This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1998:
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2 Seconds Manon Briand Charlotte Laurier, Dino Tavarone, Suzanne Clément, Louise Forestier, André Brassard Drama Air Bud: Golden Receiver Richard Martin Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson Family film Made with U.S. financing Airspeed Robert Tinnell Elisha Cuthbert, Joe Mantegna Drama Made for TV The Assistant Daniel Petrie Gil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Kate Greenhouse, Jaimz Woolvett Drama Canada-U.K. co-production August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) Denis Villeneuve Pascale Bussières, Alexis Martin, Serge Thériault Drama Denis Villeneuve's first feature was screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival; Prix Jutra – Actor (Martin) Barney's Great Adventure Steve Gomer Comedy Boy Meets Girl Jerry Ciccoritti Kate Nelligan, Sean Astin, Emily Hampshire, Joe Mantegna Romantic comedy Nominated for Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award Les Boys II Louis Saia Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard, Serge Thériault, Paul Houde Comedy Golden Reel Award Clutch Chris Grismer David Hewlett, Tanya Allen, Carlo Rota, Tom Green Crime comedy Conquest Piers Haggarad Lothaire Bluteau, Tara FitzGerald, Monique Mercure, David Fox, Eugene Lipinski Drama with a touch of magic realism Genie Award – Supporting Actress (Mercure); Canada-U.K. co-production The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) André Forcier Robin Aubert, Geneviève Brouillette, Isabel Richer Comedy, drama Dancing on the Moon Kit Hood Natalie Vansier, Michael Yarmush, Elisha Cuthbert, Dorothée Berryman Family film Canada-Czech co-production Dirty Bruce Sweeney Tom Scholte, Babz Chula, Benjamin Ratner, Nancy Sivak, Vincent Gale Drama Dog Park Bruce McCulloch Luke Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Natasha Henstridge, Janeane Garofalo, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney Comedy Genie Award – Supporting Actor (McKinney) The Eleventh Child (Nguol thùa) Dai Sijie Drama Elimination Dance Bruce McDonald, Don McKellar, Michael Ondaatje Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, Michael Turner Short drama The Escape Stuart Gillard Patrick Dempsey Action, drama Made for TV Extraordinary Visitor John W. Doyle Raoul Bhaneja, Mary Walsh, Andy Jones Comedy The Falling Raul Sanchez Inglis Christopher Shyer, Nicole Oliver, Rob Lee Drama The Fishing Trip Amnon Buchbinder Jhene Erwin, Melissa Hood, Anna Henry Drama Frank the Wrabbit John Weldon Paul Hecht Animated short The Ghosts of Dickens' Past Bruce Neibaur Christopher Heyerdahl, Ralph Allison, Jennifer Bertram Biography drama The Grace of God Gerald L'Ecuyer Michael Riley, Steve Cumyn, David Cronenberg Docudrama The Hairy Bird also known as Strike! Sarah Kernochan Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn Redgrave Comedy Canada-Italy co-production Heart of the Sun Francis Damberger Christianne Hirt, Shaun Johnston, Michael Riley Drama The Herd Peter Lynch Colm Feore, James Allodi, Graham Greene, David Hemblen, Doug Lennox, Don McKellar, Mark McKinney Documentary Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream Simcha Jacobovici Documentary It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) Denise Filiatrault Ginette Reno, Pierrette Robitaille Comedy, drama Adaptation of the novel by Michel Tremblay Jack and Jill John Kalangis John Kalangis, Shauna MacDonald, Kathryn Zenna Romantic comedy Jerry and Tom Saul Rubinek Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin, Ted Danson, Charles Durning Black comedy Made with U.S. financing Joe's Wedding Michael Kennedy D.W. Moffett, Kate Vernon, Tammy Isbell Drama Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) Jeanne Crépeau Dominique Leduc, Stephanie Morgenstern Drama Kayla Nicholas Kendall Tod Fennell, Bronwen Booth, Henry Czerny, Meredith Henderson Drama Last Night Don McKellar Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Geneviève Bujold, David Cronenberg, Callum Keith Rennie Drama Canada-France co-production Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Jennifer Baichwal Paul Bowles Documentary Loss of Faith Allan A. Goldstein John Ritter, Sophie Lorain, Daphne Zuniga Drama mystery thriller Ludovic: The Snow Gift Co Hoedeman Sonja Ball Animated short Magical Words (Les Mots magiques) Jean-Marc Vallée Richard Robitaille, Robert Gravel Short drama Meanwhile (Pendant ce temps...) Ghyslaine Côté Carmen Ferlan, Gérard Poirier, Ghyslaine Côté, Catherine Pépin, Jocelyne Zucco, , Huguette Oligny, David Boutin, Short suspense drama First Prize, Stony Brook and Cabbagetown; nominated for a Prix Jutra and a Genie Award in the Best Short Film category Moving Day Chris Deacon Michael McMurtry, Brigitte Gall Short comedy Mr. Aiello (La Déroute) Paul Tana Tony Nardi, Barbara-Michèle Pelletier Drama My Dog Vincent Michael McGowan Chuck Campbell, Zehra Leverman Coming-of-age drama Nô Robert Lepage Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marie Gignac Drama Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Marcel Sabourin, Claude Blanchard, Julie Ménard, Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Micheline Lanctôt Drama A Place Called Chiapas Nettie Wild Documentary co-produced with National Film Board Genie Award - Feature documentary; about the Zapatista Army of National Liberation revolt in southern Mexico The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Martin Short Animated musical drama Canada-U.S. co-production Quest for the Lost Tribes Simcha Jacobovici Documentary The Real Howard Spitz Vadim Jean Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe, Geneviève Tessier, Patrick McKenna Comedy The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge) François Girard Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Sylvia Chang, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Christoph Koncz Drama Canada-U.K.-Italy-Austria co-production Rupert's Land Jonathan Tammuz Samuel West, Ian Tracey, George Wendt Comedy Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet Brenda Longfellow Gwendolyn MacEwen (subject), Linda Griffiths (narrator) Documentary Streetheart (Le cœur au poing) Charles Binamé Pascale Montpetit, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Guy Nadon, Guylaine Tremblay Drama Prix Jutra – Actress (Montpetit), Supporting Actress (Cadieux) Such a Long Journey Sturla Gunnarsson Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri, Ranjit Chowdhry Drama based on the novel by Rohinton Mistry Genie Award – Actor (Seth), Editing, Sound Editing; Canada-U.K. co-production Summer of the Monkeys Michael Anderson Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Don Francks Family film made for Disney Direct to DVD Sunrise over Tiananmen Square Shui-Bo Wang Short co-produced with the National Film Board Academy Award nominee This Is My Father Paul Quinn Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Stephen Rea, John Cusack Family drama Canada-Ireland co-production We're Funny That Way! David Adkin Scott Capurro, Maggie Cassella, Kate Clinton, Lea DeLaria, Elvira Kurt, Bob Smith Documentary Made for TV When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) Jacques Leduc Annie Girardot, Pascale Bussières Drama When Ponds Freeze Over Mary Lewis Mary Lewis, Andy Jones, James Allodi, Eva Crocker Mixed animation/live action short Genie Award – Live-Action Short; TIFF – Best Canadian Short Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain (Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur) Robert Morin Drama You Can Thank Me Later Shimon Dotan Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Plummer Comedy drama
See also 1998 in Canada 1998 in Canadian television
References
External links Feature Films Released In 1998 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb