Absolutely Canadian
| Absolutely Canadian | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 1998 |
Absolutely Canadian is a Canadian documentary television series. Formerly a weekday news series on
Newsworld
In its CBC Newsworld era, the program aired news reports on local and regional interest stories from the CBC's local news bureaux.
CBC Television
The series was relaunched in the summer of 2011 on CBC Television as a summer documentary series, with distinct regional editions produced in
With the 2018 season the regional episodes and national curated slate of shows were made available on
Awards
The feature documentary Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice, an epic touching upon 150 years of the Chinese Canadian community and international diaspora from Absolutely Canadian's Alberta edition, produced and directed by Kenda Gee and Tom Radford, picked up two nominations for Best Sound and Best Original Music in a Non-Fiction Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.[2]
At the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, country singer Kira Isabella garnered an award nomination for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series for her appearance on Studio 14 Sessions, the musical performance segment of the Ottawa edition.[3]
At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, the series garnered nominations in the categories of Best Music Program or Series for John Mann Here and Now, an episode of the British Columbia edition of the series featuring the first live concert performance by musician John Mann after publicizing his diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's disease,[4] and Best Documentary Program for Okpik's Dream, a documentary film which aired on the Quebec edition of the series.[5]
References
- ^ a b "CBC Newsworld aims for flair and depth". Calgary Herald, June 24, 1998.
- ^ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
- ^ "CBC Receives 97 Canadian Screen Award Nominations". Broadcaster, January 13, 2015.
- ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Okpik's Dream, Montreal filmmaker's 1st doc, nominated for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 20, 2016.
