National Parks Project

The National Parks Project is a Canadian music and film project.[1] Released in 2011 to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Parks of Canada system,[2] the project sent teams consisting of three Canadian musicians and a filmmaker to 13 Canadian national parks, one in each province or territory, to shoot and score a short documentary film about the park.[3]

National Parks Project
Directed byVarious; see table
Produced byJoel McConvey
Kristina McLaughlin
Kevin McMahon
Michael McMahon
Geoff Morrison
Ryan Noth
CinematographyStephen Chung
Jonathon Cliff
Steve Cosens
Catherine Lutes
Cabot McNenly
Chris Romeike
John Minh Tran
Edited byCaroline Christie
Dave De Carlo
Stéphane Lafleur
Andres Landau
Jeremiah Munce
Ryan Noth
Roland Schlimme
Duff Smith
Jeff Warren
Kathy Weinkauf
Eric Wiegand
Music byVarious; see table
Production
companies
FilmCAN
Primitive Entertainment
Release date
  • April 30, 2011 (2011-04-30) (Hot Docs)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryCanada

The project was commissioned by Parks Canada and produced by FilmCAN and Primitive Entertainment, in association with Discovery World HD.[4] Prior to its commissioning, a test film by Ryan Noth, Joel McConvey and Geoff Morrison entitled National Parks Project: Gros Morne was released in 2009;[5] although it was not included in the finished series, Noth, McConvey and Morrison were producers of the series.

In addition to airing on Discovery World and on the web, the series was also screened at a number of film festivals, including Toronto's Hot Docs.

Music from the project was released on several EPs, as well as on a compilation album that featured some of the most popular tracks.[4]

Awards

Zacharias Kunuk's segment, Sirmilik, won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 32nd Genie Awards.[6] The overall series won the Gemini Award for Best Performing Arts Program or Series at the 26th Gemini Awards.[7]

Projects
Province/Territory Park Musicians Filmmaker
Alberta Waterton Lakes Cadence Weapon, Laura Barrett, Mark Hamilton Peter Lynch
British Columbia Gwaii Haanas Sarah Harmer, Bry Webb, Jim Guthrie Scott Smith
Manitoba Wapusk Kathleen Edwards, Matt Mays, Sam Roberts Hubert Davis
New Brunswick Kouchibouguac Casey Mecija, Don Kerr, Ohad Benchetrit Jamie Travis
Newfoundland and Labrador Gros Morne Jamie Fleming, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sam Shalabi Sturla Gunnarsson
Northwest Territories Nahanni Shad, Jace Lasek, Olga Goreas Kevin McMahon
Nova Scotia Cape Breton Highlands Tony Dekker, Old Man Luedecke, Daniela Gesundheit Keith Behrman
Nunavut Sirmilik Andrew Whiteman, Dean Stone, Tanya Tagaq Zacharias Kunuk
Ontario Bruce Peninsula John K. Samson, Christine Fellows, Sandro Perri Daniel Cockburn
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Chad Ross, Sophie Trudeau, Dale Morningstar John Walker
Quebec Mingan Archipelago Sebastien Grainger, Dan Werb, Jennifer Castle Catherine Martin
Saskatchewan Prince Albert Andre Ethier, Mathieu Charbonneau, Rebecca Foon Stéphane Lafleur
Yukon Kluane Graham Van Pelt, Ian D'Sa, Mishka Stein Louise Archambault

References
  1. "A trip through the National Parks Project". Now, May 18, 2011.
  2. "The National Parks Project: Wildlife and wild music". The Globe and Mail, May 20, 2011.
  3. "National Parks Project, The". Torontoist, April 27, 2011.
  4. "National Parks Project Gets Soundtrack with John K. Samson, Shad, Sebastien Grainger". Exclaim!, April 28, 2011.
  5. "Exploring Canada’s parks in film and music". Queen's Alumni Review, 2010.
  6. "Nunavut filmmaker wins Genie Award". CBC North, March 8, 2012.
  7. "Cinema academy dishes out 52 Gemini awards". Windsor Star, September 1, 2011.
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