Genre: Family
Big Drive
Stuck in a seemingly endless car ride with nothing to do, four sisters use their imagination to create something amazing together.
Director
Anita Lebeau
Writer
Anita Lebeau
Cast
Nathalie Daudet, Emma Collins, Annie Rose Daudet, Maggie Collins, Anita Lebeau
Producer
Derek Mazur
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
The Girl Who Hated Books
Director
Jo Meuris
Writer
Sugith Varughese
Cast
Michael Rudder, Elizabeth Lofranco, Harry Standjofski, Thor Bishopric
Producer
Tamara Lynch
Genre
Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
English, French
Les Pee-Wee (The Pee-Wee: The Winter that Changed My Life)
In this uplifting story, 12-year-old Janeau (Pilon) and his father have moved to a new town after the tragic death of his mother. As they struggle to adjust, Janeau is befriended by Julie (Morel-Michaud), a goalie for the local pee-wee hockey team, The Lynx, who are preparing for a province-wide championship.
Julie immediately sniffs out Janeau’s hockey talent, and eventually convinces her coach to let Janeau join the team, much to the dismay of the team’s current star, Joey (Goulet), and his overbearing father.
This stirring hockey comedy will have audiences cheering for The Lynx as they race to settle their differences — both on and off the ice — before the championship.
Director
Éric Tessier
Tessier’s first film was the award-winning short Viens dehors! His feature films include Sur le seuil, Vendus, 5150 rue des Ormes, Junior Majeur, and Les Pee-Wee: L’hiver qui a changé ma vie, which won the Best Feature Film award at TIFF Kids. He recently directed the films Tu te souviendras de moi and When Love Blooms, and episodes of Hôtel and Transplant. He is currently directing The Amityville Curse.
Writers
Martin Bouchard, Emmanuel Joly, Jean-Sébastien Poirier
Cast
Alice Morel-Michaud, Rémi Goulet, Antoine Olivier Pilon
Producer
Christian Larouche
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Interest
Sports
Original Language
French
The Dingles
Director
Les Drew
Cast
Emma Levine, Christine Olivier
Producer
William Pettigrew
Genre
Family
Interests
Family Relationships, Literary Adaptation
Original Languages
English, French
La mystérieuse mademoiselle C. (The Mysterious Miss C.)
Based on the popular children’s book series, The Mysterious Miss C. is a fun and heartwarming story that encourages kids to be positive, to use their imagination and to discover the joy of reading.
Director
Richard Ciupka
Writer
Dominique Demers
Cast
Marie-Chantal Perron, Gildor Roy, Eve Lemieux, Benoît Brière
Producers
Jacques Bonin, Claude Veillet
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interest
Literary Adaptation
Original Language
French
The Whale charts the community’s struggle to deal with Luna, since whales who are separated from their pods rarely survive in the wild. Raising more questions than it can answer, the film is a truly compelling exploration of our relationship with animals.
“The issues surrounding the emotional lives of animals — and the often presumptuous assumption of humans that they comprehend them — are explored in The Whale with a quiet dignity and gorgeous images.” — Andy Webster, New York Times
Directors
Michael Parfit
Parfit co-founded the BC-based Mountainside Films with Suzanne Chisholm, which Realscreen once named among the world’s 100 most influential production companies. Their work has aired on CBC, CNN, PBS, BBC and National Geographic. Their latest film is Call of the Baby Beluga and they recently executive produced the doc Doeville.
Suzanne Chisholm
Chisholm co-founded the BC-based Mountainside Films with Michael Parfit, which Realscreen once named among the world’s 100 most influential production companies. Their work has aired on CBC, CNN, PBS, BBC and National Geographic. Their latest film is Call of the Baby Beluga and they recently executive produced the doc Doeville.
Cast
Ryan Reynolds
Producer
Suzanne Chisholm
Genres
Documentary, Family
Interests
Environment, ESL, Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
The Cat Came Back
Director
Cordell Barker
Writer
Cordell Barker
Cast
Richard Condie
Producers
Cordell Barker, Richard Condie
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Interest
Classics
Original Languages
English, French
Dancers of the Grass
Director
Melanie Jackson (Métis/Saulteaux)
Writer
Melanie Jackson (Métis/Saulteaux)
Producers
Dennis Jackson (Cree), Melanie Jackson (Métis/Saulteaux), Anand Ramayya
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Four Faces of the Moon
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writers
Amanda Strong (Michif), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Cast
Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis)
Producer
Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Other Language
Grandfather on the Prairies
Jason meets his great-great-greatgrandfather and soon finds himself in a hilarious debate about what it means to be a hunter.
Director
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Writer
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Cast
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Producers
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Lisa Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Robert Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Genres
Animation, Experimental, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English