Canada Film Online receives $330,627 federal grant

March 14, 2011

The Canada Interactive Fund has awarded Athabasca University a $330,627 grant for Canada Film Online, a new project that will create a unique interactive resource highlighting the history of filmmaking in Canada. The university plans to add 50 films to its current collection of anglophone and francophone films providing a platform for interactive opportunities for film students and the general public.

Through such interactive tools as wikis and GIS technologies, users will be able to track patterns of film development, employing the database to generate charts, graphs and timelines, submit commentaries for review and inclusion, and contribute to the information available on feature film-making since the 1960s. Included in the database will be dates, funding sources, names of producers, directors, and actors. To further the project goal of developing a comprehensive resource for film scholars, researchers will develop summaries of relevant federal and provincial film development policies and tax and other incentives, with lists and dates of films funded. The university will pursue this project in collaboration with the National Film Board, Library and Archives Canada, Telefilm Canada, Directors Guild of Canada, Canadian Association of Film & Television Producers, and L'Elephant.

For more information, contact:

John O'Brien
Manager, Communications and Media Relations
403-298-2931
jobrien@athabascau.ca

 

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