognizing a national crisis will in an attempt to restore order, particularly after several Minnesotans have been executed by the kidnappers, promulgate the War Measures Act suspending civil liberties and mass arrests of potential enemies of the 51st state will occur orchestrated by friendly Freedom Convoy Patriots in the Canadian military and local police forces that have been waiting for years to seize control of the Canadian government. As Canadian civil unrest increases in intensity and to save American lives, particularly those of the kidnapped Minnesota Twins fans, American forces will “arrive” upon invitation of the Freedom Convoy Patriots to rescue Canada from chaos. With martial law in effect the Freedom Convoy Patriots will establish a protective military junta to gradually transfer power to a newly appointed Governor of Canada.
We try a Smoke & Gamble Cabernet. What sin is left? Fornication?
It is a non vintage wine yet another possible sin but if you are engrossed in smoking and gambling the devil may care although penance may be possible considering it is a VQA Ontario wine. The label praises oak barrel ageing openly, unabashedly and without remorse! Is there hope for such a sinner?
A blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and less than 15% of Merlot.
The majority of the grapes were sourced from Beamsville in the Niagara region of Ontario with a portion of the Cabernet Franc from the South Coast’s Norfolk County.
Fermented in stainless steel then moved to a combination of French and American oak barrels for 21 months.
Aroma: Black cherry predominates. Cherry cola and of course smoky oak.
Palate: Red currant, lingonberry jam and cactus pear. A certain juiciness with a long Slovenian cherry nectar-tinged finish.
Personality: Admit it for a non-vintage wine with grapes from here and there and seemingly without “pedigree” I think I am decent.
Food Match: Sauteed pork medallions with this sinful wine and homemade raspberry jam in a reduction sauce.
Cellarbility: Drink in 2025.
Food Match: Roast Easter Ham with red pepper jelly.
The 1974 National Film Board of Canada documentary “King of the Hill” showcases black Canadian professional baseball pitcher Ferguson Jenkins and a slice of baseball as it was in 1972/73 when he played for the Chicago Cubs.
Who is Ferguson Jenkins you may ask? Born in Chatham, Ontario in 1942 just about says it all as by that time in baseball history only 117 Canadians had played in the big leagues and Jenkins, or “Fergie” as he was known to Canadians, was the best and about as beloved as hockey legend Gordie Howe to Canadians. I saw him playing in Montreal’s Parc Jarry when he pitched against the Montreal Expos. He played in the big leagues from 1965-1983 with 284 wins and 226 losses with an earned run average of 3.34. He is both a Cy Young winner and a Baseball Hall of Famer.
Classic throwback narration gives us a glimpse not only of Jenkins, his family and friends but of life on a baseball team, the history of blacks in baseball, chatter amongst coaches and players on the field and the locker room. We learn what life on the road is like, negotiations of contracts and the philosophy of baseball as perceived by its players.
This gem of a Canadian documentary was written and narrated by Donald Brittain.
Like a fine Bordeaux the documentary has aged extremely well.
World’s biggest press release for the world’s biggest film festival
TORONTO – April 1, 2025 – On April 16, National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay), will unite the nation in a massive, celebratory, elbows-up explosion of Canadian film.
Returning for the twelfth year, CanFilmDay will present nearly 2,000 FREE screenings in every province and territory, and in more than 43 countries around the world, in addition to hundreds of offerings on broadcast and streaming services for all to enjoy.
As popular as CanFilmDay has been in recent years, the current swell of cultural pride has given rise to a significant increase in participation, with registrations running 60% higher than last year for the past several months.
“In this time, our stories matter, and our culture matters – more than ever. They show us who we are, who our neighbours are, what we care about. CanFilmDay gives us all the opportunity to celebrate our country, and our shared values – together, with our elbows way up,” said Artistic Director Sharon Corder.
Programming highlights across the country include:
Elbows Up for Canadian Culture
A Town Hall-style event will take place in Toronto, featuring YannickBisson, Don McKellar, Mary Walsh, and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sámi). Hosted by Ali Hassan, the special guests will share the Canadian films that have impacted them and engage in a dialogue about what Canadian culture and stories mean to us.
In an atmosphere of tariffs and trade wars, we’ve seen a groundswell of interest in these conversations from the film industry and the country at large, and are thrilled to have such a thoughtful and accomplished group of Canadian artists sharing their views with us and with you.
Premieres & Sneak Peeks
We have an exciting lineup of film premieres and sneak peeks, giving audiences nationwide a chance to see the next big hit before its release. Films include:
It Feeds, a pulse-pounding new horror film, will premiere nationwide at 20+ cinemas thanks to Black Fawn Films and the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors (NICE). In Toronto, the screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s cast and crew, including director Chad Archibald, and stars Shawn Ashmore (The Rookie, X-Men) and Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga, Rogue).
The Westdale Theatre in Hamilton will show a sneak preview of the compelling drama The Players, followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Sarah Galea-Davis, and stars Eric Johnson and Stefani Kimber.
The comedy Please, After You will have a sneak preview in Mississauga, along with a Q&A with the film’s stars Neema Nazeri and Kris Siddiqi.
In Vancouver, a preview screening of the mind-bending new thriller Kryptic will be followed by a Q&A with cast and crew, including producer Amber Ripley and star Jeff Gladstone.
The Canada-Ukraine Foundation is partnering with Gambade Films for an online sneak preview of the inspiring documentary Doors of War, which will be accompanied by an introduction by co-directors Taras Lesiuk and Annick Sheedy McLellan.
The National Screen Institute will premiere the short The Difference Between Us, in a virtual event featuring a Q&A with the film’s director Dabi Anele. This film was part of an NSI training programme for refugees and newcomers in Manitoba.
Sometimes More is More
This year, several partners are expanding their Canadian film celebration into a full week of programming.
Vancouver International Film Festival is celebrating Canadian Film Week, with 18 features, including six Vancouver premieres and four new films from BC filmmakers, most of whom will join for Q&As. On April 16, VIFF will present a 40th anniversary screening of the beloved classic My American Cousin, featuring a Q&A with director Sandy Wilson. Also, Velcrow Ripper and Cari Green will present the 20th anniversary screening of ScaredSacred in a heartfelt tribute to much-loved industry leader Tracey Friesen.
Yukon Film Society in Whitehorse will host 11 screenings throughout the week.
Cinecenta cinema in Victoria, BC, will also present 11 screenings.
The historic Gem Theatre in Grand Forks, BC, is planning four “CanFilmWeek” screenings and a live show about their community.
Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association in London, ON is also making it CanFilmWeek, with eight screenings scheduled.
Film Festival Partner Screenings
Over 50 film festivals are participating in CanFilmDay this year. Here are just a few highlights:
Edmonton International Film Festival is proud to showcase the inspiring documentary Ice Queens, featuring a Q&A with director Damon Kwame Mason.
A 40th anniversary screening of Crime Wave will be presented by Calgary Underground Film Festival, featuring an in-person Q&A with the film’s writer-director John Paizs.
In Toronto, TIFF welcomes former CEO Piers Handling to host a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Deepa Mehta after a presentation of the 4K restoration of her debut feature, Sam & Me.
The Toronto Latin American Film Festival presents the new drama about undocumented workers, Sin Papeles (Undocumented), featuring a Q&A with director Christian de la Cortina and producer Vanessa Caceres.
The Bay of Blood Film Festival in North Bay, ON, is thrilled to feature a screening of the hilarious new slasher flick, Massacre at Femur Creek, followed by a post-screening Q&A with the film’s writer-director, Kyle Hytonen.
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival will show the horror comedy The Last Video Store, with director Cody Kennedy, producer Greg Jeffs and star Vanessa Adams in attendance.
Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival in Halifax, NS, will present Welcome, a brand new psychological thriller from director Jevon Boreland. Boreland will join stars Emidio Lopes and Shailene Garnett for a Q&A after the film.
Saint John’s Women’s International Film Festival is pleased to welcome Tasha Hubbard (Cree) for a screening and discussion of her uplifting activist documentary Singing Back the Buffalo.
The Canada China International Film Festival is presenting a double feature with a matinee of the family-friendly fantasy Tia and Piujuq, including a recorded Q&A with director Lucy Tulugarjuk (Inuk), as well as a screening of the acclaimed drama Nadia, Butterfly with director Pascal Plante in attendance for a Q&A.
Anniversaries
2025 marks a major anniversary for many incredible Canadian films, and we have special events across the country to showcase them. In addition to the anniversary screenings listed above, dozens of screenings of anniversary titles are taking place, including a few that feature filmmakers, stars and other guests:
ReelWorld Film Festival, Director’s Guild of Canada and the City of Toronto are partnering on a 30th anniversary screening of Rude, with director Clement Virgo and producer Damon D’Oliveira in attendance.
Toronto’s Revue Cinema hosts a 25th anniversary screening of Waydowntown on 35mm, with a post-screening Q&A with director Gary Burns and star Fab Filippo (creator of CBCs Sort Of).
Toronto Jewish Film Festival hosts an anniversary presentation of the award-winning historical epic Sunshine, with a post-screening Q&A with producer Robert Lantos.
Future of Film Showcase in Toronto celebrates the 20th anniversary of C.R.A.Z.Y. with a screening and Q&A with actor Pierre-Luc Brillant.
Ottawa Film Office and Canadian Film Institute celebrate the 25th anniversary of La moitié gauche du frigo (The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge) along with a Q&A with director Philippe Falardeau, as well as presenting the 40th anniversary of My American Cousin, featuring an in-person Q&A with producer Peter O’Brian.
Indigenous Programming
There will be over 70 screenings of Indigenous-made films, plus 350 high schools participating in our Indigenous Realities livestream. Here, an estimated 15,000 students will engage in a live, nationwide conversation with Anna Lambe (Inuk), Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuk) and Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Inuk), the incredible team behind The Grizzlies – and the new hit comedy North of North. The event will be hosted by former executive and artistic director of imagineNATIVE, Jason Ryle (Anishinaabe).
French-Language Programming
Over 200 French-language screenings are scheduled around the world, including nearly 100 community screenings in Quebec. In collaboration with Mediafilm, independent theatres across Quebec are presenting over a dozen screenings of three exciting new Québecois titles, La petite et le vieux, Maurice, and Vil et Misérable, with many including special guest Q&As. Programming nationwide also includes over 20 screenings each of recent hits Une Langue Universelle (Universal Language) and Bergers (Shepherds).
International Canadian Film Day
A partnership with Global Affairs Canada will bring nearly 100 Canadian film screenings to 43 countries worldwide!
Notable events include: a screening of Paying For It with director Sook-Yin Lee in attendance, at the BAFICI film festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and a 60th anniversary celebration of Canada’s diplomatic relationships with Singapore hosted by the High Commission of Canada, which will screen Singing Back the Buffaloat a local theatre. France is embracing CanFilmDay in a big way – we’re expecting no fewer than 11 screenings this year, in eight cities!
In Schools
Over 20,000 students are participating, from 500 schools in every single province and territory, most notably by watching RCtv: Indigenous Realities, our annual interactive livestream for schools (see above). Special programming available for Kindergarten through to Grade 12 and CEGEP, including special lesson plans focused on “Canadians and their stories”.
In Communities
Communities across the country that are going all-out for CanFilmDay include:
Two outdoor screenings are planned, with the Creston Valley Film Society in Creston Valley, BC, and Victoria Downtown Residents Association in Victoria, BC – perhaps the only corner of the country where it will be warm enough to do so!
Red Deer Polytech’s Film Production program in Red Deer, AB, is partnering with the Red Deer Public Library and Lilearner High School to host a full-day event, using the CanFilmDay website to help students collaborate and learn how to host an event. Four screenings will take place, focusing on themes of our Something to Believe In programming spotlight: big dreams, community and family, fighting for your beliefs, the power of art, and resilience. Local schools will attend daytime events, while evening screenings will be tailored to the community at large.
Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum in Iqaluit, NU, has invited the local female hockey association to participate in their screening of Ice Queens.
Brampton Arts Organization in Brampton, ON, will show a short film programme of local filmmakers’ work with guests in attendance, and a networking event at a nearby restaurant to follow.
The Côte St-Luc Public Library is hosting director Barry Avrich and producer Mark Selby for a special screening of their documentary Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella.
Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, ON, and the Gananoque Legion in Gananoque ON, are both ordering chocolates from Peace By Chocolate to complement their screenings of the film, and the Legion will host a fundraiser for their veteran’s fund.
The Meaford Public Library plans to invite the local Junior Hockey Team, the Meaford Knights, to their screening of Score: A Hockey Musical.
On Broadcast and Streaming
Hundreds of Canadian films will be programmed on every major broadcaster and streaming service, including Hollywood Suite, Crave, Super Ecran, Corus, Super Channel, APTN, CBC, CHCH, OUTtv, Blue Ant Media, WildBrain, GameTV, Netflix, CBC Gem, NFB, The Roku Channel, APTN Lumi, Amazon Prime, Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, Kanopy, Cineplex Store, Microsoft Store, TVO, Apple TV+, Hoopla, Shudder, Mubi, Highball.tv, TFO and Viva.
Guests and Sponsors
Filmmakers, stars, and industry professionals participating in CanFilmDay include: Vanessa Adams, Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Inuk), Chad Archibald, Shawn Ashmore, Dabi Anele, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuk), Barry Avrich, Liane Balaban, Brigitte Berman, Yannick Bisson, Jevon Boreland, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Gary Burns, Vanessa Caceres, Christian de la Cortina, Damon D’Oliveira, Sophie Deraspe, Philippe Falardeau, Colm Feore, Niv Fichman, Fab Filippo, Sarah Galea-Davis, Shailene Garnett, Jeff Gladstone, Cari Green, Ashley Greene, Piers Handling, Ali Hassan, Tasha Hubbard (Cree), Kyle Hytonen, Eric Johnson, Peter Keleghan, Cody Kennedy, Stefani Kimber, Anna Lambe (Inuk), Robert Lantos, Sook-Yin Lee, Taras Lesiuk, Emidio Lopes, Peter Lynch, Damon Kwame Mason, Don McKellar, Loreena McKennit, Deepa Mehta, Neema Nazeri, Peter O’Brian, John Paizs, Eric Peterson, David Phillips, Amber Ripley, Velcrow Ripper, Patricia Rozema, Jason Ryle (Anishinaabe), Mark Selby, Annick Sheedy McLellan, Kris Siddiqi, Ryan Singh, former MP Rathika Sitsabaiesean, Kendra Terpenning, Sugith Varughese, Clement Virgo, Vinay Virmani, Mary Walsh, and Sandy Wilson,and more.
For more detailed information about our extensive list of special guests and programming highlights, go to our website.
Founding Sponsor Cineplex is providing 33 cinema screens across the country. The Landmark Cinema chain is also contributing venues in several communities. Both partners will screen the CanFilmDay promo PSA as part of their pre-show presentations for the month of April.
CanFilmDay is a huge endeavour that’s made possible through the efforts of dedicated sponsors and partners who continue to support us year after year, including Telefilm Canada, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, CBC, Hollywood Suite, Cineplex, Landmark Cinemas, Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council,DGC Ontario, Extreme Reach, Branded Cities, and more. The complete list can be found on the sponsor page of our website.
If you’d like to host a free CanFilmDay event for your community, visit canfilmday.ca/register and sign up today.
Visit canfilmday.ca for more information in the lead-up to April 16. You can also find us on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram: @CanFilmDay and #CanFilmDay.
Jack Blum and Sharon Corder, Executive and Artistic Director of REEL CANADA, are available for interviews, as well as Mina Shum, Yannick Bisson, Don McKellar, Mary Walsh and Colm Feore.
REEL CANADA is a charitable organization that promotes the diversity of Canadian film and its power to spark important conversations about what it means to be Canadian. Through our core programmes — Our Films in Our Schools, Welcome to Canada, Reel Opportunities, and National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay) — REEL CANADA has reached millions of students, new Canadians, and general audience members.
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