We love Canadian film here at CanadianCrossing.com, so of course we will celebrate the second annual National Canadian Film Day today.
We celebrated the inaugural National Canadian Film Day last year on April 29 with lots of great suggestions.
Canadians have an easier time selecting a Canadian film thanks to Canada Screens. If you don't have that kind of access, you can pick a film from our new Video Review film series: Kat Dennings fans will love her in "Daydream Nation." Or you can select a beautifully told love story in "When Night is Falling" from director Patricia Rozema.
You can salute the late Alberta Watson by watching one of her many films.
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TIFF ranks top Canadian films
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Canada Screens uses Internet to showcase Canadian film
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Video review: Daydream Nation
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Video review: When Night Is Falling
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Alberta Watson remembered as a great Canadian actress
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See a Canadian film on National Canadian Film Day
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CanadianCrossing.com film coverage
Pick an actor or actress, such as Molly Parker or Don McKellar. Pick a director such as Atom Egoyan or Denys Arcand.
Watch that long Xavier Dolan film you know you should see, such as "Laurence Anyways." Or even rent "Tom at the Farm" and you can explain it to us.
Find "Picture Day" or "Cas & Dylan" to see Tatiana Maslany do comedy.
A film on my radar is a documentary hosted by Rozema entitled "Women Who Act." Rozema sits down and interviews Maslany, Andrea Martin, Ellen Page, and Sandra Oh about acting.
If you enjoyed Jean-Marc Vallée's direction in "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Wild," you could try his more Canadian films such as "Café de Flore" and "C.R.A.Z.Y."
In the spirit of the chase for the Stanley Cup, you could watch a hockey film such as "The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard" or "Goon." Or you could pick an ironic hockey film such as "Score: A Hockey Musical" if you are looking for unintentional funny scenes.
You could consult TIFF's "All-Time Top Ten List" of Canadian Films that we profiled on Monday.
Pick a Canadian nominee for the Oscars from "Monsieur Lazhar" (that did get nominated) to "The Barbarian Invasions" (that won the Oscar) or "Gabrielle" and "Mommy" (that did not get an Oscar nod).
Watch a Canadian film to see American actors: plenty of wonderful options. "Take This Waltz" from Sarah Polley stars actors Americans know and yet is a wonderfully written Canadian film shot in Toronto.
If you are stuck for time, watch a short film at the National Film Board Web site. Feel free to roam through our Windsor International Film Festival coverage: we've reviewed a lot of films in the last few years.
For more inspiration and ideas, click here to access the Reel Canada Web site for more information.
video credit: Reel Canada
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