Preludes (film series)

Preludes is a Canadian short film series, which premiered in 2000.[1] Commissioned by the Toronto International Film Festival to mark the event's 25th anniversary in 2000, the series consisted of ten short films by Canadian directors which were inspired in some way by the festival,[2] and each film screened as a prelude to a feature film in the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival program.

The most successful film in the series was Guy Maddin's The Heart of the World, which won numerous awards including the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Genie Awards.[3] David Cronenberg's entry, Camera, was also a Genie nominee in the same category.[4]

The full Preludes program was subsequently screened on the web, on a platform funded by Bell Canada.[5]

  1. ^ Peter Howell, "Country's top directors show fans their shorts; Five-minute films commissioned to celebrate 25th anniversary". Toronto Star, November 15, 2000.
  2. ^ Marc Glassman, "Preludes". Take One, Vol. 30 (Winter 2001). pp. 43-44.
  3. ^ "Inuit film Atanarjuat wins five Genie Awards". Sudbury Star, February 8, 2002.
  4. ^ Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  5. ^ Peter Howell, "Downstreaming without a paddle ; Fest shorts on the Web ain't nothing like the real thing". Toronto Star, November 15, 2000.