Interest: Sports
Across The Line
Director
Director X
Director X (Julien Christian Lutz) is a prolific music video director known for his work with top artists including Drake, Usher, Rihanna, DJ Khaled, and Sean Paul. His music videos have earned a BET Award, a Juno, and a Grammy nomination, among other accolades. He won seven awards for his feature directorial debut, Across the Line, and directed the remake of SuperFly, as well as episodes of Backstage. He also wrote, directed, and executive produced the original series Robyn Hood.
Writer
Floyd Kane
Cast
Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Steven Love
Producers
Amos Adetuyi, Floyd Kane, Michael Donovan, Mark Gosine, Elizabeth Guildford
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Cross-Country Snowboarding
Directors
Adam Brodie, Dave Derewlany
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Sports
Original Language
English
Ice Breakers
Director
Sandamini Rankaduwa
Writer
Sandamini Rankaduwa
Producer
Rohan Fernando
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, History, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
Pool Pool
Directors
Dave Derewlany, Adam Brodie
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Sports
Original Language
English
Refuge in the Rockies
Director
Kaio Kathriner
Writers
Kaio Kathriner, Tom Malenica
Producers
Matt Drake, Tony Cerciello, Kaio Kathriner
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
The Relay
Members of the 1996 Canadian Olympic relay team reflect on their historic gold medal-winning run, and what it meant both for them and for Canada as a whole.
Director
Kimberley Ann Surin
Writer
Kimberley Ann Surin
Producer
Kimberley Ann Surin
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Sports
Original Language
English
The Sweater
This short film, based on the book The Hockey Sweater, is an NFB classic that appeals to hockey lovers of all ages.
Director
Sheldon Cohen
Writer
Roch Carrier
Cast
Roch Carrier
Producers
Marrin Canell, David Verrall
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Classics, Sports
Original Languages
English, French
Thunderbird
The amazing story of Steven Collins, a First Nations ski jumper who competed in the Olympics when he was only 15 years old.
Director
Erin Collins (Anishinaabe)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Sports
Original Language
English
Junior Majeur (Major Junior)
Five years after the events of Les Pee-Wee: L’hiver qui a changé ma vie best friends Janeau (Pilon) and Joey (Goulet) have made it to Quebec’s semiprofessional hockey league. Both athletes have their sights set on the NHL and scouts have begun to take an interest. Then, in a sudden twist of fate, the two are caught in a devastating car accident that threatens both of their careers. The road to recovery is full of complex challenges and emotions that may end up doing irreparable damage to their previously strong friendship.
A more mature exploration of friendship and the competitive world of junior hockey, this is a coming of age drama with a whole lot of heart.
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
Cast
Antoine Olivier Pilon, Rémi Goulet, Alice Morel-Michaud, Normand Daneau
Producer
Christian Larouche
Genre
Drama
Interest
Sports
Original Language
French
Les Boys (The “Boys”)
Stan (Girard), the very likeable tavern owner and hockey coach, allows himself to run up a huge gambling debt to Meo (Lebeau), the local Mob boss.
Meo offers Stan a deal: If his pub's team, Les Boys, can defeat Meo's band of thugs at a game of hockey, the tavern remains his. If not, the Mob will take over Chez Stan. Naturally, Les Boys, an out-of-shape group of hockey enthusiasts, are highly motivated to win the game. How they go about doing so, however, is a slapshot of laughs.
Director
Louis Saïa
Montreal director/actor/writer Saïa is known for his trilogy Les Boys I, II and III, each of which won the Golden Reel Award for biggest box-office gross in Canada. Saïa’s TV directing credits include the French-language Vice caché, Max Inc. and the Les Boys television adaptation, as well as the feature Dangerous People.
Writers
Louis Saïa, Christian Fournier
Cast
Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard
Producers
Richard Goudreau, Jeffrey Tinnell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Classics, Sports
Original Language
French