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Canada in a Day

2017 Canadian television documentary film

Canada in a Day is a Canadian television documentary film directed by Trish Dolman, which aired on CTV in 2017.[1] Created to mark the 150th anniversary of Canada in 2017 and inspired by the 2011 film Life in a Day, the film portrayed a snapshot of Canadian life over a period of 24 hours.[1]

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In 2016, CTV announced that people across Canada were being invited to film the events of their lives on September 10, 2016.[2] A total of 16,818 videos were received, which were then distilled into a two-hour film by Dolman and editor Nick Hector. Out of all the country-specific Life in a Day sequels that have been released since 2011, Canada in a Day received the third-highest number of submissions behind only Italy in a Day and Spain in a Day.[1]

The film premiered on CTV on June 25, 2017, and was repeated on July 1 on CTV and July 2 on CTV Two.[1]

The film won two Canadian Screen Awards at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, for Best Direction in a Documentary Program (Dolman) and Best Editing in a Documentary Program (Hector).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "CTV's Canada in a Day debuts June 25". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "In Brief: Alias Grace gets Gadon, date set for Canada in a Day". Playback, June 30, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "CTV National News, W5 win at Canadian Screen Awards". CTV News, March 6, 2018.


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