The first presentation of film in Canada was made on
July 21, 1896 at West End Park in Ottawa. An Edison Vitascope
camera and film program was used.
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The first film produced in Canada was films of wildlife
made by James Freer in Brandon, Manitoba in 1897.
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The first feature film over 1 hour
was Evangeline in 1914.
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The first 'talkie' in English was
North of '49 in 1929.
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The first 'talkie' in French was A
la Croisee des Chemins in 1943.
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The first color film was Talbot
of Canada in 1938