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Mighty Jerome (2010)

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Written and Directed by Charles Officer
Inspired by Fil Fraser's book on Jerome, Running Uphill
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In Her Place (2014)

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Directed by Albert Shin, Written by Albert Shin and Pearl Harding-Hao
Winner of the Jay Scott Prize at the 2014 Toronto Film Critics Association
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Double Happiness (1994)

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Dir. Mina Shum, Starring Sandra Oh
Vancouver, BC
Sandra Oh won Best Actress at the 1994 Genie Awards for her performance as Jade
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Second Jen (2016 -)

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Created by Amanda Joy and Samantha Wan
Toronto, Ontario
Second Jen first started as a 22-minute short in 2014 that led Wan and Joy to create their sitcom.
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The Crescent (2017)

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Directed by Seth A. Smith
Nova Scotia
Filmed on the shores of Nova Scotia, this seaside horror is accented with a beautifully haunting score by Smith and premiered at TIFF in 2017.
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Bite (2015)

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Directed by Chad Archibald
Hamilton, Ontario
Chad Archibald and Jayme LaForest are a part of Black Fawn Distribution, a production and distribution company featuring up-and-coming Canadian horror filmmakers.
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Superhost (2021)

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Writer/Director Brandon Christensen
Osric Chau is a familiar face with reoccurring roles in the series Supernatural and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, both filmed in British Columbia. Sara Canning had a supporting role in Christensen’s Z and starred in the 2018 festival hit Level 16, directed by Danishka Esterhazy.
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Z (2019)

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Directed by Brandon Christensen
Alberta
Keegan Connor Tracy is originally from Windsor, Ontario. She’s a well-known TV actor, with reoccurring roles in series like The Magicians, Supernatural, and Once Upon a Time to name a few. These productions were all filmed in Canada.
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Brotherhood (2018)

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Writer / director Meryam Joobeur
Brotherhood was nominated in the Best live-action short film category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007 - 2012)

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Created by Zarqa Nawaz
Ontario and Saskatchewan
This Canadian sitcom was successful around the world as well, being broadcast in Israel, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.
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The Card (2017)

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Written/Directed/Produced by Asil Moussa
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Hany (2016)

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Directed by Yassmina Karajah, Written by Clara Altimas
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She Never Died (2019)

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Directed by Audrey Cummings, written by Jason Krawczyk
Toronto, Ontario
Oluniké Adeliyi has appeared in another tale about immortals when she played Shadow Moon’s mother in the hit series American Gods, filmed in Toronto.
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Child of Light (2014)

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Developed by Ubisoft
Montreal, Quebec
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Underplayed (2020)

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REZZ is a chart-topping DJ who grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and her debut album Mass Manipulation won the 2018 Juno Award for Best Electronic Album of the Year.
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Fourchette (2019)

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Directed by Catherine Therrien, written by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne
Montreal, Quebec
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The Big Con (2021)

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Developed by Mighty Yell
Toronto, Ontario
The theme song is played by none other than Rockapella, the band that used to sing the theme song to the Carmen Sandiego TV show!
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Bring to Light (2018)

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Developed by Red Meat Games
Kitchener, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Griftlands (2019)

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Developed by Klei Entertainment
Vancouver, BC
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Operation: Tango (2020)

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Developed by Clever Plays
Montreal, Quebec
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

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Simu Liu tweeted Marvel and Disney several times to obtain the role of Shang Chi, a strategy that clearly worked!!
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Batman : Arkham Origins (2013)

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Developed by WB Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
Canadian actress Rosa Salazar (American Horror Story, Alita Battle Angel) plays Copperhead, a deadly contortionist with an affinity for poison.
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Kick-Ass (2010)

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Toronto, Ontario
Nicolas Cage wanted to honour Montreal’s own William Shatner in his portrayal of anti-hero Big Daddy.
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Marvel’s Avengers (2020)

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Developed by Eidos-Montréal
Montreal, Quebec
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Canada’s Drag Race (2020 - )

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Playback magazine named Canada's Drag Race the Unscripted Series of the Year in 2020.
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I Like Girls (J’aime les filles) (2016)

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Written and directed by Diane Obomsawin
Montreal, Quebec
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Queer Eye (2018 -)

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Antoni Porowski graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a degree in psychology
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My Prairie Home (2013)

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Written and directed by Chelsea McMullan
Calgary, Alberta
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Blackstone (2009 - 2015)

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Chuck and The First Peoples’ Kitchen (2020)

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Created by Chuck Hughes, Simon Villeneuve and Carlos Soldevila
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The Grizzlies (2018)

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Directed by Miranda de Pencier
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)

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Written and directed by Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Vancouver, BC
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Frankenweenie (2012)

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Starring Martin Short and Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O’Hara and Martin Short were regulars on the Canadian classic comedy series SCTV.
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990 - 1996)

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Quebec and British Columbia
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

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Starring Jim Carrey
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Back to the Future (1985)

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Starring Michael J. Fox
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