Cinema of Canada | |
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SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas
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No. of screens | 2,831 (2006) |
• Per capita | 9.5 per 100,000 (2006) |
Main distributors |
Warner Bros. 18.2% Fox 17.1% Alliance 12.8% |
Produced feature films (2008) | |
Fictional | 65 |
Animated | 1 |
Documentary | 7 |
Number of admissions | |
• Per capita | 3.1 (2010) |
Gross box office (2011) | |
Total | C$1 billion |
National films | C$27.9 million (2.8%) |
The cinema of Canada or Canadian cinema refers to the filmmaking industry in Canada. Canada is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest metropolitan centres: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Industries and communities tend to be regional and niche in nature. Approximately 1,000 Anglophone-Canadian and 600 Francophone-Canadian feature-length films have been produced, or partially produced, by the Canadian film industry since 1911.
Notable filmmakers from English Canada include James Cameron, David Cronenberg, Guy Maddin, Atom Egoyan, Patricia Rozema, Sarah Polley, Deepa Mehta, Thom Fitzgerald, John Greyson, Clement Virgo, Allan King, Michael McGowan and Michael Snow. Notable filmmakers from French Canada include Claude Jutra, Gilles Carle, Denys Arcand, Jean Beaudin, Robert Lepage, Denis Villeneuve, Jean-Marc Vallée, Léa Pool, Xavier Dolan, Philippe Falardeau and Michel Brault.