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CFI

A Brief Personal History of the Canadian Film Institute (CFI) (1935-1975) By James Forrester

Reprinted here with permission: ELAN (Ex Libris Association Newsletter), Number 68/Fall 2020 At Christmas of 1972, I arrived at 1762 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, to work as a “Stills Librarian” for…

August 25, 2022

So, what’s a Canadian feature film?

By J. A. Forrester (revised for submission to Arthur, Canadianfilm.ca,…

On the Trail with Grey Owl and Bert Bach

Above: featured image description: Grey Owl mending a snowshoe inside…

“Pretty vacant, eh?” Dennis Hopper and Out of the Blue

An essay by Stephen Lee Naish about his soon to…

Stanley Brede, CSC website

Many thanks to Cathy Brede for sharing her link to…

CFI

A Brief Personal History of the Canadian Film Institute (CFI) (1935-1975) By James Forrester

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So, what’s a Canadian feature film?

On the Trail with Grey Owl and Bert Bach

“Pretty vacant, eh?” Dennis Hopper and Out of the Blue

Stanley Brede, CSC website

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So, what’s a Canadian feature film?

On the Trail with Grey Owl and Bert Bach

“Pretty vacant, eh?” Dennis Hopper and Out of the Blue

Stanley Brede, CSC website

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John C. Foster: Messin’ With Old Thunder

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