The JUNO Awards at 40: Celebrating Canadian Music on Film

The JUNO Awards at 40: Celebrating Canadian Music on Film

The JUNO Awards at 40: Celebrating Canadian Music on Film

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In celebration of the return of the JUNO Awards to Toronto, TIFF Bell Lightbox is proud to host seven days of seminal music-themed films, featuring some of the greatest Canadian artists of the last forty years.
In celebration of the return of the JUNO Awards to Toronto, TIFF Bell Lightbox is proud to host seven days of seminal music-themed films, featuring some of the greatest Canadian artists of the last forty years and showcasing the outstanding variety and vitality of the Canadian music scene. Each film will be introduced by a JUNO Award nominee or winner, filmmaker or artist. Thanks to Steve Cranwell, Executive Director, MusiCounts

2011 JUNO Awards CTV Broadcast: Sunday March 27, 2011 is the live CTV Broadcast from the Air Canada Centre celebrating 40 Years of the JUNO Awards. Fans will enjoy multiple performances and see their favourite artists accepting JUNO Awards. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sold will support MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity which helps to keep music alive in schools across the country. www.Musicounts.ca


Films in The JUNO Awards at 40: Celebrating Canadian Music on Film

    • Anvil: The Story of Anvil

    • One of the best music docs of recent years, Sacha Gervasi’s film about the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil is funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, poignantly depicting the thin line between what is and what could have been (and what might be yet to come!). Introduced by 102.1 The Edge’s Alan Cross.

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    • Blue Rodeo: In Stereovision

    • A 20th anniversary celebration of one of Canada’s most iconic rock ensembles. Introduced by Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor.

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    • Escarpment Blues

    • Following Sarah Harmer’s 2005 concert and activist tour in support of the Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) campaign. Introduced by JUNO Award winner Sarah Harmer.

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    • Festival Express

    • A vintage document of rock legends The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin and others as they travel by Canadian National Railways on the eponymous tour during the summer of 1970. Introduced by legendary concert promoter and music publicist Richard Flohil, who will be joined on stage by Garth Douglas, Executive Producer of Festival Express.

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    • Hard Core Logo

    • Bruce McDonald’s epochal mockumentary offers a greasy and hilarious window onto the Canadian punk rock scene, and features a stand-out performance by Headstones frontman Hugh Dillon. Introduced by JUNO Award winners Billy Talent.

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    • Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

    • A superstar 2005 tribute to the man himself at the Sydney Opera House, with performances by Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Rufus and Martha Wainwright and numerous others. Introduced by CBC’s Peter Mansbridge and JUNO Award winner Amelia Curran.

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    • Look at What the Light Did Now

    • A new documentary about Feist and the creation of her hit album The Reminder. Introduced by Stuart Berman, author of This Book Is Broken.

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    • Music from the Big House

    • Echoing Johnny Cash’s legendary Folsom Prison concert, this film marries hope and heartbreak as Canadian blues singer Rita Chiarelli performs with inmates at Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary. Introduced with a performance by Rita Chiarelli.

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    • Neil Young: Heart of Gold

    • Jonathan Demme captures Neil Young’s masterful two-night performance at the Ryman Theater in Nashville, Tennessee, as Young premieres his new album Prairie Wind and delivers an encore acoustic set of beloved classics. Introduced by JUNO Award-nominated recording artists Suzie McNeil and Emm Gryner.

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    • Oscar Peterson: Keeping The Groove Alive

    • Narrated by actor Christopher Plummer, this compelling documentary combines interviews with Peterson and such eminent jazz performers as Diana Krall and Herbie Hancock to celebrate the life and times of one of Canada’s greatest jazz musicians. Introduced by Kelly Peterson and JUNO Award nominee Robi Botos. Preceded by the short film Begone Dull Care.

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    • Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

    • This stunning new documentary traces the story of Canada’s prog-rock heroes from their humble beginnings in Toronto’s Willowdale neighbourhood to international superstardom. Introduced by directors and Juno Award winners Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen.

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    • Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

    • François Girard’s Genie Award-winning film provides a multidimensional portrait of the piano prodigy through a combination of interviews, animations and imaginative re-creations of scenes from Gould’s life. Introduced by Brian Levine, Executive Director, Glenn Gould Foundation with a special performance by pianist Claudia Chan.

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    • This Movie Is Broken

    • Bruce McDonald’s indie rock romance about the power of love . . . and Broken Social Scene. Introduced by Stuart Berman, author of This Book Is Broken.

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