LibGuides: History: Canadian Film

Finding Canadian Film

If you already know the film you are looking for, search our library catalogue by Title or Director.

Search by Subject Heading to find additional films on your topic, or books about a particular film or director. Examples of the types of subject headings you can use:

Motion Picture, Canadian
Motion Picture Producers and Directors--Canada
Canadian films
McLaren, Norman

Streaming Canadian Film

NFB (National Film Board of Canada) This link opens in a new window
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is one of the most acclaimed creative centres in the world. In addition to being a public producer and distributor of Canadian content, a talent incubator and a showcase for the country’s filmmakers and artists, it is the caretaker of an accessible, living audiovisual heritage that belongs to all Canadians. This database includes 500+ films available for educators that are labeled "CAMPUS".
Criterion On Demand This link opens in a new window
Online feature films from Criterion Pictures that include feature films and documentaries from Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Alliance Films, The Weinstein Company, Mongrel Media, and more.

Note: Twentieth Century Fox titles are limited to on-campus use only. In addition, operating systems do not officially support DRM and therefore Criterion On Demand will not work on mobile devices.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Provides award-winning documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases across diverse subjects and disciplines.

Quick links to resources with film reviews

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text, indexing and abstracts for many top communication journals covering all related disciplines, including media studies, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly) This link opens in a new window
Provides Canadian periodicals, a bilingual interface, indexing from 1980 forward, full-text articles from 1983 forward, The Globe and Mail, Maclean's weekly magazine, and handbooks from Fodor's for Canadian destinations.
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive bibliographic and full-text database covering the entire spectrum of television and film.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Index and citation index to peer-reviewed arts and humanities journal literature.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive bibliographic full text reference and current events database that covers subject areas such as Business, Science, and the Arts.

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