Canadian Film updates July 9-15
Top 5 Canadian films as reported by Playback Magazine:
1) Piche: Entre ciel et terre (Piche: Between Heaven and Earth) - 2 weeks – $1,322,334
2) Hubble 3D – 17 weeks – $909,040
3) Splice – 6 weeks – $2,092,533
4) Les amours imaginaires (Heartbeats) - 5 weeks – $434,501
5) Le baiser du barbu (The Kiss of the Bearded) - 4 weeks – $271,433
Times like this I wish we had access to Francophone films. Piche has made half of what Splice made in only 2 weeks.
I’ve gotta admit, I’ve been really unsupportive of Canadian film these days, having seen Inception (it IS amazing) last weekend. But I will be going to my very first Canada Screens screening tomorrow to see Grown Up Movie Star, which was selected by the Sundance Film Festival.
Even though we spend most of our time outdoors in the summer, there are some great film fests happening now or soon, worth staying inside – and even outside – for:
Okanagan Film Festival – July 21-25
Prospera Great Outdoors Film Festival – July 30-August 28
Film Noir at the Pacific Cinematheque – August 11-September 2
Vancouver Queer Film Festival – August 12-22
Fresh Air Cinema: freshaircinema.ca
Outdoor movie nights in Ceperley Meadow at Stanley Park: westendbia.com
Movie Nights at the Nat Bailey Stadium