CBC Talk Show to Spotlight Canadian Movies

CBC has unveiled The Filmmakers, a new original talk show launching this weekend as a companion series to a Saturday night lineup of 11 celebrated Canadian films.

Hosted by journalist Johanna Schneller, The Filmmakers will begin airing on Saturday, July 22, at 8:30 p.m. Each half-hour episode will feature candid studio conversations with the creative talent behind top Canadian movies and will focus on a film that will air immediately following the talk show. The premiere episode of The Filmmakers will center on Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter.

Other films to be featured on The Filmmakers and in CBC’s Saturday night schedule include Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley), Last Night (Don McKellar), Incendies (Denis Villeneuve) and Double Happiness (Mina Shum). Further titles on the slate are Rebelle (War Witch) from Kim Nguyen, J’Ai Tué Ma Mère (I Killed My Mother) from Xavier Dolan, Water from Deepa Mehta, Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) from Zacharias Kunuk, Manufactured Landscapes from Jennifer Baichwal and Across the Line (formerly Cole Harbour) from Director X. In addition to the weekly broadcast, The Filmmakers and a complementary series of film tutorial videos will be available to stream online.