Jason Filiatrault
@feelcanadian.com
Occasionally award-winning filmmaker and curious oddball.
http://www.feelcanadian.com
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http://www.feelcanadian.com
https://letterboxd.com/jfiliatrault/
Til Friday morning.
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Til Friday morning.
My kink is following a banger skeet with the blandest joke I could think of.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My kink is following a banger skeet with the blandest joke I could think of.
It was supposed to be a serious dramatic indictment of modern society.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It was supposed to be a serious dramatic indictment of modern society.
Not yeeeeeeeeeet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Not yeeeeeeeeeet.
Nope. But given the current state I'm gonna assume that effort has not produced the desired result.
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Nope. But given the current state I'm gonna assume that effort has not produced the desired result.
Canada releases, roughly, 120 feature films a year.
Where? When? Who's promoting or seeing them? Do you remember 10? 5? One?
What are we even doing here?
Where? When? Who's promoting or seeing them? Do you remember 10? 5? One?
What are we even doing here?
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Canada releases, roughly, 120 feature films a year.
Where? When? Who's promoting or seeing them? Do you remember 10? 5? One?
What are we even doing here?
Where? When? Who's promoting or seeing them? Do you remember 10? 5? One?
What are we even doing here?
In 2023 the top 10 (English) CDN films at the box office earned a combined 9.3M (more than 1/2 of that was Paw Patrol).
The 10th highest grossing English CDN film in 2023 made $110,000. That's about 5,500 viewers total.
Meanwhile the top 10 American movies made 329M in Canada.
The 10th highest grossing English CDN film in 2023 made $110,000. That's about 5,500 viewers total.
Meanwhile the top 10 American movies made 329M in Canada.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In 2023 the top 10 (English) CDN films at the box office earned a combined 9.3M (more than 1/2 of that was Paw Patrol).
The 10th highest grossing English CDN film in 2023 made $110,000. That's about 5,500 viewers total.
Meanwhile the top 10 American movies made 329M in Canada.
The 10th highest grossing English CDN film in 2023 made $110,000. That's about 5,500 viewers total.
Meanwhile the top 10 American movies made 329M in Canada.
Kinda? More roles and points available to count towards Canadian-ness (like costume), and flexibility in the % of copyright ownership, but the less the copyright controlled by Canadians the more creative must be in the hands of Canadians (director and writer). It’s confusing and will please no one.
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kinda? More roles and points available to count towards Canadian-ness (like costume), and flexibility in the % of copyright ownership, but the less the copyright controlled by Canadians the more creative must be in the hands of Canadians (director and writer). It’s confusing and will please no one.
Well yeah, but no Irish or Israeli or American or Greek flags either. It's not like anyone's getting preferential treatment. People couldn't be normal about something so now no one gets to be happy. That's how it always goes.
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well yeah, but no Irish or Israeli or American or Greek flags either. It's not like anyone's getting preferential treatment. People couldn't be normal about something so now no one gets to be happy. That's how it always goes.