The NFP

In this episode, I will be talking about the beginnings of the feature film industry in Canada.

To do this, I will be using as a reference, a book called Canada’s Hollywood, by Ted Magder.

In part 1, we start off by describing the background of the Canadian film scene before the government got involved, and then go into the details of the actual creation of the CFDC, the Canadian film development corporation.

In this episode, we have an interview with American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about his book: “Movies Wars: How Hollywood and the media conspire to limit the films we can see.” The book deals with the dominance of Hollywood and the mainstream media in how movies are sold to the public.

Find out more about the book in the episode’s show notes here:

https://nfpcan.blubrry.net/movie-wars-show-notes-and-links/

In this multiplex episode, we have recommendations for people looking for above average film criticism and fascinating movie books. We also have a short discussion about the Canadian Cooperation Project and some Hollywood news.

Check out the recommendations:

https://nfpcan.blubrry.net/the-multiplex-episode-show-notes-and-links/

In this episode, I have an interview with the author Barbara Wade Rose, who wrote a biography about Canadian filmmaker Budge Crawley called “Budge: What happened to Canada’s king of film”.

Budge Crawley was a pioneer Canadian independent filmmaker who started making films in Ottawa, Ontario during the 40s and had a long film career that culminated in winning an Oscar for a documentary called “The man who skied down Everest”. Now he is forgotten, but we will attempt to revive his achievements by talking about his life and movies.

Link to the show notes:

https://nfpcan.blubrry.net/budge-crawley-what-happened-to-canadas-king-of-film-show-notes-and-links/

We continue and finish our talk about the early history of Hollywood. But not the history of movie stars or movies, but the history of film from the very practical point of view of business. How did Hollywood make its money? Listen and find out.

We talk about the early history of Hollywood. But not the history of movie stars or movies, but the history of film from the very practical point of view of business. How did Hollywood make its money? Listen and find out.

In episode 5, we talk about Canadians who moved to Hollywood in the early days. That is to say Canadians who, instead of working in Canadian movies, such as they were then, decided to go to Hollywood and tried to make it there. We talk about Mary Pickford, Mack Sennett, May Irwin and Douglas Shearer.

Here is a link to a Mary Pickford YouTube channel if you’re interested in watching Mary Pickford movies.

https://www.youtube.com/@MaryPickfordOfficial

In this episode, we conclude talking about the early days of Canadian film using the book “Embattled Shadows” by Peter Morris. We hear the final thoughts from Peter Morris, and then I give my opinion about Morris’s take on early Canadian film.

In part 3 of the early days of Canadian movies, we talk about Hollywood’s monopoly and domination in Canada. We also talk about ASN studios in Montreal, which was the only positive thing in Canadian movies at that time.

Here is a link to the ASN’s Canadian Cameo: Rhapsody in Two Languages (1934) mentioned in the podcast: https://youtu.be/NK0pmAWmatU

Enjoy!