History of Canadian Film
by Mohammed Al-Shaibani
1. was
2. mostly created by James Freer at the beginning.
3. first used to create immigration films by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
4. one of the worlds leading documentary and animated film studios.
5. created in 1897 after the first movie screening in canada in 1896
6. Ontario Motion Picture Bureau
7. produced
8. Educational work for farmers, students, factory workers and other classes.
9. films that would promote trade and industry in Canada.
10. Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau
11. created
12. the first national film production unit in the world
13. over 1000 printed films in the U.S during its peak in 1927
14. leads to
15. The National Film Board
16. becomes
17. one of the largest film studios in the world with over 800 employees.
18. a big award winner, winning over 5,000 awards and a dozen Academy Awards
19. Canada Cooperation Project
20. leads to
21. Not a lot of films being made for two decades.
22. is comprised
23. of two of the biggest theatre companies in Canada, Famous Players, and Odeon Theatres.
24. because of
25. most of the money not going to the Canadian economy
26. a deal with Hollywood to Shoot Hollywood films in Canada so that the American Cash flow is not being disrupted.
27. until
28. The 1960's begins getting critically acclaimed films made in Canada.
29. influences
30. the Creation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation. Now known as Telefilm Canada
31. tried
32. Giving funding to students who made artistic pieces that were failures.
33. Making a Deal with the theatres to show Canadian films for a minimum of four weeks. This idea died off after two years.
34. Studying the Canadian film industry to try to understand the shortcomings it has.
35. Quebec Film Culture
36. Was
37. the most steady Canadian film production industry for a long time, and is still pretty consistent with its successes.
38. 21st Century Canadian Films
39. Is
40. On a good note so far, with many critical hits.
41. Have
42. Won Many Awards, Including the 2015 Oscar best Picture Winner. The film to do so is called Room.
