Toronto -- Hollywood continues to dominate the Canadian boxoffice, at the expense of homegrown films.
That verdict came Friday from Telefilm Canada, the federal government's film financier, as it released its 2008-09 annual report.
Telefilm reported Canadians spent Can$919.6 million ($858.5 million) to see movies at the local multiplex in 2008, the last year surveyed, compared to Can$857.4 million in 2007.
As in past years, virtually all of those dollars went to major studio and indie movies like "Mamma Mia!" and "Juno" as the market share for Canadian film fell for the third year running to 2.9% in 2008, against a year-earlier 3.3%.
Canadian film receipts in 2008 came to Can$26.3 million ($24.5 million), compared to Can$28.1 million in 2007.
English-Canadian films did especially poorly. Paul Gross' "Passchendaele," which earned Can$4.4 million ($4.1 million) in ticket sales, accounted for nearly half of all boxoffice in English-speaking Canada, which came to Can$8.89 million ($8.4 million) in 2008, or a 1.1% share.
"Passchendaele," an epic war romance,...
That verdict came Friday from Telefilm Canada, the federal government's film financier, as it released its 2008-09 annual report.
Telefilm reported Canadians spent Can$919.6 million ($858.5 million) to see movies at the local multiplex in 2008, the last year surveyed, compared to Can$857.4 million in 2007.
As in past years, virtually all of those dollars went to major studio and indie movies like "Mamma Mia!" and "Juno" as the market share for Canadian film fell for the third year running to 2.9% in 2008, against a year-earlier 3.3%.
Canadian film receipts in 2008 came to Can$26.3 million ($24.5 million), compared to Can$28.1 million in 2007.
English-Canadian films did especially poorly. Paul Gross' "Passchendaele," which earned Can$4.4 million ($4.1 million) in ticket sales, accounted for nearly half of all boxoffice in English-speaking Canada, which came to Can$8.89 million ($8.4 million) in 2008, or a 1.1% share.
"Passchendaele," an epic war romance,...
- 10/30/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television had announced the winners of the 2009 Genie Awards on Saturday night, April 4, and "Passchendaele" came up victorious. On the awards ceremony held at Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa, the World War I drama was announced this year's Best Motion Picture in addition to receiving five other nods.
Being the one which collected the most prizes on the special night, this Paul Gross-directed war movie also won kudos for Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Overall Sound and Achievement in Sound Editing. It brought home the Golden Reel Award as well for being the biggest box office gross of the year.
"The Necessities of Life" was another big winner as the movie about an Inuit hunter stranded in a Quebec hospital grabbed four kudos at the awards. It collected Best Director title for Benoit Pilon and Best Leading Actor for Natar Ungalaaq.
Being the one which collected the most prizes on the special night, this Paul Gross-directed war movie also won kudos for Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Overall Sound and Achievement in Sound Editing. It brought home the Golden Reel Award as well for being the biggest box office gross of the year.
"The Necessities of Life" was another big winner as the movie about an Inuit hunter stranded in a Quebec hospital grabbed four kudos at the awards. It collected Best Director title for Benoit Pilon and Best Leading Actor for Natar Ungalaaq.
- 4/6/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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