Welcome to femfilm.ca, a bilingual research tool about Canadian women directors and their films. The Database contains (so far) information about 2,539 films (1920-2023); 6,135 bibliographic references; 2,483 quotations; and the names of 1,716 directors. DIRECTORS: You can search for a director by first or last name, browse data about 736 directors, or view the names of 1,716 directors. FILMS: You can search by film title, year, or length. Or you can browse 2,539 films by year, film award, title, or category (animation, documentary, etc.). BIBLIOGRAPHY: A bibliography of 351 publications about Canadian women film directors in general, with a quotation from each publication (in chronological order, 1946-2022). AWARD WINNERS: 536 awards given to films by Canadian women (1948-2022). PIONEERS: View a Chronology of "Firsts" or browse films of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s (films by pioneering directors such as Nell Shipman, Jane Marsh, Joyce Wieland, Anne Claire Poirier, and Mireille Dansereau). femfilm.ca was created by Margaret Fulford, a librarian at the University of Toronto. For more information, see About the Database. Your feedback is welcome.

Featured Directors: Paule Baillargeon Sophie Bissonnette Mireille Dansereau Danis Goulet Evelyn Lambart Micheline Lanctôt Caroline Leaf Jane Marsh Stella Meghie Deepa Mehta Ruba Nadda Alanis Obomsawin Anne Claire Poirier Sarah Polley Léa Pool Patricia Rozema Bonnie Sherr Klein Domee Shi Nell Shipman Mina Shum Anne Wheeler Joyce Wieland