List of Canadian films of 1998

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1998:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
2 SecondsManon BriandCharlotte Laurier, Dino Tavarone, Suzanne Clément, Louise Forestier, André BrassardDrama
Air Bud: Golden ReceiverRichard MartinKevin Zegers, Cynthia StevensonFamily filmMade with U.S. financing
AirspeedRobert TinnellElisha Cuthbert, Joe MantegnaDramaMade for TV
The AssistantDaniel PetrieGil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Kate Greenhouse, Jaimz WoolvettDramaCanada-U.K. co-production
August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre)Denis VilleneuvePascale Bussières, Alexis Martin, Serge ThériaultDramaDenis Villeneuve's first feature was screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival; Prix Jutra – Actor (Martin)
Boy Meets GirlJerry CiccorittiKate Nelligan, Sean Astin, Emily Hampshire, Joe MantegnaRomantic comedyNominated for Writer's Guild of Canada Top Ten Award
Les Boys IILouis SaiaMarc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard, Serge Thériault, Paul HoudeComedyGolden Reel Award
ConquestPiers HaggaradLothaire Bluteau, Tara FitzGerald, Monique Mercure, David Fox, Eugene LipinskiDrama with a touch of magic realismGenie Award – Supporting Actress (Mercure); Canada-U.K. co-production
The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)André ForcierRobin Aubert, Geneviève Brouillette, Isabel RicherComedy, drama
Dancing on the MoonKit HoodNatalie Vansier, Michael Yarmush, Elisha Cuthbert, Dorothée BerrymanFamily filmCanada-Czech co-production
DirtyBruce SweeneyTom Scholte, Babz Chula, Benjamin Ratner, Nancy Spivak, Vincent GaleDrama
Dog ParkBruce McCullochLuke Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Natasha Henstridge, Janeane Garofalo, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinneyComedyGenie Award – Supporting Actor (McKinney)
The EscapeStuart GillardPatrick DempseyAction, dramaMade for TV
Extraordinary VisitorJohn W. DoyleRaoul Bhaneja, Mary Walsh, Andy JonesComedy
The Fishing TripAmnon BuchbinderJhene Erwin, Melissa Hood, Anna HenryDrama
The Grace of GodGerald L'EcuyerMichael Riley, Steve Cumyn, David CronenbergDocudrama
The Hairy Bird also known as Strike!Sarah KernochanKirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn RedgraveComedyCanada-Italy co-production
Heart of the SunFrancis DambergerChristianne Hirt, Shaun Johnston, Michael RileyDrama
The HerdPeter LynchDocumentary
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American DreamSimcha JacoboviciDocumentary
It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C’t’à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)Denise FiliatraultGinette Reno, Pierrette RobitailleComedy, dramaAdaptation of the novel by Michel Tremblay
Jack and JillJohn KalangisJohn Kalangis, Shauna MacDonald, Kathryn ZennaRomantic comedy
Jerry and TomSaul RubinekJoe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin, Ted Danson, Charles DurningBlack comedyMade with U.S. financing
Joe's WeddingMichael KennedyD.W. Moffett, Kate Vernon, Tammy IsbellDrama
Julie and Me (Revoir Julie)Jeanne CrépeauDominique Leduc, Stephanie MorgensternDrama
Last NightDon McKellarDon McKellar, Sandra Oh, Geneviève Bujold, David Cronenberg, Callum Keith RennieDramaCanada-France co-production
Let It Come Down: The Story of Paul BowlesJennifer BaichwalPaul BowlesDocumentary
Ludovic: The Snow GiftCo HoedemanSonja BallAnimated short
Magical Words (Les Mots magiques)Jean-Marc ValléeRichard Robitaille, Robert GravelShort drama
Meanwhile (Pendant ce temps...)Ghyslaine CôtéCarmen Ferlan, Gérard Poirier, Ghyslaine Côté, Catherine Pépin, Jocelyne Zucco, Ronald Houle, Huguette Oligny, David Boutin, Rachel FontaineShort suspense dramaFirst Prize, Stony Brook[1] and Cabbagetown;[2] nominated for a Prix Jutra and a Genie Award in the Best Short Film category[1]
Moving DayChris DeaconMichael McMurtry, Brigitte GallShort comedy
Mr. Aiello (La Déroute)Paul TanaTony Nardi, Barbara-Michèle PelletierDrama
My Dog VincentMichael McGowanChuck Campbell, Zehra LevermanComing-of-age drama
NôRobert LepageAnne-Marie Cadieux, Marie GignacDrama
Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais)Jean Pierre LefebvreMarcel Sabourin, Claude Blanchard, Julie Ménard, Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Micheline LanctôtDrama
A Place Called ChiapasNettie WildDocumentary co-produced with National Film BoardGenie Award - Feature documentary; about the Zapatista Army of National Liberation revolt in southern Mexico
The Real Howard SpitzVadim JeanKelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe, Geneviève Tessier, Patrick McKennaComedy
The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge)François GirardSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Sylvia Chang, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Christoph KonczDramaCanada-U.K.-Italy-Austria co-production
Rupert's LandJonathan TammuzSamuel West, Ian Tracey, George WendtComedy
Streetheart (Le cœur au poing)Charles BinaméPascale Montpetit, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Guy Nadon, Guylaine TremblayDramaPrix Jutra – Actress (Montpetit), Supporting Actress (Cadieux)
Such a Long JourneySturla GunnarssonRoshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri, Ranjit ChowdhryDrama based on the novel by Rohinton MistryGenie Award – Actor (Seth), Editing, Sound Editing; Canada-U.K. co-production
Summer of the MonkeysMichael AndersonMichael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Don FrancksFamily film made for DisneyDirect to DVD
Sunrise over Tiananmen SquareShui-Bo WangShort co-produced with the National Film BoardAcademy Award nominee
This Is My FatherPaul QuinnAidan Quinn, James Caan, Stephen Rea, John CusackFamily dramaCanada-Ireland co-production
We're Funny That Way!David AdkinScott Capurro, Maggie Cassella, Kate Clinton, Lea DeLaria, Elvira Kurt, Bob SmithDocumentaryMade for TV
When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise)Jacques LeducAnnie Girardot, Pascale BussièresDrama
When Ponds Freeze OverMary LewisMary Lewis, Andy Jones, James Allodi, Eva CrockerMixed animation/live action shortGenie Award – Live-Action Short; TIFF – Best Canadian Short
Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain (Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur)Robert MorinDrama
You Can Thank Me LaterShimon DotanEllen Burstyn, Amanda PlummerComedy drama

See also

References
  1. Pallister, Janis L., and Ruth A. Hottell (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781611474435. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "1996-2000". Cabbagetown Short Film Festival. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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