List of Canadian films of 2016

This is a list of Canadian films released in 2016:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)Jean-François PouliotPaul Doucet, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Patrice RobitailleDramedyGolden Screen Award winner as top-grossing Canadian film of 2016
9 (9, le film)Claude Brie, Erik Canuel, Jean-Philippe Duval, Marc Labrèche, Micheline Lanctôt, Luc Picard, Stéphane E. Roy, Éric Tessier, Ricardo TrogiStéphane E. Roy, Marc Labrèche, François Papineau, Anne-Marie CadieuxDramaAn adaptation of Stéphane E. Roy's play 9 Variations on the Void
The Adventure ClubGeoff AndersonSam Ashe Arnold, Jakob Davies, Dalila Bela, Billy ZaneChildren's fantasy[1]
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. StoneFred PeabodyFeaturing I.F. Stone, Carl Bernstein, Noam Chomsky among othersDocumentary[2]
Anatomy of ViolenceDeepa MehtaVansh Bhardwaj, Suman jha, Tia Bhatia, Janki Bisht, Seema BiswasDrama[2]
AntibirthDanny PerezChloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Meg TillyHorror, thriller
Angry InukAlethea Arnaquq-BarilAaju PeterDocumentary[3]
ARQTony ElliottRobbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun BensonScience fictionMade with U.S. financing[4]
Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes)Louis BélangerAlexis Martin, Gilles Renaud, Emmanuelle Lussier-MartinezDrama
Before the Streets (Avant les rues)Chloé LericheRykko Bellemare, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, Jacques NewashishDrama
Below Her MouthApril MullenNatalie Krill, Erika LinderDrama[2]
Black CodeNicholas de PencierFeaturing Felipe Altenfeldor, Ronald Deibert, Wjd DhnieDocumentaryExamines the global impact that the Internet has had on matters of free speech, privacy and activism.[2]
Blind VayshaTheodore UshevBased on a story by Georgi GospodinovNational Film Board of Canada animated shortnominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film; Canadian Screen Award winner for Animated Short[5]
Boris Without BéatriceDenis CôtéJames Hyndman, Simone-Élise Girard, Denis LavantDrama[6]
Boundaries (Pays)Chloé RobichaudEmily VanCamp, Macha Grenon, Serge Houde, Rémy GirardDrama[4]
Coffee at LaundromatMaahi KaurAli KazmiDramedy short
Colonization RoadMichelle St. JohnRyan McMahonDocumentary
The Cyclotron (Le Cyclotron)Olivier AsselinLucille Fluet, Paul Ahmarani, Mark Antony KrupaDrama
A Date with Miss FortuneJohn L'EcuyerJeannette Sousa, Ryan Scott, Joaquim de AlmeidaRomantic comedy
Dead Leaves (Feuilles mortes)Thierry Bouffard, Carnior, Edouard TremblayRoy Dupuis, Noémie O'Farrell, Audrey Rancourt-LessardFuturistic westernWinner of the Best Canadian Feature at the 2016 Fantasia Film Festival
Desert City (Déserts)Charles-André Coderre, Yann-Manuel HernandezHubert Proulx, Victoria Diamond, Elisabeth LocasiDrama
FacelessAli Akbar KamalHumayoon Shams Khan, Rahmatullah Khostai, Farahnaz NawabiAction[7]
Faggot (Tapette)Olivier PerrierRobin L'Houmeau, Eliot NaultShort drama
FluffyLee FilipovskiShort drama
Frame 394Rich WilliamsonDaniel VoshartDocumentary
Giants of AfricaHubert DavisMasai UjiriDocumentary[2]
The Grasslands ProjectScott ParkerNational Film Board of Canada short documentary films[8]
Gulîstan, Land of RosesZaynê AkyolDocumentaryNational Film Board of Canada-Germany co-production[9]
Gun RunnersAnjali NayarJulius Arile, Robert MatandaNational Film Board of Canada documentary[10]
Harry: Portrait of a Private Detective (Harry: Portrait d’un détective privé)Maxime DesruisseauxNick Theodorakis, Denis Marchand, Michel-Vital BlanchardCrime drama
Her Friend AdamBen PetrieBen Petrie, Grace Glowicki, Andrew ChownShort drama
Hello DestroyerKevan FunkJared Abrahamson, Kurt Max RunteDrama[4]
Hunting PignutMartine BlueTaylor Hickson, Joel Thomas HynesDrama
I Am HereEoin DuffyNational Film Board of Canada animated short
I Like Girls (J'aime les filles)Diane ObomsawinNational Film Board of Canada animated short[11]
IqaluitBenoît PilonMarie-Josée Croze, Natar UngalaaqDrama[12]
It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde)Xavier DolanGaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion CotillardDramaCannes Grand Prix winner; Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Picture[13][14]
Jean of the JonesesStella MeghieTaylour Paige, Sherri ShepherdComedyMade with U.S. financing[4]
A Kid (Le Fils de Jean)Philippe LioretPierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine De LéanDramaFrench coproduction
Kidnap CapitalFelipe RodriguezPaulino Nunes, Jonathan Souza, Michael Reventar, Michelle Arvizu, Pedro Miguel ArceCrime drama
King DaveDaniel GrouMylène St-Sauveur, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Karelle TremblayAdapted from the play by Alexandre GoyetteShot in one continuous take.
Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m’aimes)André ForcierÉmile Schneider, Juliette Gosselin, Céline BonnierDramady
Koneline: Our Land BeautifulNettie WildDocumentary
The LockpickerRandall OkitaKeigian Umi TangCrime drama
LovesickTyson CaronJacob Tierney, Jessica Paré, Jay BaruchelRomantic comedy
MaudieAisling WalshEthan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari MatchettDramaCanada-Ireland coproduction
Mean DreamsNathan MorlandoSophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton, Colm FeoreDrama[4]
Montreal, White City (Montréal la blanche)Bachir BensaddekKarina Aktouf, Rabah Aït OuyahiaDrama
Mostly SunnyDilip MehtaSunny LeoneDocumentary[2]
MutantsAlexandre DostieJoseph DeLorey, Francis La Haye, Sandrine BissonDramatic short
My Friend Dino (Mon ami Dino)Jimmy LaroucheMichel Côté, Sasha Migliarese, Joëlle Morin, Dino TavaroneCrime drama
NellyAnne ÉmondMylène MackayDrama[4]
Never Eat AloneSofia BohdanowiczDeragh Campbell, Joan BenacDrama
The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder)Thomas VincentThierry Lhermitte, Géraldine Pailhas, Pierre CurziDramaCanada-France coproduction
Nitro RushAlain DesRochersGuillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Raymond Bouchard, Antoine DesrochersCrime/action drama
NorthlanderBenjamin Ross HaydenCorey Sevier, Roseanne Supernault, Michelle ThrushFuturistic drama
Of Ink and Blood (D’encre et de sang)Francis Fortin, Alexis Fortier Gauthier, Maxim RheaultJocelyn Blanchard, Véronique Chaumont, Nathalie CoupalDrama
Oh What a Wonderful FeelingFrançois JarosEllen David, Louis Negin, Karelle TremblayExperimental drama
Old StoneJohnny MaChen GangDramaToronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film winner; a Canada-China co-production[4][15]
On My Mother's Side (L’Origine des espèces)Dominic GoyerMarc Paquet, Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira, Marc BélandDrama
Operation AvalancheMatt JohnsonMatt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh BolesConspiracy thrillerFaux documentary
The Other HalfJoey KleinTatiana Maslany, Tom Cullen, Henry CzernyDramaCanadian Screen Awards Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Tatiana Maslany)
Le Pacte des angesRichard AngersLenni-Kim, Marc Messier, Émile SchneiderCrime drama
Plain and Simple (Tout simplement)Raphaël OuelletShort drama
PrankVincent BironÉtienne Galloy, Alexandre Lavigne, Constance MassicotteComedy
The Prison in Twelve LandscapesBrett StoryDocumentary[16]
Pyotr495Blake MawsonAlex OzerovHorror short
Queer HutteriteLaura O'GradyKelly HoferDocumentary short[17]
RaceStephen HopkinsStephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy IronsDramaCanada-France-Germany co-production
Red of the Yew Tree (If ou le rouge perdu)Marie-Hélène TurcotteAnimated short
The River of My DreamsBrigitte BermanDocumentary[2]
RiverheadJustin OakeyLawrence Barry, Evan MercerDrama[18]
The Road to WebequieTess Girard, Ryan NothDocumentary
Sadie's Last Days on EarthMichael SeaterMorgan Taylor Campbell, Ricardo Hoyos, Paula Brancati, Hélène Joy, Peter KeleghanComedy
Searchers (Maliglutit)Zacharias Kunuk, Natar UngalaaqBenjamin Kunuk, Jocelyne Immaroitok, Karen IvaluDrama[19]
Shambles (Maudite poutine)Karl LemieuxJean-Simon Leduc, Martin DubreuilDrama
The Skyjacker's TaleJamie KastnerIshmael Muslim AliDocumentary[4]
Sled DogsFern LevittDocumentary
SparkAaron WoodleyVoices include Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Hilary Swank, Susan SarandonAnimated featureCanada-South Korea co-production made with U.S. financing
Special CorrespondentsRicky GervaisEric Bana, Ricky Gervais, Vera FarmigaComedyCanada-U.K. co-production made with U.S. financing
Spirit UnforgettablePete McCormackSpirit of the WestDocumentary
Split (Écartée)Lawrence Côté-CollinsMarjolaine Beauchamp, Ronald Cyr, Whitney LafleurDocufiction
The Squealing Game (La Chasse au Collet)Steve KerrPaul Doucet, Julianne Côté, Anne-Marie CadieuxDrama
Still Night, Still Light (Mes nuits feront écho)Sophie Goyette
Stone Makers (Carrière)Jean-Marc E. RoyDocumentary
The Sun at MidnightKirsten CarthewDuane Howard, Kawennáhere Devery JacobsDrama[20]
Tales of Two Who Dreamt (Historias de dos que soñaron)Nicolás Pereda, Andrea BussmannDocumentary[21]
Theater of LifePeter SvatekDocumentary produced with the National Film Board of Canada[22]
This RiverKatherena Vermette, Erika MacPhersonKyle KematchNational Film Board of Canada documentary short[23]
Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)Mathieu Denis, Simon LavoieCharlotte Aubin, Laurent Bélanger, Gabrielle Tremblay, Emmanuelle Lussier-MartinezDramaToronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film winner[24]
Two Lovers and a BearKim NguyenDane DeHaan, Tatiana Maslany, Gordon PinsentDrama[4]
Two Soft Things, Two Hard ThingsMark Kenneth Woods, Michael YerxaDocumentary
TuktuqRobin AubertRobin Aubert, Brigitte PoupartDocufiction
UnlessAlan GilsenanCatherine Keener, Hannah Gross, Brendan Coyle, Matt Craven, Chloe Rose, Hanna SchygullaDrama based on the novel of the same name by Carol ShieldsCanada-Ireland co-production
The UnseenGeoff RedknapAden Young, Camille Sullivan, Julia Sarah Stone, Ben CottonPsychological horror
The Void Steven Kostanski, Jeremy GillespieEllen Wong, Aaron Poole, Evan SternHorrorCanada-U.K. co-production made with U.S. financing[25][26]
VortexJephté BastienMarie-Ange Barbancourt, Carmen Bastida, Alain BastienOccult dramaCanada-China-Hiati co-production
Votez BougonJean-François PouliotRémy Girard, Louison Danis, Hélène Bourgeois LeclercComedy
WaseskunSteve PatryNational Film Board of Canada documentary[27]
We Can't Make the Same Mistake TwiceAlanis ObomsawinNational Film Board of Canada documentaryObomsawin's 49th film[2]
We're Still TogetherJesse KleinJoey Klein, Jesse CamachoDrama
WeirdosBruce McDonaldDylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Allan Hawco, Cathy Jones, Molly ParkerDrama[2]
WerewolfAshley McKenzieAndrew Gillis, Bhreagh MacNeilDrama[4]
Wexford PlazaJoyce WongReid Asselstine, Darrel GamotinComedy-drama[28]
Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende)Jean-Philippe DuvalCaroline Dhavernas, Francis Ducharme. François Papineau, Vincent-Guillaume OtisHistorical drama
Wild Skin (La Peau sauvage)Ariane Louis-SeizeMarilyn CastonguayShort drama
Window HorsesAnn Marie FlemingVoices include Sandra Oh, Nancy Kwan, Shohreh AghdashlooAnimated feature produced with the National Film Board of Canada[4]
X500Juan Andrés ArangoJembie Almazan, Bernardo Garnica Cruz, Jonathan Diaz AnguloDramaCanada-Mexico-Columbia co-production[4]

See also

References
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  2. "TIFF Canadian lineup to include Deepa Mehta film on gang rape, April Mullen’s lesbian love story". Toronto Star, August 3, 2016.
  3. Mullen, Patrick (11 May 2016). "Review: 'Angry Inuk'". Point of View. Documentary Organization of Canada. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. "These 26 Canadian movies are coming to TIFF 2016". BlogTO, August 3, 2016.
  5. Wysocka, Natalia (2016-02-19). "Berlinale: Vaysha l'aveugle, regard présent". Métro (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  6. "Berlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. "Faceless". IMDB. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. Wild, Tennessa (1 September 2016). "Southern stories told on film". The Western Producer.
  9. Brownstein, Bill (19 January 2017). "Movie review: Gulîstan, Land of Roses follows female PKK fighters". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. Wheeler, Brad (2016-10-07). "Gun Runners is an intimate look at a world most of us know nothing about". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  11. Milligan, Mercedes (2016-09-25). "'J'Aime les Filles,' 'Louise' Take Ottawa Grand Prizes". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  12. "Iqaluit". Filmfest Hamburg. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  13. "Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux Starring in 'It's Only the End of the World". Variety. 28 April 2015.
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  16. "Review: ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’". POV, April 29, 2016.
  17. "Story of Kelly Hofer, gay Manitoba Hutterite, explored in new documentary". CBC News, April 3, 2016.
  18. "Riverhead: Small Town Violence In Newfoundland". The East, September 15, 2016.
  19. "Nunavut directors head for the red carpet at TIFF". Nunatsiaq News, August 15, 2016.
  20. Rachel Zelniker, "'A real honour': Fort McPherson buzzing with pride over film shot in community". CBC North, September 24, 2016.
  21. Paloma Pacheco, "Preview: Werewolf and Tales of Two Who Dreamt at VIFF". SAD Magazine, September 30, 2016.
  22. Tucker, Rebecca (2 December 2016). "Theater of Life: Chefs cook a feast out of food waste in documentary". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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  26. Murthi, Vikram (August 2, 2016). "Fantastic Fest Announces First Wave of Programming For 12th Annual Celebration in September". Indie Wire. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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  28. "Wexford Plaza director Joyce Wong on strip mall romanticism and growing up in Scarborough". CBC News. December 2, 2017.
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