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Andrew McIntosh

Andrew oversees all the arts & culture entries in The Canadian Encyclopedia. He studied Canadian History at UBC and holds an M.A. in film and media studies from the University of North Texas. He worked as a writer, editor and industry programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where he also oversaw the Canadian Film Encyclopedia. A former programmer for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival and the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, he has written extensively for Montage and POV magazines, and worked as a researcher and story producer for documentary series broadcast on History Television, TSN and CBC.

Articles by Andrew McIntosh

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Leo Kolber

Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer-songwriter

Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Toronto (band)

Anne of Green Gables

Kevin Sullivan

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Apocalypsis

flq-oui

Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)

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Dan Halldorson

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Barney Hartman

Horace Gwynne

Horace Gwynne

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies

The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip

larry-walker

Larry Walker

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Prix Gémeaux

James Norcop

James Norcop

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Offenbach

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David Lam

Pierre Perrault

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Les Feux-Follets

Fall colours in Canada

Thanksgiving in Canada

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Patrick Wedd

The Path of Glory: The Plains of Abraham

The Conquest of New France

Soldier and Child

October Crisis

Johnny Longden

Johnny Longden

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Rogers, Stan

Stan Rogers

Claude Jutra

Polley, Sarah

Sarah Polley

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

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Cindy Nicholas

Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

Chilliwack

Chilliwack (band)

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Rough Trade

The Adjuster

Leon Bibb

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Jeff Healey

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Great Peace of Montreal, 1701

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Brent Carver

Denys Arcand

Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)

Léolo

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Grey Fox

The Grey Fox

<i>Nobody Waved Goodbye</i>

Nobody Waved Good-bye

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Film)

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Brault, Michel

Michel Brault

Allan Hawco

Allan Hawco

Mercer, Rick

Rick Mercer

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Sean McCann

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Ferron

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Golden Screen Awards

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Don Harron

Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Kenneth Welsh, actor

Kenneth Welsh

Habitat '67

Habitat 67

Red Kelly

Red Kelly

Wayson Choy

The Sweet Hereafter

Anne of Green Gables

Denys Arcand

Le déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire)

Jacques Amyot

Jacques Amyot

Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

Goin' Down the Road

Goin' Down the Road

Brault, Michel

Les Ordres (Orders)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Carle, Gilles

Gilles Carle

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Mordecai Richler

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Shania Twain

Shania Twain

The Handmaid's Tale

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Joe Rosenblatt

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Tony Golab

Don Owen, filmmaker

Don Owen

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Willie Dunn

A Place to Happen

Les bons débarras

Les bons débarras (Good Riddance)

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Rebelle (War Witch)

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Les Invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)

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Otto-Werner Mueller

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Robert Verebes

David Cronenberg

Dead Ringers

Centennial Celebrations

Canada’s Centennial Celebrations, 1967

Andy Kim

Andy Kim

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John Murray Gibbon

Soldier and Child

Emergencies Act

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ACTRA

Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté and Jean-Marc Vallée

C.R.A.Z.Y.

Robert Munsch

Robert Munsch

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Dal Richards

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Veronica Tennant

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Meryn Cadell

Wendy Crewson

Alex Trebek

Traditional Irish Turnip Jack-o'-lantern

Halloween in Canada

Griffin, Nonnie, actor

Nonnie Griffin

polaris-music-prize

Polaris Music Prize

Steve Smith, actor

Steve Smith

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Guy Sylvestre

Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper

Brent Butt

Brent Butt

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Arla Saare

Massey Hall

Massey Hall

Sport Literature

Genie Award statue

Genie Awards

Gemini Award statue

Gemini Awards

Hélène Joy, actor

Hélène Joy

Kim Nguyen, 2013.

Kim Nguyen

Cedric Smith - Earle Grey Award

Earle Grey Award

Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

Drake

George Fox

George Fox (singer)

Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallée

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Philippe Falardeau

Xavier Dolan, 2009.

Xavier Dolan

Manitoba Coat of Arms

Manitoba and Confederation

Newfoundland Coat of Arms

Newfoundland and Labrador and Confederation

National Music Centre

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Gemini Award statue

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

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Canadian Screen Awards

Gord Downie

Editorial: Gord Downie, Ahead by a Century

Cameramen outside the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

The Tax Shelter Era Ensues

Tax Shelter Films

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Ontario Motion Picture Bureau

Jackie Shane

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Jack “Doc” Gibson

Jack “Doc” Gibson