Canuck movies celebrated online

Canadian film will be celebrated this week with some online streaming initiatives spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, the annual National Canadian Film Day will take place with a virtual edition replacing the one-day event that usually involves screening events across the country.

The day will feature a fourhour interactive livestream broadcast, including conversations with stars and filmmakers, from 6 to 10 p.m. on YouTube and canfilmday.ca.

Talent set to appear in the livestreams include Sandra Oh, Jay Baruchel, Ethan Hawke, Atom Egoyan, Colm Feore, Mina Shum, Patricia Rozema, Emily Hampshire and Don McKellar.

Viewers can also watch a curated selection of Canadian films that day on CBC, CBC Gem, Netflix, Hollywood Suite, Crave, the National Film Board of Canada and other sites.