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So Close to the State/s: The Emergence of Canadian Feature Film Policy, 1952-1976

So Close to the State/s: The Emergence of Canadian Feature Film Policy, 1952-1976

Dorland, Michael

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Film StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 080208043X
ISBN13: 9780802080431
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Jun 20 1998
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

This book examines in detail the formation of Canadian feature film policy from the 1950s to the present. It pays special attention to the role played by producers, filmmakers, and government agencies, in relation to the changing production practices brought about by Canadian television.

For Canadian policy-makers, the feature film was considered to be a signifier of cultural modernity. Filmmakers' desire to experiment with a new format was subverted by a political-economic agenda intent on using the format to create cultural authenticity for a nation lagging behind its neighbour to the South. Dorland crafts a careful historical analysis based on primary sources, including government records and in-depth personal interviews with key participants. Employing Foucault's concept of governmentality, Dorland analyses the state's interest in influencing and shaping feature film production.

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