Bell Media Celebrates National Canadian Film Day, April 22
– National Canadian Film Day brings Canadians together with an all-online, physical distancing edition for 2020 –
– Crave, STARZ, SUPER ÉCRAN, and Cinépop highlight homegrown projects during Reel Canada’s annual celebration of Canadian cinema –
–Crave’s National Canadian Film Day Collection launches April 22 –
– Crave, STARZ, SUPER ÉCRAN, and Cinépop highlight homegrown projects during Reel Canada’s annual celebration of Canadian cinema –
–Crave’s National Canadian Film Day Collection launches April 22 –
TORONTO (April 9, 2020) – As National Canadian Film Day moves online and into Canadians’ living rooms for its seventh edition, Bell Media’s premium English and French-language Pay TV networks and streaming services, including Crave, STARZ, Super Écran, and Cinépop, are pleased to support Reel Canada’s annual, day-long celebration of homegrown cinema on Wednesday, April 22.
Crave’s TV lineup includes feature-length documentaries like: Crave Original Documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND, RAT PARK, SHARKWATER: EXTINCTION, ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH, THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES, and I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR HEART; as well as Canadian Screen Award-recognized films THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT, FIRECRACKERS, and STOCKHOLM.
Many of these titles will also be available for streaming in Crave’s National Canadian Film Day Collection, which also launches on April 22.
On STARZ, subscribers can enjoy renowned Canadian films including SISTERS & BROTHERS, TOM AT THE FARM, THE DEATH & LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN, and AWAY FROM HER.
In addition, French-language Pay TV networks SUPER ÉCRAN and Cinépop have compiled two, all-Canadian Journée du Cinéma Canadien collections that will be available on April 22. Highlighted films include L’ÉVEIL DES GÉANTS; AVENTURES À L’ÉCOLE PUBLIQUE; UNE COLONIE; Menteur, MA VIE AVEC JOHN F. DONOVAN, Cheval indien, La disparition des lucioles, Jeune Juliette, Une colonie, and more. Most of SUPER ÉCRAN’s films can be accessed with a subscription to the Crave + SUPER ÉCRAN package.
SUPER ÉCRAN also plans to supplement the event with a day-long movie marathon on its TV channel.
Below are the full broadcast schedules for Crave and STARZ, plus the complete list of titles available on SUPER ÉCRAN and Cinépop:
Crave 1
6 a.m. ET – HIP HOP EVOLUTION SEASON 1: EPISODE 1
6:50 a.m. ET – NEVER SAW IT COMING
8:15 a.m. ET – NEVER STEAD, NEVER STILL
10:10 a.m. ET – LITTLE ITALY
11:55 a.m. ET – RAT PARK
11:35 a.m. ET – THE GRIZZLIES
1:25 p.m. ET – CARMINE STREET GUITARS
2:50 p.m. ET – ONCE WERE BROTHERS
4:35 p.m. ET – THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES
6 p.m. ET – ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
7:30 p.m. ET – SHARKWATER: EXTINCTION
9 p.m. ET – SEA OF LIFE
10:35 p.m. ET – STOCKHOLM
12:10 a.m. ET – OCTAVIO IS DEAD
Crave 2
6 a.m. ET – PUNK – PART 4
6:55 a.m. ET – THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE
8:55 a.m. ET – ASTRONAUT
10:35 a.m. ET – THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE
12:45 p.m. ET – THE PADRE
2:25 p.m. ET – STOCKHOLM
4 p.m. ET – HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT
5:55 p.m. ET – THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN
8 p.m. ET – MENTEUR
9:55 p.m. ET – G.L.O
11:30 p.m. ET – FIRECRACKERS
Crave 3
6 a.m. ET – I AM SAM KINISON
7:45 a.m. ET – CARMINE STREET GUITARS
9:10 a.m. ET – I AM RICHARD PRYOR
10:45 a.m. ET – THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
12:25 p.m. ET – AWAKENING THE ZODIAC
2:10 p.m. ET – CODE 8
3:50 p.m. ET – OUR HOUSE
5:25 p.m. ET – THE UNSEEN
7:15 p.m. ET – WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE
9 p.m. ET – KNUCKLEBALL
10:35 p.m. ET – RIOT GIRLS
12 a.m. ET – I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR HEART
STARZ 1
6 a.m. ET – JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS 5 EP.0.5
6:45 a.m. ET – MARION BRIDGE
8: 20 a.m. ET – DON’T TALK TO IRENE
9:45 a.m. ET – WEIRDOS (COLOUR)
11:15 a.m. ET – FALLS AROUND HER
12:55 p.m. ET – TOM AT THE FARM
2:40 p.m. ET – SISTERS & BROTHERS
4:10 p.m. ET – ONE WEEK
5:45 p.m. ET – TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE
7:05 p.m. ET – AWAY FROM HERE
SUPER ÉCRAN 2
7 a.m. ET – Une colonie
8:50 a.m. ET – Pauvre Georges!
10:50 a.m. ET – Dérive
12:40 p.m. ET – Jeune Juliette
2:25 p.m ET – Ma vie avec John F. Donovan
4:35 p.m ET – Cheval indien
6:20 p.m. ET – L’éveil des géants
8 p.m. ET – Menteur
9:55 p.m. ET – La disparition des lucioles
11:40 p.m. ET – Mariage sanglant
1:15 a.m. ET – Répertoire des villes disparues
2:55 a.m. ET – CA$H NEXU$
5:20 a.m. ET – Malek
Cinépop
6 a.m. ET – Nouvelle-France
8:25 a.m. ET – Soie
10:15 a.m. ET – Le violon rouge
12:25 p.m. ET – Alter égo
2:25 p.m. ET – Polytechnique
3:45 p.m. ET – De beaux lendemains
5:40 p.m. ET – Le déclin de l’empire américain
7:20 p.m. ET – French immersion : c’est la faute à Trudeau
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