Mr. Speaker, allow me to join all Canadians in congratulating the makers of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner , which has been selected for screening in the non-competitive un certain regard section at this year's Cannes Festival. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is Zacharias Kunuk's first feature film and Canada's first Inuit language feature film. It is an exciting action thriller set in ancient Igloolik and produced in Nunavut by an Inuit company using local cast and crew.
In addition, a France-Canada coproduction entitled La répétition , along with The truth in advertising , a short film by Torontonian Tim Hamilton, have been nominated for a Palme d'or award in the best feature film and best short film categories respectively.
Other Canadian films will also be shown in the festival during international critics' week. They are the first feature length film by Quebec producer Bernard Raymond, La femme qui boit , and the France-Canada coproduction entitled Le pornographe . We can be proud—