Canadiana | |
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Genre | Documentary |
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Country of origin | Canada |
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No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Producer | Ashley Brook |
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Production company | The Canadiana Project |
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Release | August 15, 2017 |
Canadiana is a documentary web series about Canadian history. The first video in the series premiered on the Canadiana YouTube channel on August 14, 2017. Episodes are hosted and feature on-location footage, cut-out archival animations and visual effects. [1] [2]
In January 2018 the Bell Fund announced it would fund Canadiana's second season. [3] Following the success of season 2, which included a Canadian Screen Award nomination, a third season received a green light for production in late 2020. [4] Season 3, episode 1 premiered on June 28, 2022 on the Canadiana YouTube channel. [5] [2]
In 2019, the series won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Research from Yorkton Film Festival and a Canadian Cinema Editors Award for Best Editing in a Web Based Series. [6] [7]
Canadiana was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in 2020. [8] In 2023, the series was nominated for a Rockie Award from Banff World Media Festival in the Short Form Non-Fiction category. [9]
Of its third season, POV Magazine called Canadiana an "exploration of the oft-overlooked history of Canada [that] gives the nation's past the colour it deserves." [10] As of March 2023, season 3 has received media attention from CBC's Metro Morning, CBC Radio One, CTV News Channel, CFRB, Global News Morning, and more. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Canadiana was previously featured on Breakfast Television, Global News, Newstalk 1010 and Elmnt FM, and has received praise by blogs and podcasts for its approach to Canadian history. [16] [17] [18] Canadiana has been selected to screen at T.O. Webfest, NYC Web Fest, Miami Web Fest, Hollyweb Festival, Stareable Fest L.A., Sicily Web Fest, The National Screen Institute's NSI Online Short Film Festival, and Yorkton Film Festival. [19] The series also took home the IWCC Canadian Story Spotlight Award at T.O. WebFest in 2019. [20]