Congrats to our Summer Movie Contest winners! 🎬
🍿 From classics to hidden gems, students picked their favourite movies for this year's summer contest! Thanks to the 49 undergrads & 17 grad students for their entries. Check out the contest guide to browse the selections and find your next movie. 🎥
Jump into our Summer Movie Contest for a chance to win prizes: library goodie bags, Starbucks gift cards, and more!
Who can enter?
Registered University of Regina students
Deadline:
August 26, 2025
How to enter:
Swing by the Archer Library Entrance Display, scan the QR code, grab a bookmark or mood pencil (while they last), and check out our movie-themed display.
Or just enter online here: Summer Movie Contest Guide
Today is National Canadian Film Day: A coast-to-coast salute to Canadian cinema! Launched in 2014, Canadian Film Day has brought together hundreds of thousands of Canadians to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of our filmmakers.
To commemorate this day, the Archer Library & Archive's Jason Cawood has put together a selection of recent Canadian films that can be accessed through the University Library's media databases. Pick one to watch today!
Those databases are mentioned after the films' titles here:
1995 (Ricardo Trogi / 2024) (Criterion On-Demand)
Infinity Pool (Brandon Cronenberg / 2023) (Criterion On-Demand)
Compulsus (Tara Thorne / 2022) (Criterion On-Demand)
The Dishwasher / Le plongeur (Francis Leclerc / 2023) (Criterion On-Demand)
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (Michael Mabbott & Lucah Rosenberg-Lee / 2024) (National Film Board of Canada)
Maybe Elephants (Torill Kove / 2024) (National Film Board of Canada)
Blackberry (Matt Johnson / 2023) (Criterion On-Demand)
Posthumans / posthumains (Dominique Leclerc / 2025) (National Film Board of Canada)
Director and storyteller Tasha Hubbard was interviewed on CBC Radio's "Saskatchewan Weekend" (hosted by Shauna Powers) about her new film Singing Back the Buffalo. Listen here:
Hubbard will be screening the film at the University of Regina February 13th at an event co-presented by the Archer Library and Archives. The event is now at capacity (there is a waitlist) however for those who can't attend, the film is also available to be viewed online through the Library:
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1g3evkr/alma9923741488803476
Feb. 13th Event listing here:
The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives is co-hosting a free film screening of a new documentary titled Singing Back the Buffalo. Afterwards, join director Tasha Hubbard as she discusses her journey to being a director and Indigenous storyteller. This event is part of Indigenous Storytelling Month across libraries in Saskatchewan in February. The public film screening and storytelling is also in recognition of the 150th Anniversary signing of Treaty No. 4. Details and registration are at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singing-back-the-buffalo-film-screening-conversation-with-tasha-hubbard-tickets-1107634497599.
