| From the beginning, the Canadian film industry has lived in the shadow of Hollywood. By 1930, feature films were the most successful form of popular entertainment. At that time, virtually all of the movies shown in Canadian theatres were movies from someplace else--some from France and Britain, most from the United States.
Gradually, over the course of the last 60 years, Canada has developed its own film industry. However, even today less than five percent of the movies seen by Canadians are made by Canadians. Why is this the case? Does it matter that Canadians mostly watch films from other countries, and especially from Hollywood?
Unfortunately, most Canadians have seen only a handful of the Canadian movies produced during the last 25 years. As Claude Jutra, one of Canada's most noted directors, once said: "Not making the films you want to make is awful, but making them and not having them shown is worse." In the 1970s, Canadian movie theatres effectively discriminated against Canadian-made films by continuing to align themselves with the major Hollywood studios.
Lets support the Canadian Movie Industry and our fellow Canadians. We have a proud heritage of professionalism and dedication to the industry. Hollywood North would not be a phrase any longer with our, government and loyalty support.
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