Canadiana (web series)

Last updated
Canadiana
GenreDocumentary
Directed by
  • Ashley Brook
  • Kyle Cucco
Country of origin Canada
Original languages
  • English (25 episodes)
  • French (5 episodes)
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerAshley Brook
Production locations
Production companyThe Canadiana Project
Original release
ReleaseAugust 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)

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]

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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]

Reception

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]

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

References

  1. "The Bizarre History of O Canada" via www.youtube.com.
  2. 1 2 "Canadiana". YouTube.
  3. "Bell Fund announces decisions for the November 13, 2017 round of applications – Short-Form Digital Series (Non-fiction)". Bell Fund. January 16, 2018.
  4. "Bell Fund Announces the Results of the October 19, 2020 Deadline for the Short-Form Digital Series Program". Bell Fund. December 15, 2020.
  5. "The Pirate Legends of Canada Part 1" via www.youtube.com.
  6. "2019 Nominees". April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  7. "Big Night for the CCE Awards!". CCE.
  8. "Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  9. "2023 Nominees". Banff World Media Festival.
  10. "Canadiana Returns with the Nation's Swashbuckling History". POV. 30 June 2022.
  11. "Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa". CBC.
  12. "Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan". CBC.
  13. "Relearning Canadian History". CTV News. 10 July 2022.
  14. "Canadiana; Inside Natalie". Newstalk 1010.
  15. "Global News Morning chats with host of the 'Canadiana' web-series, Adam Bunch". Global News.
  16. "Canada's hidden past | Watch News Videos Online". Global News.
  17. "March 30th 2019 – This is Canadiana".[ permanent dead link ]
  18. "Episode 441 Ashley Brook & Adam Bunch & Canadiana | David Peck host of weekly podcasts with remarkable people doing wonderful things". face2facelive.ca. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  19. "Canadiana". Canadiana.
  20. "Terreur 404, Farm Crime among T.O. WebFest winners". Playback.