BANFF – CTV’s two hour, crowd-sourced special Canada In A Day will debut on Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CTV, CTV Two, and CTV Go, just days before Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of confederation.
Following the broadcast premiere, the film will become available to viewers on CraveTV beginning June 30, plus receive encore broadcasts on Canada Day, July 1st at 9:00 PM ET on CTV and 3:00 PM ET on CTV Two, and on July 2 at 2:00 PM ET on CTV.
Canada In A Day is the culmination of more than 16,000 video submissions from Canadians across the country and around the world, shot entirely by Canadians over the course of 24 hours on September 10, 2016. The film includes footage from more than 10,000 Canadians from all ten provinces, three territories, 22 countries where Canadians are living or were visiting on film day, and in 18 languages including Punjabi, Tagalog, and Indigenous languages Ojibway, Squamish, Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, Cree, and Inuktitut.
A snapshot of Canadian life over a 24-hour time frame, Canada In A Day’s autobiographical narrative candidly depicts a sun-up-to-sun-down chronology of a day in the life of Canadians: from everyday experiences and momentous milestones, to hardships and human rights issues, including poverty, mental health, and Canada’s healthcare system.
Ordinary and extraordinary raw footage featured varies from the zombie apocalypse (Zombiewalk) in Vancouver and an anti-gay protest in Toronto, to white-water rafting in Kawartha Lakes, ON, and a breathtaking flyby from the Canadian military’s iconic Snowbirds in Moosejaw.
“The epic outpouring of submissions from Canadians eager to tell their stories and be part of this milestone project is symbolic of the country itself,” said Mike Cosentino, Bell Media’s SVP content and programming, in the news release. “CTV is proud to unite Canadians from across the country in celebration of Canada 150 with this historic special.”
Canada In A Day is inspired by the original award-winning film Life in a Day. Shot in 2010 and released in 2011, Life in a Day garnered more than 80,000 submissions from around the world that helped to tell the remarkable story of one day on Earth. Since then, several countries have launched their own In a Day films, including Britain, Italy, Germany, Spain, India, and Japan.
