List of Canadian films of 2015

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2015:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
88 Tim Doiron Katharine Isabelle, Christopher Lloyd Thriller Straight to DVD
Adrien (Le Garagiste) Renée Beaulieu Normand D'Amour, Louise Portal Drama
Al Purdy Was Here Brian D. Johnson Al Purdy Documentary
The Amina Profile Sophie Deraspe Sandra Bagaria Documentary co-produced with the National Film Board U.S. title: A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
Antibirth Danny Perez Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Meg Tilly Horror, thriller
Anxietyville Rob Stefaniuk Chad Connell, Natalie Lisinska, David Reale Surreal dark comedy Released by Vimeo on Demand
April and the Extraordinary World Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci voices Marion Cotillard, Yolande Moreau. Jean Rochefort Animated feature Canada-France-Belgium co-production
Bacon and God's Wrath Sol Friedman Razie Brownstone Short documentary Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Short Documentary Film
The Ballad of Immortal Joe Hector Herrera Kenneth Welsh Animated short Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Animated Short Film
Beeba Boys Deepa Mehta Randeep Hooda, Ali Momen, Sarah Allen Crime drama Canadian Screen Award for Costumes
Borealis Sean Garrity Jonas Chernick, Emily Hampshire Drama
Born to Be Blue Robert Budreau Ethan Hawke Carmen Ejogo Biographical drama About American jazz musician Chet Baker; Canada-U.K. co-production.
Brooklyn John Crowley Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent Historical romance based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. winner of numerous awards; Only the second Canadian film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars; Canada-U.K.-Ireland co-production
Calamity qui? Isabelle Prim Experimental feature A Canada-France co-production about a woman who claims to be Calamity Jane's daughter.
Ce qu'il ne faut pas dire (English: What Did He Have to Say) Marquise Lepage Annick Fontaine, Christian Michaud Romantic comedy
Charlotte's Song[1][2] Nicholas Humphries Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager horror-musical-historical-drama An homage to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.
Chorus François Delisle Sébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Curzi Drama
A Christmas Horror Story Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban & Brett Sullivan George Buza, William Shatner Anthology film
Closet Monster Stephen Dunn Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Joanne Kelly, Aaron Abrams Drama TIFF - Best Canadian Feature
Corbo Mathieu Denis Anthony Therrien, Karelle Tremblay, Antoine L'Écuyer, Tony Nardi Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Darwin Alain Desrochers Nick Krause, Molly Parker Sci-fi drama
The Demons (Les démons) Philippe Lesage Édouard Tremblay-Grenier, Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussières Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
The Devout Connor Gaston Charlie Carrick, Ali Liebert, Olivia Martin, Gabrielle Rose, David Nykl, Ryan McDonell supernatural drama VIFF - B.C. Emerging Filmmaker award
Diamond Tongues Pavan Moondi & Brian Robertson Leah Goldstein Comedy, drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Diary of an Old Man (Le Journal d’un vieil homme) Bernard Émond Paul Savoie, Marie Ève Pelletier Drama Based on Chekhov’s short story, "A Boring Story"
Dead Rising: Watchtower Zach Lipovsky Jesse Metcalfe, Dennis Haysbert, Virginia Madsen Zombie horror Made with U.S. financing
Driving with Selvi Elisa Paloschi Documentary
Eadweard Kyle Rideout Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahl, Torrance Coombs, Jodi Balfour Biopic of pioneering American photographer Eadweard Muybridge [3]
Ego Trip Benoît Pelletieri Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand Comedy
Endorphine André Turpin Sophie Nélisse, Monia Chokri, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Stéphane Crête Drama
Every Thing Will Be Fine Wim Wenders James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marie-Josée Croze, Robert Naylor, Rachel McAdams Drama Canada-German-France-Sweden-Norway co-production made with U.S. financing
February Oz Perkins Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton Horror, thriller Made with U.S. financing
Fire Song Adam Garnet Jones Jennifer Podemski, Derek Miller Drama
Fish Plane, Heart Clock Avro Leo Pudlo Pudlat Documentary
The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson Roy Dupuis, Louis Negin, Udo Kier, Gregory Hlady, Mathieu Amalric Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Forsaken Jon Cassar Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland Western The first screen pairing of Kiefer and Donald Sutherland; Canada-France co-production
Guantanamo's Child Patrick Reed & Michelle Shephard Omar Khadr Documentary Based on Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen convicted on terrorism charges and subsequently incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay
Hadwin's Judgement Sasha Snow Documentary
Hellions Bruce McDonald Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland Horror
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Charles Wilkinson Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Chief Allan Wilson, Guujaaw Documentary Winner Best Canadian Documentary Hot Docs, Most Popular Canadian Documentary VIFF
The Heart of Madame Sabali (French title: Le coeur de Madame Sabali)[4][5] Ryan McKenna Marie Brassard, Francis La Haye, Hugo Giroux, Amadou & Mariam comedy-drama
Highway of Tears Matthew Smiley Nathan Fillion Documentary Best Documentary award at the Malibu Film Festival[6]
How Heavy This Hammer Kazik Radwanski Erwin Van Cotthem, Kate Ashley, Seth Kirsh Drama
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town Jeremy Lalonde Lauren Holly, Jewel Staite, Katharine Isabelle Comedy
Hurt Alan Zweig Steve Fonyo Documentary
Hyena Road Paul Gross Paul Gross, Rossif Sutherland, Clark Johnson, Allan Hawco, Christine Horne, David Richmond-Peck Afghan war drama Canadian Screen Awards for Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects
Into the Forest Patricia Rozema Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, Sandy Sidhu Drama based on Into the Forest by Jean Hegland made for DirecTV in U.S., later released theatrically in Canada
Invention Mark Lewis National Film Board documentary Cinematic tour of Toronto, São Paolo, and Paris’ Musée du Louvre
The Kind Words Shemi Zarhin Rotem Zissman-Cohen Drama Canada-Israel co-production
Last of the Elephant Men Arnaud Bouquet, Daniel Ferguson Documentary
Legend of the Lich Lord Spencer Estabrooks Mikaela Cochrane, Julie Orton Faux documentary
Life Anton Corbijn Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton Biopic About James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock; a Canada-German-Australia-U.K. co-production with U.S. financing.
Les Loups Sophie Deraspe Evelyne Brochu, Louise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte Drama
The Man Who Shot Hollywood Barry Avrich Jack Pashkovsky Documentary
Mina Walking Yosef Baraki Farzana Nawabi, Hashmatullah Fanai, Qadir Aryaie National Film Board drama Canada-Afghanistan co-production
Le Mirage Ricardo Trogi Louis Morissette, Julie Perreault Comedy-drama
Mobilize Caroline Monneti National Film Board documentary Musical score by Tanya Tagaq
My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Philippe Falardeau Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément, Irdens Exantus Satire, comedy Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Natasha David Bezmozgis Alex Ozerov, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dolganovs Drama
Ninth Floor Mina Shum National Film Board documentary
No Men Beyond This Point Mark Sawers Patrick Gilmore, Kristine Cofsky, Rekha Sharma Comedy
Noir Yves-Christian Fournier Salim Kechiouche, Benz Antoine, Julie Djiezion Drama
North Mountain Bretten Hannam Justin Rain, Glen Gould Action/thriller
Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) Anne Émond Maxim Gaudette, Karelle Tremblay Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d’Augustine) Léa Pool Céline Bonnier, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Gilbert Sicotte, Marie Tifo, Andrée Lachapelle Drama
Paul à Québec François Bouvier François Létourneau, Julie LeBreton, Gilbert Sicotte Drama
People Hold On Michael Seater Noah Reid, Chloe Rose, Ashley Leggat, Katie Boland
Portrait of a Serial Monogamist John Mitchell
& Christina Zeidler 		Diane Flacks, Carolyn Taylor Romantic comedy
Prisoner X Gaurav Seth Julian Richings, Michelle Nolden, Damon Runyan Sci-fi thriller
The Rainbow Kid Kire Paputts Nicholas Campbell, Julian Richings Drama
Remember Atom Egoyan Christopher Plummer, Dean Norris, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz, Heinz Lieven, Jürgen, Prochnow, Henry Czerny Drama Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay; Canada-German co-production
River Jamie M. Dagg Rossif Sutherland, Sara Botsford Thriller Canada-Laos co-production
Room Lenny Abrahamson Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy Drama based on a novel and screenplay by Emma Donoghue winner of numerous awards; The third Canadian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture; Canada-Ireland co-production.
The Saver Wiebke von Carolsfeld Imajyn Cardinal, Pascale Bussières, Brandon Oakes Drama
Scratch Sébastien Godron Raphaël Joseph Lafond, Fayolle Jean, Jr., Schelby Jean-Baptiste Musical drama
Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino Jackson Martin, Nick Serino Drama TIFF - Best First Feature; Canadian Screen Award Best Supporting Actor Nick Serino
Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D) Jean-François Pouliot Angela Galuppo, Mariloup Wolfe, Lucinda Davis, Sophie Cadieux, Gildor Roy Animated Remake of 1984 film La Guerre des tuques
The Sleepwalker Theodore Ushev Animated short
The Steps Andrew Currie James Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti, Jason Ritter Comedy, drama
This Changes Everything Avi Lewis Documentary Made with U.S. financing
Turbo Kid François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, Michael Ironside Horror, thriller Canada-New Zealand co-production
Ville-Marie Guy Édoin Monica Bellucci, Aliocha Schneider, Pascale Bussières Drama
The Waiting Room Igor Drljaca Jasmin Geljo, Cintija Asperger, Ma-Anne Dionisio Drama Canada- Bosnia & Herzegovina-Croatia co-production
Welcome to F.L. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Documentary
The Witch Robert Eggers Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie Horror Sundance Film Festival - Best Director; Made with U.S. financing
Zoom Pedro Morelli Gael García Bernal, Mariana Ximenes, Alison Pill, Don McKellar Animated, live-action Canada-Brazil co-production
Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead Luca Boni & Marco Ristori Lucy Drive, Ally McClelland, Dan van Husen Horror Canada-Italy co-production

References

  1. ↑ Kamran Ahmed (27 October 2015). "VIFF: Charlotte's Song: 'So bad it's good'". Next Projection. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Ken Eisner (24 September 2015). "VIFF 2015: Charlotte's Song is all over the map". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eadweard (programme note)". Vancouver International Film Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Le coeur de Madame Sabali". Cinoche.
  5. ↑ "Sabali". Vancouver International Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Alicia Bridges, "Highway of Tears documentary wins award," Smithers Interior News, 9 December 2014, URL accessed 3 July 2016.
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