Every year, at the end of March, Canadians gather to celebrate the Canadian Academy’s Canadian Screen Week. While this year’s events have been rightfully postponed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the MADE | NOUS movement is calling on all Canadians to come together—while being apart—to celebrate our on-and off-screen artists from the safety of our homes.
Now more than ever, it’s important to heed the advice of governments and public health experts. Staying home, practicing social distancing, and taking care of ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities, is the most important thing we can do.
“We may not be able to gather in person and celebrate the achievements of Canada’s creators, storytellers and artists, but know their outstanding creativity places them with the best in the world,” says Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, The Canada Media Fund (CMF). “Despite the challenging circumstances we’re living today, we can still engage with and celebrate their stories that entertain us, inspire us and enrich our collective imagination. There are thousands of TV series, films or video games on a variety of platforms for Canadians to enjoy while we are practicing social distancing. Let’s use what would have been Canadian Screen Week as an opportunity to discover, enjoy and share the exceptional stories made right here in Canada by so many talented artists and creators who call our country home,” adds Creighton.
It has been one year since 30+ industry organizations teamed up to celebrate the creative talent Canadians bring to world audiences. The MADE | NOUS campaign is a celebration of the talented individuals both in front of and behind the camera. In light of these unprecedented times, MADE | NOUS has gathered a list of some streaming platforms currently offering Canadian content.
MADE | NOUS encourages Canadians to take advantage of their time at home by exploring the many shows and films nominated for a Canadian Screen Award via the Academy’s Where to Watch List, and by discovering, enjoying and sharing Canada’s creative content. To help get you started, here are a few non-exhaustive suggestions:
TV
Mohawk Girls
Hardrock Medical
Blackstone
Amy`s Mythic Mornings
Le Rythme
Louis Says
Films
Il pleuvait des oiseaux
Man Proposes, God Disposes
Into the Forest
Maudie
Race
Incendies
Falls Around Her
Stories We Tell
Stockholm
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
Polytechnique
Goalie
Jouliks
Sympathie pour le diable
Pontypool
Jesus of Montreal
Cosmopolis
Mommy
Monsieur Lazhar
TV
The Border
Big Brother Canada (through Stack TV/Global)
Vikings (through Stack TV/Global)
Nurses (through Stack TV/Global)
Films
Foolproof
The Frozen Road
Ginger Snaps (through Shudder)
The Changeling (through Shudder)
TV
Schitt’s Creek
Kim’s Convenience
Mohawk Girls
Working Moms
Kids in the Hall
Family Feud Canada
DaVinci’s Inquest
Being Erica
Republic of Doyle
Diggstown
Baroness Von Sketch
Nature of Things
Murdoch Mysteries
Burden of Truth
Coroner
Anne with an E
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
The Studio K Show
Arthur
Fred Penner’s Place
Films
The Red Violin
Roadkill
Take This Waltz
Enemy
The F Word
Octavio Is Dead
Fubar
TV
Letterkenny
New Eden
Orphan Black
Corner Gas
Corner Gas: Animated
Pour toujours, plus un jour
Aisha Brown: The First Black Woman Ever
El Salomons: Marriage of Convenience
Transplant
Cardinal
Killjoys
Carter
Jann
Les Recrues
Paw Patrol
Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
Abby Hatcher: Monster Catcher
Films
The Twentieth Century
Long Time Running
Sharkwater: Extinction
Antigone
I’m Going to Break Your Heart
Giant Little Ones
Firecrackers
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Indian Horse
Chien De Garde
Never Steady, Never Still
Code 8
The Grizzlies
Werewolf
Riot Girls
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Les Sauvenature
Cinq
ScienceXplosion
Flip, l’algorithme
Tidoc
TV
Fugueuse
Mon Fille
Series noir
Leo
Like Moi
Mensonges
Cerebrum
Films
Les fleurs oubilées
Les Barbares de La Malbaie
TV
Schitt’s Creek
Kim’s Convenience
Working Moms
Frontier
Alias Grace
Wynonna Earp
Anne with an E
Heartland
Indian Detective
Murdoch Mysteries
Films
Les Affamés (The Ravenous)
Bon Cop, Bad Cop (1 & 2)
The Captive
Goon
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
TV
Lili and Lola
Move with Mimik
1001 Nights
Mixed Nutz
Babak and Friends
TV
District 31
Ruptures
Lacher prise
Unite 9
53 Rang
Fait Divers
Les Boys
Faux Despart
La petit vie
19-2
Films
La chute de Sparte
Le Mirage
Le Bonheur des Autre
Noir
Souviens-Toi
Pour Vivre Ici
TV
Minivers
Max Comptine
Films
Mononcle Antoine
