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National Film Act

Policy/Act Date: 
January 1, 1985
Act/Policy File: 
application/pdf iconNational Film Act.pdf

Films produced under this act

  • 15 UGLY SISTERS
  • À HAUTEUR D'HOMME
  • ACT OF DISHONOUR
  • ASTATAÏON
  • ASYLUM
  • ATANARJUAT: THE FAST RUNNER
  • BEHIND THE VEIL
  • BONJOUR MONSIEUR GAUGUIN
  • BYE BYE BLUES
  • CHAT DANS LE SAC, LE

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Films to discover

  • Dilemma (1978)
  • DEAD TIME (2003)
  • MARIO, MIKE AND THE GREAT... (1987)
  • TRAILER PARK BOYS (1998)
  • SEXCULA (1973)

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Canadian Film Online is an interactive website devoted to the history of full-length feature filmmaking in Canada. This project was built by Athabasca University and is funded in part by the Canada Interactive Fund Program of Canadian Heritage.

Ce projet est appuyé en partie dans le cadre du Fonds interactif du Canada de Patrimoine canadien.


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© 2012 Athabasca University All rights reserved.

Canadian Film Online is an interactive website devoted to the history of full-length feature filmmaking in Canada. This project was built by Athabasca University and is funded in part by the Canada Interactive Fund Program of Canadian Heritage.

Ce projet est appuyé en partie dans le cadre du Fonds interactif du Canada de Patrimoine canadien.