Contra Zoom Pod Episode 303: 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Nomination Reactions
The Canadian Screen Awards announced their 2025 nominations and the Contra Zoom Pod guys react to which films made the cut.
Canadian Screen Awards
Contra Zoom Pod 233: Canadian Screen Awards 2023
Dakota and Rachel discuss the Canadian Screen Awards & their top 5 Canadian Films on Contra Zoom Pod!
Scarborough Leads Canadian Screen Awards Winners
Winners at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards include Scarborough, Night Raiders, Drunken Birds, Wildhood, Learn to Swim, and Kímmapiiyipitssini.
Simple but Complicated: The Short Films of Sophy Romvari
Surveying the short films of Toronto's Sophy Romvari, from Norman Norman to Pumpkin Movie to Still Processing.
The White Fortress Review: Life in Limbo
Igor Drljača's The White Fortress is a moody and understated tale of star-crossed lovers in a land frozen in time.
Night Raiders and Beans: Two Films, One Horror
Danis Goulet's Night Raiders and Tracey Deer's Beans lead us to the same realization, in two completely different ways.
Wildhood Trailer: First Look at Canadian Screen Award Nominee
Wildhood opens in theatres March 11.
‘Anne at 13,000 ft’ Trailer: A giant leap for Toronto film
First look at Anne at 13,000 starring Deragh Campbell and directed by Kazik Radwanski.
2020 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations
With a staggering 26 nominations, Schitt’s Creek leads all nominees at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards.
2015 Canadian Screen Award Winners Gallery
Just a few of the snaps we took of last night's Canadian Screen Award winners followed by the full list of winners.
Whitewash Review
Whitewash is an ambitious, if decidedly problematic debut Canadian feature that’s arriving in theatres at the perfect time.
Interview: Louise Archambault
We talk to Louise Archambault, the Quebecois director of the Canadian Screen Award Best Picture nominee Gabrielle about avoiding misery and melodrama, her documentary-style approach to filmmaking, how coming of age stories can happen at any point in life, how her cast never felt pressured, and the relationship between her two award nominated leads.
Interview: Jason Buxton
We talk with award winning first time feature filmmaker Jason Buxton about his drama Blackbird, his research into the lives of at risk youth, his struggles to make the film with his own vision in mind, and the sometimes frustrating casting process.
