National Parks Project

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

The project was commissioned by Parks Canada and produced by FilmCAN and Primitive Entertainment, in association with Discovery World HD. 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.

Awards

Zacharias Kunuk's segment, Sirmilik, won the Best Short Documentary at the 32nd Genie Awards.

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

External links

• National Parks Project