Getting Sarah Polley or Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers would be worth a podcast listen of the highest order. Having a podcast episode with these great Canadian filmmakers having an in-depth conversation without interference from a host is worth putting off other podcast episodes to the backburner.
The NOW magazine podcast dates back to last September before Women Talking broke out for Polley but after Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy came out for Tailfeathers.
As long as the conversation was, I could have listened for another hour. They have a healthy respect for each other's work and ask meaningful questions about the other's thought process to filmmaking.
You can also view a video version below.
Women Talking, technically not a Canadian film, opens in the U.S.
Canadian film review: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
The Maple Popcorn podcast has a Season 2 with 6 new episodes. Host Marriska Fernandes is back with more interviews with Canadian film and TV people.
Season 2 features conversations with Shasha Nakhai (Scarborough), Martin Edralin and Priscilla Galvez (Islands); Allan Hawco; Michael Greyeyes; Karen Robinson; Hamza Haq; and Joshua Jackson.
You can find out details for Season 2 as well as Season 1 of Maple Popcorn.
The podcast is produced by The Brand is Female with Telefilm Canada.
Maple Popcorn podcast offers insight into those who make Canadian film
NOW magazine has some cool Canadian film episodes dealing with TIFF films from last September. A good conversation with Black Ice director Hubert Davis, producer Vinay Virmani and hockey player Saroya Tinker on the relationship between hockey and Canadian identity.
The intriguing conversation with I Like Movies director Chandler Levack made me want to see this Canadian film a second time.
You can find out more about these and other podcast episodes.
Canadian film review: Black Ice
2022 WIFF Canadian films in review
We note that Canadian theatres aren't required to air Canadian films, unlike radio stations with Canadian music. This leads to a dominance of American films at Canadian theatres.
A key problem in Canada for any film is Cineplex's 75% market share in Canada. As bad as 75% sounds, figure that in smaller markets, that figure jumps to 90% or 100%.
I confess I didn't know how bad the situation was in Canada until I heard this podcast episode from Commons (via Canadaland) on the Canadian theatres monopoly.
CBC News also has coverage on the difficulties for independent cinema forced to wait longer than normal for films to come to those theatres.
Guests on the podcast episode include Barry Hertz (The Globe and Mail), Corinne Lea, Andy Willick, and Sonya William.
CanadianCrossing.com film coverage
We would love to know of other podcasts dealing with Canadian film. If you know of a podcast on that topic, even if just for an episode, feel free to leave a comment. Thanks.
photo credits: NOW magazine; Maple Popcorn
video credit: NOW magazine
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