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This is a list of Canadian films slated for release in 2020:

Title Director Cast Notes Ref
9/11 Kids Elizabeth St. Philip [1]
August 22, This Year Graham Foy [2]
Beans Tracey Deer Kiawenti:io Tarbell, Paulina Jewel Alexis, Violah Beauvais [3]
Corona Mostafa Keshvari [4]
The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin) Patrice Laliberté Guillaume Laurin, Réal Bossé, Marc-André Grondin, Marilyn Castonguay First film from Quebec ever produced and released as a Netflix original film [5]
Falling Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney UK-US-Canadian coproduction [6]
Fauna Nicolás Pereda Canada/Mexico coproduction [7]
First We Eat Suzanne Crocker [8]
Flashwood Jean-Carl Boucher Pier-Luc Funk, Antoine Desrochers, Karelle Tremblay [9]
Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Kelly Depeault, Caroline Néron, Normand D'Amour Adaptation of the novel by Geneviève Pettersen [10]
Greetings from Isolation Various directors Anthology of short films about the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada [11]
I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight Sean Garrity Hera Nalam, Kristian Jordan [12]
Inconvenient Indian Michelle Latimer [3]
Laughter (Le Rire) Martin Laroche Christine Beaulieu, Alexandre Landry, Micheline Lanctôt, Léane Labrèche-Dor [13]
My Salinger Year Philippe Falardeau Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Colm Feore [14]
Nadia, Butterfly Pascal Plante Katerine Savard [15]
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbott Sequel to the 2003 film The Corporation [3]
Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois) Philippe Lacôte Isaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmané Ouédraogo Canadian-French-Ivorian coproduction [3]
No Ordinary Man Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt Billy Tipton [3]
Our Own (Les Nôtres) Jeanne Leblanc Émilie Bierre, Marianne Farley, Judith Baribeau, Paul Doucet [16]
Pieces of a Woman Kornél Mundruczó Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Jimmie Fails, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker [3]
Prayer for a Lost Mitten (Prière pour une mitaine perdue) Jean-François Lesage [17]
Saint-Narcisse Bruce LaBruce Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis [18]
Shoot to Marry Steve Markle [19]
The Silencing Robin Pront Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Zahn McClarnon Canada/United States co-production [20]
Slaxx Elza Kephart Romane Denis [21]
Stage Mother Thom Fitzgerald Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier [22]
Stateless Michèle Stephenson [17]
Target Number One (a/k/a Most Wanted) Daniel Roby Josh Hartnett, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Stephen McHattie [23]
There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace Lulu Wei [24]
Violation Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli [3]
The Walrus and the Whistleblower Nathalie Bibeau Phil Demers [25]

See also

References

  1. ^ John Doyle, "Circus of Books and 9/11 Kids: Two great stories of growing up in strange circumstances in the U.S.". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Cannes Critics’ Week reveals 2020 label selection". Screen Daily, June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Victoria Ahearn, "TIFF announces all 50 titles for pandemic-tailored 2020 event". Toronto Star, July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus: Seven people stuck in a lift. Then one coughs..." BBC. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ^ André Duchesne, "Le premier film québécois de Netflix aux Rendez-vous Québec cinéma". La Presse, February 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Tom Grater, "Viggo Mortensen talks directing debut 'Falling'; first look at family drama". Screen Daily, May 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Norm Wilner, "TIFF's 2020 festival plan: A mix of in-person and virtual events". Now, June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dawson City family eats only local food for a year in 'First We Eat' doc". CTV News, May 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Flashwood – Film de Jean-Carl Boucher". Films du Québec, July 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life". The Film Stage, February 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Norman Wilner, "Canadian directors are making films in self-isolation". Now, May 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Randall King, "Culture clash: Winnipeg filmmaker mixes city's Filipino and Mennonite communities together for romantic comedy". Winnipeg Free Press, March 13, 2020.
  13. ^ Maxime Demers, "Une proposition mystérieuse et déroutante". Le Journal de Montréal, February 2, 2020.
  14. ^ Kohn, Eric (February 20, 2020). "'My Salinger Year' Review: Margaret Qualley in Half-Hearted Twist on 'The Devil Wears Prada'". IndieWire. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  15. ^ Gregory Strong, "Canada's Plante humbled by Cannes selection for film 'Nadia, Butterfly'". CityNews, June 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "Le suspense «Les nôtres» lancera les prochains Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 11, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition". RealScreen, May 15, 2020.
  18. ^ Nick Vivarelli, "Venice Days to Premiere Bruce LaBruce’s ‘Saint-Narcisse,’ Chile’s ‘My Tender Matador,’ Mati Diop Short". Variety, July 23, 2020.
  19. ^ Pat Mullen, "Canadian Film Fest Review: ‘Shoot to Marry’: Dating documentary is amusing but tone deaf post-#MeToo". Point of View, June 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "Mongrel Media". mongrelmedia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  21. ^ Squires, John (July 10, 2020). "A Possessed Pair of Jeans Goes on a Bloody Murder Spree in Horror-Comedy 'Slaxx' [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  22. ^ Dennis Harvey, "‘Stage Mother’: Film Review". Variety, July 2, 2020.
  23. ^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "Saban Films Acquires Crime Thriller ‘Most Wanted’ Starring Josh Hartnett". Deadline Hollywood, April 9, 2020.
  24. ^ Peter Howell, "Honest Ed’s documentary an honest look at the beloved Toronto store and the future of Bloor/Bathurst". Toronto Star, May 26, 2020.
  25. ^ "'Walrus and the Whistleblower' profiles 'walrus whisperer's' battle with Marineland". CBC Hamilton, June 3, 2020.
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