Canadian Filmmakers MCQs with Answer
Who directed the film “Chloe” (2009)?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Sarah Polley
Answer: c) Atom Egoyan
The director of “Incendies” (2010), a film based on a play by Wajdi Mouawad, is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Sarah Polley
d) David Cronenberg
Answer: b) Denis Villeneuve
Who directed “Away from Her” (2006), which stars Julie Christie as a woman with Alzheimer’s?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Sarah Polley
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: b) Sarah Polley
The Canadian filmmaker known for works like “The Fly” (1986) and “Videodrome” (1983) is:
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: a) David Cronenberg
Who directed the critically acclaimed film “Mommy” (2014)?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Sarah Polley
Answer: a) Xavier Dolan
The filmmaker behind “Exotica” (1994) and “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997) is:
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) David Cronenberg
Answer: c) Atom Egoyan
Who directed the science fiction film “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: b) Denis Villeneuve
The director of “Heartbeats” (2010) and “Mommy” (2014) is:
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Sarah Polley
Answer: c) Xavier Dolan
Who directed “Stories We Tell” (2012), a documentary exploring a family’s hidden truths?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Sarah Polley
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: b) Sarah Polley
The filmmaker known for “Polytechnique” (2009) and “Incendies” (2010) is:
a) Atom Egoyan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) David Cronenberg
d) Xavier Dolan
Answer: b) Denis Villeneuve
Who directed the film “Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner” (2001), the first feature film in the Inuktitut language?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Zacharias Kunuk
c) David Cronenberg
d) Xavier Dolan
Answer: b) Zacharias Kunuk
The Canadian director of “The Barbarian Invasions” (2003) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) David Cronenberg
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Denys Arcand
Answer: d) Denys Arcand
Who directed “The Red Violin” (1998), a film that follows the history of a mysterious violin?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Denys Arcand
d) François Girard
Answer: d) François Girard
The filmmaker known for “I Killed My Mother” (2009) and “It’s Only the End of the World” (2016) is:
a) Denys Arcand
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: b) Xavier Dolan
Who directed “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997), a film about a small town coping with a tragic bus accident?
a) Atom Egoyan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) David Cronenberg
d) Denys Arcand
Answer: a) Atom Egoyan
The Canadian filmmaker known for the documentary “Manufactured Landscapes” (2006) is:
a) Guy Maddin
b) Denys Arcand
c) Jennifer Baichwal
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: c) Jennifer Baichwal
Who directed “Reel Injun” (2009), a documentary exploring the portrayal of Native Americans in film?
a) Jennifer Baichwal
b) Guy Maddin
c) Zacharias Kunuk
d) Neil Diamond
Answer: d) Neil Diamond
The Canadian filmmaker behind “My Winnipeg” (2007) is:
a) Denys Arcand
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Jennifer Baichwal
d) Guy Maddin
Answer: d) Guy Maddin
Who directed “C.R.A.Z.Y.” (2005), a coming-of-age film set in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s?
a) Denys Arcand
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Jean-Marc Vallée
Answer: b) Xavier Dolan
The Canadian director of “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013) and “Wild” (2014) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denys Arcand
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Jean-Marc Vallée
Answer: d) Jean-Marc Vallée
Who directed “Room” (2015), a film based on the novel by Emma Donoghue?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Jean-Marc Vallée
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Lenny Abrahamson
Answer: d) Lenny Abrahamson
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Inception” (2010) and “The Dark Knight” trilogy is:
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Lenny Abrahamson
d) Christopher Nolan
Answer: d) Christopher Nolan
Who directed “The Mummy” (2017) and “The Mummy Returns” (2001)?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Lenny Abrahamson
d) Stephen Sommers
Answer: d) Stephen Sommers
The Canadian director of “Stories We Tell” (2012) and “Take This Waltz” (2011) is:
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Sarah Polley
d) Lenny Abrahamson
Answer: c) Sarah Polley
Who directed the science fiction film “District 9” (2009)?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Neill Blomkamp
c) Lenny Abrahamson
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: b) Neill Blomkamp
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Rebelle” (2012) and “War Witch” (2012) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Kim Nguyen
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: c) Kim Nguyen
Who directed the film “The Decline” (2020), set in a survivalist training camp?
a) Kim Nguyen
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: a) Kim Nguyen
The director of “Water” (2005), the final film in Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy, is:
a) Deepa Mehta
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: a) Deepa Mehta
Who directed the animated film “The Triplets of Belleville” (2003)?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denys Arcand
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Sylvain Chomet
Answer: d) Sylvain Chomet
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Juno” (2007) and “Up in the Air” (2009) is:
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Jason Reitman
Answer: d) Jason Reitman
Who directed the film “Enemy” (2013), starring Jake Gyllenhaal?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Atom Egoyan
d) David Cronenberg
Answer: b) Denis Villeneuve
The Canadian director of “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” (2006) is:
a) Atom Egoyan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Erik Canuel
Answer: d) Erik Canuel
Who directed the film “The Saver” (2016), based on the novel by Edeet Ravel?
a) Lenny Abrahamson
b) Xavier Dolan
c) David Cronenberg
d) Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Answer: d) Wiebke von Carolsfeld
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Monsieur Lazhar” (2011) and “It’s Only the End of the World” (2016) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Philippe Falardeau
Answer: d) Philippe Falardeau
Who directed “Ararat” (2002), a film that explores the Armenian Genocide?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: b) Atom Egoyan
The Canadian director of “Whale Music” (1994) and “My Life Without Me” (2003) is:
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Deepa Mehta
Answer: a) Denis Villeneuve
Who directed the documentary “Manufactured Landscapes” (2006), which focuses on the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Jennifer Baichwal
d) Denis Villeneuve
Answer: c) Jennifer Baichwal
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Ginger Snaps” (2000) and “American Mary” (2012) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Jennifer Baichwal
c) David Cronenberg
d) The Soska Sisters
Answer: d) The Soska Sisters
Who directed the animated film “The Secret World of Arrietty” (2010)?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Jennifer Baichwal
c) David Cronenberg
d) Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Answer: d) Hiromasa Yonebayashi
The Canadian director of “Mommy” (2014) and “It’s Only the End of the World” (2016) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) David Cronenberg
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Atom Egoyan
Answer: a) Xavier Dolan
Who directed the film “Blindness” (2008), based on the novel by José Saramago?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Lenny Abrahamson
d) Fernando Meirelles
Answer: d) Fernando Meirelles
The Canadian filmmaker known for “The Decline” (2020) and “Origami” (2017) is:
a) Lenny Abrahamson
b) David Cronenberg
c) Kim Nguyen
d) Patrice Laliberté
Answer: d) Patrice Laliberté
Who directed “Vic + Flo Saw a Bear” (2013), a film about two women trying to start a new life after prison?
a) Lenny Abrahamson
b) Atom Egoyan
c) Kim Nguyen
d) Denis Côté
Answer: d) Denis Côté
The Canadian director of “Antigone” (2019) is:
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Sophie Deraspe
Answer: d) Sophie Deraspe
Who directed “Maelström” (2000), a film that features a fish as a central character?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Lenny Abrahamson
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Denis Côté
Answer: a) Denis Villeneuve
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Polytechnique” (2009) and “Incendies” (2010) is:
a) Atom Egoyan
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Denis Villeneuve
d) Jean-Marc Vallée
Answer: c) Denis Villeneuve
Who directed “C.R.A.Z.Y.” (2005), a coming-of-age film set in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s?
a) Denis Villeneuve
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Jean-Marc Vallée
Answer: b) Xavier Dolan
The Canadian filmmaker known for “Juno” (2007) and “Up in the Air” (2009) is:
a) David Cronenberg
b) Xavier Dolan
c) Atom Egoyan
d) Jason Reitman
Answer: d) Jason Reitman
Who directed the film “Enemy” (2013), starring Jake Gyllenhaal?
a) Xavier Dolan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Atom Egoyan
d) David Cronenberg
Answer: b) Denis Villeneuve
The Canadian director of “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” (2006) is:
a) Atom Egoyan
b) Denis Villeneuve
c) Xavier Dolan
d) Erik Canuel
Answer: d) Erik Canuel