By Marcus Medford in Toronto, ON Many children-of-immigrants are told that the only acceptable careers are lawyer, doctor, engineer and accountant. Anything outside of the…
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Lack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an Excuse
In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign that highlights the positive impact…
View More Lack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an ExcuseAsian Cinema Week: Chop-Socky of Fun
By R. Paul Dhillon in Surrey Last week turned out to be an unplanned Asian cinema watching binge, watching four Asian films – three Chinese and…
View More Asian Cinema Week: Chop-Socky of FunDepicting the First 150 Days in Canada
by Tanya Mok in Toronto OVER 300 movie-goers attended the recent world premiere of ‘My First 150 Days in Canada’, a documentary that strikes to…
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Second World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
by Shan Qiao in Toronto From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days…
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Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian Democracy
by Danica Samuel in Toronto “Just because you’ve fallen off ship doesn’t mean you’re drowning.” In the film My Internship in Canada, the person struggling…
View More Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian DemocracyAmerican Dreams, Canadian Realities: A Night at the Oscars
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia So then … the Oscars are guilty of being a tad too monochromatic and a chorus of notables from Spike…
View More American Dreams, Canadian Realities: A Night at the OscarsInvisible Screens And New Horizons in Palm Springs
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia As the Palm Springs International Film Festival wraps up and Thursday’s Oscar nominations loom, I remember the words of my…
View More Invisible Screens And New Horizons in Palm SpringsIntroducing Taiwanese Film to Canadian Audiences
by Susan Korah in Ottawa Like the Southeast Asian island nation itself, Taiwan’s film industry is small, and often overshadowed by international competitors. Despite its…
View More Introducing Taiwanese Film to Canadian AudiencesFilm Festival Captures Rich Diversity of Asia
by Dalia Hashim in Toronto When Canadian filmmaker Elisa Paloschi decided to embark on a new film project in India, documenting the life of Karnataka’s…
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