This March 10, we offer you a day of conference in partnership with Telefilm, the CFI and IFFO, around the heritage cinema based on a study realized by Bruno Boëz, follow live the event by clicking here.

An unseen look at the state of Canadian heritage cinema

New Light on Canadian Heritage Film is a collaboration between the Canadian Film Institute and the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France to Canada, building on the long and rich history of cooperation between our two countries in the fields of cinema and culture.

It’s available and downloadable here, as well as from our partners CFI and Telefilm, and is accompanied by an interactive online map that allows you to locate structures broadcasting – or interested in – heritage cinema across Canada.

The study, conducted by Bruno Boëz, is based on exchanges with 250 professionals and is the first of its kind to be conducted across Canada. It constitutes a review of the initiatives and institutions working to preserve and promote Canadian heritage cinema. It also makes recommendations for enhancing the visibility and reach of Canadian heritage cinema both domestically and internationally, which is in line with a series of projects led by Telefilm Canada, among others, that share these same goals.

Challenges and prospects

Our goal in releasing this study is to provide a catalyst for these various initiatives and to create greater mobilization around these issues.

It’s an opportunity to share the French experience in this field, based in particular on an important public system and the influence of major international heritage film events based in France, such as the Lumière festival or Cannes Classics, the Cannes festival program devoted to the classics of world cinema.

A Canadian focus is being considered for the next International Classic Film Market (MIFC, Lumière Festival) in Lyon next October.

SAVE AS, a conference for the future of preserving, distributing and exhibiting Canadian cinematic heritage

The study is presented on March 10, 2022 as part of a day of debate bringing together professional and institutional actors of the film industry on a national scale. Organized in partnership with Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Film Institute and the Embassy of France, this conference will take place during the professional segment of the International Film Festival of Ottawa and will also be available online.

The Save As conference day will highlight the future of preserving, distributing and exhibiting world’s cinematic heritage.

Panel discussions and case studies based on recent restorations of classic films deal with ways to increase the accessibility of this heritage to audiences both domestically and internationally.

Program :
10am – 10:30am / Opening
10:30am – 12am / Presentation of the study: New lights on Canadian heritage cinema
1:30pm 2pm / Case study – Canada: La vie rêvée (1972)
2pm – 3pm / Panel 1: Canada now
3:15pm – 3:45pm / Case study – France: Le cercle rouge (1970)
3:45pm – 4:45pm / Panel 2: The world is waiting
Full program here: https://www.iffo.ca/2022/saveas