List of Canadian films of 2008


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2008:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Adam's WallMichael MacKenzieJesse Aaron Dwyre, Flavia Bechara, Paul Ahmarani, Maxim RoyRomantic drama
AdorationAtom EgoyanRachel Blanchard, Scott Speedman, Kenneth Welsh, Arsinée Khanjian, Devon Bostick, Aaron PooleDrama
After the Ballot Manuel FogliaCharlotte L'Écuyer, Daniel TurpNational Film Board Documentary
All That She Wants Denis CôtéÈve Duranceau, Nicolas Canuel, Laurent LucasDrama
The American Trap Charles BinaméRémy Girard, Gérard Darmon, Colm Feore, Serge HoudeCrime drama
BabineLuc PicardVincent-Guillaume Otis, Luc Picard, Julien Poulin, Alexis Martin, Isabel RicherFantasy, dramaPrix Jutra – Art Direction, Sound, Music, Costumes, Makeup
Le BanquetSébastien RoseAlexis Martin, Raymond Bouchard, Benoît McGinnisDrama
Before Tomorrow Marie-Hélène Cousineau & Madeline IvaluMadeline Ivalu, Paul-Dylan IvaluInuit DramaTIFF – Best Canadian Feature
Behind Me Rafaël OuelletDrama
Beyond the Walls Guy ÉdoinShort drama
BlindnessFernando MeirellesJulianne Moore, Danny Glover, Alice Braga, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alice Braga, Don McKellarDramaBased on the novel by José Saramago; a Canada-Brazil-Japan co-production
Block BChris Chong Chan FuiExperimental shortMalaysian co-production
Blonde and BlonderDean HamiltonPamela Anderson, Denise RichardsComedy
BorderlineLyne CharleboisIsabelle Blais, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Angèle CoutuDrama
A Broken LifeNeil CoombsTom Sizemore, Corey SevierDrama
Club NativeTracey DeerNational Film Board DocumentaryWinner of the Canada Award
Confessions of a Porn AddictDuncan ChristieSpencer Rice, Mark Breslin, Lindsey ConnellFaux documentary
Cruising Bar 2Michel Côté & Robert MénardMichel Côté, Véronique Le FlaguaisComedyGenie Award – Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting Robert MorinFrançois PapineauDrama
Le déserteurSimon LavoieDrama
Down HereCharles WilkinsonArlene, Bingo, Gerald, Jane, Johnny, Lianne, Lisa, Lorne, Maggie, PaulDocumentary shortWinner Cleveland Best Documentary Short, VIFF Most Popular Canadian Short Film, EIFF Best Short Documentary, Venice Ondo Courta, Houston Special Jury Award
Down to the DirtJustin SimmsJoel Thomas Hynes, Robert Joy, Mary Lewis, Hugh DillonDrama
Everything Is Fine Yves-Christian FournierMaxime Dumontier, Chloé Bourgeois, Normand D’Amour, Claude LegaultDramaClaude Jutra Award; Prix Jutra – Supporting Actor
Examined LifeAstra TaylorCornel West, Slavoj Žižek, Judith ButlerDocumentary produced with the National Film BoardExplores contemporary philosophy
Fifty Dead Men WalkingKari SkoglandJim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Kevin Zegers, Rose McGowanPolitical, crime drama based on the novel by Martin McGartlandGenie Award – Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction; Canada-U.K. co-production
FLicKeRNik SheehanMarianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, Kenneth AngerNational Film Board DocumentaryBased on the book Chapel of Extreme Experience by John G. Geiger
GutterballsRyan NicholsonAlastair Gamble, Jeremy Beland, Mihola TerzicHorror
Hank and MikeMatthiew KlinckPaolo Mancini, Thomas Michael, Joe Mantegna, Chris KleinComedy
Heaven on EarthDeepa MehtaPreity Zinta, Geetika Sharma, Yanna McIntoshDrama
How She MoveIan Iqbal RashidRutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong, Dwain Murphy, Clé Bennett, Ardon Bess, Conrad CoatesDance Drama
It's Not Me, I Swear! Philippe FalardeauAntoine L'Écuyer, Suzanne Clément, Gabriel MailléComedy
JuniorIsabelle Lavigne & Stéphane ThibaultBaie-Comeau DrakkarDocumentary produced with the National Film BoardBest Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's Léa PoolCéline Bonnier, Marianne Fortier, Élie DupuisDramaMade for TV
Mothers & DaughtersCarl BessaiTantoo Cardinal, Gabrielle Rose, Babz Chula, Camille Sullivan, Tinsel KoreyDrama
My Name Is Victor Gazon Patrick GazéShort drama
The NecktieJean-François LévesqueNational Film Board animated shortJutra Award for best animation
The Necessities of LifeBenoît PilonNatar Ungalaaq, Eveline Gélinas, Paul-André BrasseurDrama
Next FloorDenis VilleneuveShortGenie Award – Live-Action Short; Prix Jutra – Short; Cannes Film Festival – Canal+ Award
A No-Hit No-Run Summer Francis LeclercPatrice Robitaille, Pier-Luc Funk, Jacinthe Laguë, Roy DupuisSports drama
Nurse.Fighter.BoyCharles OfficerKaren LeBlanc, Clark Johnson, Daniel J. GordonDramaGenie Award – Song
One WeekMichael McGowanJoshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, Gordon Downie, narrated by Campbell ScottDramaGenie Award - Actor
Otto; or Up with Dead PeopleBruce LaBruceJey Crisfar, Marcel SchluttHorrorGerman-Canada co-production
PassageJohn WalkerRick RobertsDocumentary filmPartly based on the book Fatal Passage by Ken McGoogan
PasschendaelePaul GrossPaul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas, Gil Bellows, Joe Dinicol, Meredith BaileyRomance, World War I dramaGolden Reel Award
PontypoolBruce McDonaldStephen McHattie, Lisa HouleHorror, ThrillerBased on the Tony Burgess novel Pontypool Changes Everything, which is the name of the film sequel
Princess Margaret Blvd.Kazik RadwanskiShort drama
Real TimeRandall ColeRandall Cole, Randy Quaid, Jay BaruchelDramedy
Brett GaylorGirl Talk, Lawrence Lessig, Cory DoctorowDocumentary produced with the National Film BoardOpen source film about copyright law
Stone of DestinyCharles Martin SmithCharlie Cox, Kate Mara, Robert Carlyle, Billy BoydDramaCanada-U.K. co-production
To Each Her OwnHeather TobinHannah Hogan, Dre Carrington, Shaughnessy ReddenDrama
Up the YangtzeYung ChangNational Film Board DocumentaryGenie Award for best documentary
Waitresses Wanted Guylaine DionneClara Furey, Anne Dorval, Colm FeoreDrama