List of Canadian films of 2003


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2003:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Bernard ÉmondLuc PicardDrama
À Hauteur d'hommeJean-Claude LabrecqueBernard LandryDocumentaryJutra - Documentary; a film about Bernard Landry, the leader of the Parti Québécois.
The Barbarian Invasions Denys ArcandRémy Girard, Marie-Josée Croze, Dorothée Berryman, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Stéphane Rousseau, Dominique Michel, Yves JacquesComedy, DramaA sequel of sorts to the 1986 film, The Decline of the American Empire; a Canada-France co-production.
BlizzardLeVar BurtonZoe Warner, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer, Kevin PollakFamily, holiday filmMade with U.S. financing
The CorporationJennifer Abbott, Mark AchbarJane Akre, Ray AndersonDocumentaryThe top-grossing Canadian feature documentary.
Crime SpreeBrad MirmanGérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday, Saïd TaghmaouiCrime dramaCanada-U.K. co-production
The Delicate Art of ParkingTrent CarlsonDov Tiefenbach, Fred Ewanuick, Nancy RobertsonComedy, drama
DenominationsDaniel CockburnJoe GibbonsShort experimental filmOne Minute Film & Video Festival: Special Jury Prize
Dying at GraceAllan KingDocumentary
EmileCarl BessaiIan McKellen, Deborah Kara UngerDramaCanada-U.K. co-production
The EventThom FitzgeraldBrent Carver, Olympia Dukakis, Jane Leeves, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, Parker PoseyDramaMade with U.S. financing
Falling AngelsScott SmithCallum Keith Rennie, Miranda Richardson, Katharine Isabelle, Kristin AdamsDramaGenie Award – Art Direction, Song; Canada-France co-production
Falling in Love AgainMunro FergusonNational Film Board animated shortGenie Award – Animated Short
Far Side of the Moon Robert LepageRobert Lepage, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Richard FrédetteDrama based on a play by Robert LepageBerlin Film Festival – International Critics Prize
Father and SonsMichel BoujenahPhilippe Noiret, Charles Berling, Bruno Putzulu, Pascal ElbéFamily dramaCanada-France co-production
Festival ExpressBob SmeatonThe Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Buddy Guy and othersConcert filmCanada-U.K.-Netherlands co-production
'Nettie WildDocumentaryGenie Award – Documentary
FoolproofWilliam PhillipsRyan Reynolds, David Suchet, Kristin BoothCrime drama
'Vikram JayantiGarry Kasparov, IBM’s Deep BlueDocumentary produced with the National Film Board
Gaz Bar BluesLouis BélangerSerge Thériault, Danny GilmoreComedy, dramaPrix Jutra – Actor, Musical Score
How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause Sébastien RoseMicheline Lanctôt, Paul AhmaraniComedy of mannersClaude Jutra Award
The Impostor Daniel CockburnDaniel CockburnShort experimental filmHomage to video artist Colin Campbell
I Want a DogSheldon CohenNational Film Board animated shortBased on the children's book I Want a Dog
Julie Walking HomeAgnieszka HollandMiranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan SmithDramaCanada-German-Poland co-production made with U.S. financing
Juniper Tree Micheline LanctôtSylvie Drapeau, Frédérick De GrandpréDrama
Kart RacerStuart GillardRandy Quaid, Will RothhaarComedy dramaMade for TV
Long Life, Happiness & ProsperityMina ShumSandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Tseng Chang, Russell YuenComedy, drama
Love, Sex and Eating the BonesDavid SutherlandHill Harper, Marlyne Afflack, Mark Taylor, Marieka WeatheredRomantic comedy
Love That BoyAndrea DorfmanNadia Litz, Nikki Barnett, Adrien Dixon, Ellen PageRomantic comedy
LuckPeter WellingtonLuke Kirby, Sarah Polley, Noam JenkinsComedy
The Magical Life of Long Tack SamAnn Marie FlemingLong Tack SamDocumentary
Mambo ItalianoÉmile GaudreaultLuke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino, Mary Walsh, Sophie Lorain, Peter MillerComedy, DramaFrom the play by Steve Galluccio
Moving MalcolmBenjamin RatnerBenjamin Ratner, Elizabeth Berkley, John Neville, Jay Brazeau, Babz ChulaComedy-drama
My Life Without MeIsabel CoixetSarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Scott Speedman, Leonor Watling, Amanda PlummerDramaGenie Award – Actress ; Canada-Spain co-production
Noël BlankJean-François RivardGilles Pelletier, Sylvain Marcel, Pascale Desrochers, Patrice DussaultShort drama
On the CornerNathaniel GearyAlex Rice, Simon Baker, JR BourneDrama
Owning MahownyRichard KwietniowskiPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John HurtDramaFrom the novel by Gary Stephen Ross; Canada-U.K. co-production
Past PerfectDaniel MacIvorRebecca Jenkins, Daniel MacIvor, Maury Chaykin, Marie BrassardDrama
ProteusJohn GreysonRouxnet Brown, Neil SandilandsDramaCanada-South Africa co-production
Red Nose Éric CanuelPatrick Huard, Michèle-Barbara Pelletier, Pierre Lebeau, Caroline DhavernasRomantic comedy
The Republic of LoveDeepa MehtaBruce Greenwood, Emilia Fox, Edward Fox, Martha Henry, Jan Rubeš, Claire BloomRomantic comedyCanada-U.K. co-production based on the novel by Carol Shields.
Rhinoceros EyesAaron WoodleyMichael Pitt, Paige Turco, Gale Harold, James AllodiOff-beat roamance
Roger Toupin, épicier variétéBenoît PilonShortPrix Jutra – Documentary
The Saddest Music in the WorldGuy MaddinIsabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, Ross McMillan, David FoxComedy, MusicalJury Prize winner at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Seducing Doctor Lewis Jean-François PouliotRaymond Bouchard, Pierre Collin, David Boutin, Benoît Brière, Lucie Laurier, Donald Pilon, Clémence DesRochersComedyWorld Cinema Audience Award at Sundance
The Snow WalkerCharles Martin SmithBarry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell, Kiersten Warren, Jon GriesDramaBased on a short story by Farley Mowat
StanderBronwen HughesThomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Kara UngerPolice dramaCanada-U.K.-South Africa-German co-production
The StatementNorman JewisonMichael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates, Matt Craven, John NevilleDramaBased on a novel by Brian Moore; Genie Award – Overall Sound, Sound Editing; Canada-U.K.-France co-production
TwistJacob TierneyNick Stahl, Joshua Close, Gary Farmer, Stephen McHattieDrama loosely based on Oliver Twist
WEAKENDDaniel CockburnShort experimental filmFameFame Jury Prize, Tranz Tech Festival